Subsequent To Assembly Of Laminae Patents (Class 156/253)
  • Patent number: 8361265
    Abstract: A composite prepreg base which includes a raw prepreg base comprising a fiber sheet comprising discontinuous reinforcing fibers arranged in one direction and having a fiber length of 1-300 mm and a matrix resin infiltrated into the fiber sheet; and an additional resin layer formed on at least one surface of the raw prepreg base. The composite prepreg base is produced by a process including (i) the step of preparing the raw prepreg base and (ii) the step of forming an additional resin layer on at least one surface of the raw prepreg base prepared. Also provided are: a layered base including two or more sheets of the composite prepreg base which have been superposed so that the additional resin layer is present on at least one surface; and a fiber-reinforced plastic formed by heating and pressing the layered base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Eisuke Wadahara, Masahiro Yamanouchi, Ichiro Taketa, Akihiko Kitano
  • Patent number: 8353999
    Abstract: In a manufacturing apparatus of an absorbent product, extended elastic yarns to be a first middle elastic member and extended elastic yarns to be leg elastic members are bonded between a first sheet and a second sheet and arranged crossing each other in manufacturing an outer covering sheet. A first middle elastic member and an inclined part of the leg elastic members crossing the first middle elastic member are simultaneously and reliably cut in a crossing area of the both elastic members by first cutting blades tilted relatively to a direction where the first middle elastic member is positioned and second cutting blades tilted relatively to a direction where the inclined part is positioned. Thus, it is possible to easily form the outer covering sheet which maintains elasticity in a required portion and has high flexibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Livedo Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki Takahashi, Hironobu Yokokawa, Masaru Fujioka
  • Patent number: 8349117
    Abstract: An absorbent wearing article including an air permeable and liquid-impervious backsheet and a liquid-retentive absorbent structure placed on the backsheet. An outer sheet has having elastic members is placed on and bonded to a surface of the backsheet opposed to its surface bonded to the absorbent structure. The outer sheet has the elastic members intermittently bonded under tension thereto, and is formed in a region thereof facing the absorbent structure with an opening. The elastic members extend laterally under tension from a peripheral edge of the opening beyond the absorbent structure and the first backsheet is exposed through the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Uni-Charm Corporation
    Inventor: Toshifumi Otsubo
  • Publication number: 20130000819
    Abstract: The present invention relates to absorbent articles and non-absorbent articles which comprise at least one improved double-sided soft and elastic material composite. The composites according to the invention may also be breathable. The composites are produced by incrementally stretching a laminate of an elastic layer between two non-elastic cloth-like layers. The non-elastic cloth-like layers tear during stretching such that the elasticity of the laminate after stretching is substantially the same as the elasticity of the film elastic layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: Tredegar Film Product Corporation
    Inventors: Randell O. Hutson, Andrew J. Peacock
  • Patent number: 8343611
    Abstract: A one-way vision film includes a white film base material; a shrinkable color tone layer on one side of the base material; and a self-adsorptive foamed layer on the base material opposite to the shrinkable color tone layer. The one-way vision film is perforated with through-holes. The self-adsorptive foamed layer has an adhesive function attachable to a surface onto which the film is attached and is printable. Since the printing ink is deposited to the bottoms of the open pores while not closing the openings of the open pores, open pores exposed to the surface of the foamed layer function like suction cups adhering onto a smooth surface. Accordingly, there is no need for forming ink-receptive and pressure-sensitive layers, unlike a conventional film, so the film can have a low cost, three-layer structure. The one-way vision and printed film is easily attachable onto a smooth and transparent substrate like glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Sanryu Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joji Tobita, Masaki Koide
  • Publication number: 20120311899
    Abstract: A hanging placard assembly with a pouch and a related method of manufacturing are provided. The hanging placard has a base layer and a pouch formed thereon by securing a film to selected locations on the base. A top edge of the pouch may be sealed to form an enclosure or left open. A hole or at least one slit is formed in the base between the pouch and the top edge of the base to define a hanging portion. The hanging portion is dimensioned to be mounted on a bottle or other object. The item retained between the pouch can be a product sample, an instruction booklet, promotional material, or any other item. A method is provided for manufacturing the hanging placard, including the steps of unwinding rolls of base material and film, placing items at intervals on the base material, and selectively sealing the film thereover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: LAURAVILLE PACKAGING, LLP
    Inventors: James L. Mathewson, George Bastedo
  • Publication number: 20120312589
    Abstract: An enhanced mechanism for via stub elimination in printed wiring boards (PWBs) and other substrates employs laser resin activation to provide selective via plating. In one embodiment, the resin used in insulator layers of the PWB contains spinel-based non-conductive metal oxide. Preferably, only insulator layers through which vias will pass contain the metal oxide. Those layers are registered and laser irradiated at via formation locations to break down the metal oxide and release metal nuclei. Once these layers are irradiated, all layers of the PWB or subcomposite are laid up and laminated. The resulting composite or subcomposite is subsequently drilled through and subjected to conventional PWB fabrication processes prior to electroless copper plating and subsequent copper electroplating. Because metal nuclei were released only in the via formation locations of the appropriate layers, plating occurs in the via barrels only along those layers and partially plated vias are created without stubs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gregory E. Balcome, Brett P. Krull, Joseph Kuczynski, Terry G. Ryks, Timothy J. Tofil
  • Patent number: 8323440
    Abstract: A process for making a plurality of hip, ridge or rake shingles, and the shingles produced thereby and stacks and packages of such shingles are provided. An adhesive impregnated mat is moved longitudinally, and granules are provided onto adhesive, in predetermined bands. An overlay band of adhesive, continuous or discontinuous is provided, with granules thereon, increasing the thickness of the shingle material being made, in predetermined bands, relative to the remainder of the shingle material. The shingle material is slit longitudinally, and one portion can be laminated to another portion, preferably creating a multiple-ply laminated shingle material with thickened overlay portions and optionally with shadow line portions. The material is then slit longitudinally, and cut transversely into a plurality of hip, ridge or rake shingles, which may be individually separated from each other, or which may comprise a plurality of connected together shingles. The shingles are then stacked and wrapped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen A. Koch, Husnu M. Kalkanoglu, Robert L. Jenkins, Gregory F. Jacobs
  • Patent number: 8323443
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new worn article, which gives a close fit and with which it is possible to reduce the production cost. A worn article of the present invention includes a main body portion 20 including an absorbent core 25 and covering a front torso area, a crotch area and a rear torso area of a wearer, and a pair of side panels PL and PR attached to the main body portion 20 and located between the front and rear torso areas when the worn article is worn. Each of the side panels PL and PR is stretchable in an around-the-torso direction X. At least a portion of the side panel PL and PR includes an elastic thread G sandwiched between at least two sheet-like materials S1 and S2 and is in a contracted state where the elastic thread is contracted, thus forming gathers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Zuiko Corporation
    Inventors: Takao Wada, Masaki Nakakado
  • Patent number: 8323441
    Abstract: An anti-theft marking method for the protection and tracking of objects and/or parts thereof is described. The method comprises assigning an identification code for the object and/or parts thereof to be protected by the code. The method further comprises identifying metal parts of the objects and/or parts thereof which are susceptible to rust and/or which are painted and susceptible to chipping and on which the code is to be engraved. A permanent transparent elastomeric adhesive tape is then applied over a region of the object and/or parts thereof where the code is to be engraved. Characters of the code are then engraved over the elastomeric tape and a clear protective lacquer is applied over the engraved code to seal perforations in the elastomeric adhesive tape made by the engraved code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Marquage Antivol Sherlock Inc.
    Inventor: Martin Jodoin
  • Publication number: 20120298623
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for making a thermoacoustic element. In the method, a graphene film is arranged on a metal substrate. A nonmetal substrate is stacked with the graphene film located on the metal substrate to form a laminate structure. The graphene film is sandwiched between the nonmetal substrate and the metal substrate. The metal substrate is removed from the stacked structure. A number of through-holes are formed in the nonmetal substrate. The graphene film is exposed through the plurality of through-holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: KAI-LI JIANG, XIAO-YANG LIN, LIN XIAO, SHOU-SHAN FAN
  • Patent number: 8317961
    Abstract: A system for manufacturing an optical display device includes providing a roll of a belt-shaped sheet material including an optical film and a release film, which has score lines previously formed by cutting layers of the material other than the release film. The optical film is bonded to a rectangular optical display unit of the display device. In the bonding steps, a first optical film is divided by the score lines into pieces each having a length corresponding to a long side of the display unit, and a second optical film is divided by the score lines into pieces each having a length corresponding to a short side of the display unit. The first optical film has a first polarizing plate whose longitudinal direction is parallel to its absorption axis, and the second optical film has a second polarizing plate whose longitudinal direction is parallel to its absorption axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuo Kitada, Tomokazu Yura, Satoru Koshio, Takuya Nakazono
  • Publication number: 20120285615
    Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a secondary paper roll for tissue paper products, the method being capable of applying chemicals at low cost and easily switching the execution of the application of the chemicals. The method of manufacturing the secondary paper roll for the tissue paper products including: a multi-ply forming step (51) of multi-ply forming single-sheets S11 and S12 from primary paper rolls, reeled out from the plural primary paper rolls JR in the continuous direction so as to form a multi-ply continuous sheet S2, a chemicals applying step (53) of applying chemicals to the multi-ply continuous sheet S2, a slitting step (55) of slitting the multi-ply continuous sheet S2 into each product width of the tissue paper products or several fold widths thereof, and a winding step (56) of coaxially winding the respective slit multi-ply continuous sheets S2 so as to form plural secondary paper rolls R of each product width of the tissue paper products or several fold widths thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Inventors: Yusuke Shiinoki, Takuya Okuoka
  • Publication number: 20120285614
    Abstract: Methods and systems for forming a frame, such as door and window frames, are provided. In some implementations, a method for forming a frame includes clamping the frame on a rotation device, the frame having a plurality of frame members and a plurality of corners defined by the plurality of frame members. The rotation device is for rotating the frame and providing a liquid material into each corner of the frame through injection holes formed in frame members. The liquid material sets to form a solid structural member bridging and connecting the frame members. The liquid is poured into the corner area with the corner at the bottom and the members diverging upwardly and outwardly therefrom and the liquid material has a viscosity so that it settles to form a level height into and across each frame member but does not leak from the butting surfaces of the members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Inventors: Bradley Jarrett Davies, Laurence William Davies
  • Publication number: 20120288660
    Abstract: A laminate for a tear-open package has an inner heat-sealable polymer film and an outer laser-cuttable polymer film laminated thereto, respectively forming a cover layer and a seal layer. The outer film is formed with at least one linearly extending laser score groove or scoring extending transversely at least partially through a thickness of the outer film. The inner film is formed along and in alignment with the laser scoring with a perforation line comprised of a row of cuts spaced along the scoring and separated by webs extending across the scoring. The cuts extend transversely at least partially though a thickness of the inner film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Inventors: Darius MASEIKER, Jochen BRAUER
  • Publication number: 20120279641
    Abstract: A method for making a propeller product is disclosed. The propeller is formed using polyurethane cores adhered to a laminate hub to form a core assembly. An encapsulating structural laminate skin is then formed on the core assembly using a resin-transfer-molding process to create a single-piece composite propeller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Inventors: Danny Ball, Kevin Pfeiffer
  • Patent number: 8303755
    Abstract: Methods are disclosed for manufacturing piezoelectric devices. An exemplary method comprises the step of bonding a lid wafer, a piezoelectric frame wafer (having a vibrating piece and a outer frame surrounding the vibrating piece), and a base wafer (having at least one wiring through-hole) together. A surface of a unit (typically ball-shaped) of eutectic metal is cleaned and then arranged on the through-hole. The unit of eutectic metal is then melted in a vacuum or inert gas environment to allow the eutectic metal to enter the through-hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Nihon Dempa Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryoichi Ichikawa, Mitoshi Umeki
  • Patent number: 8293057
    Abstract: A method of fabricating an apertured polymeric film. The method comprising the steps of: (a) masking a polymeric film with a first mask having first laser transmission zones defined therein; (b) laser-ablating first apertures through the polymeric film using the first mask; (c) masking the film with a second mask having second laser transmission zones defined therein, each second zone being aligned with a corresponding first aperture, and each second zone having greater perimeter dimensions than the corresponding first aperture; and (d) reaming the first apertures by laser-ablating the polymeric film using the second mask, the reamed first apertures defining second apertures in the film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Zamtec Limited
    Inventors: Nagesh Ramachandra, Jennifer Mia Fishburn, Paul Timothy Sharp, Susan Williams, Paul Andrew Papworth, Simon Fielder, Kia Silverbrook
  • Patent number: 8287984
    Abstract: The invention concerns an under-roof screen (100) comprising: a first layer (102) produced from a first metallic or metallized material forming a thermal reflection barrier; a second layer (108) produced from a second woven material bonded to the first layer (102); a third layer (106) produced from a third insulating material and bonded to the second layer (108); and a fourth layer (104) produced from a fourth metallic or metallized material forming a thermal reflection barrier and bonded to the third layer (106); the first layer (102) and the second layer (108) being provided with micro-perforations (110) providing permeability to water vapor and impermeability to water and the fourth layer (104) being provided with perforations (112) providing permeability to water vapor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Loda S.A.R.L.
    Inventor: Patrick Grall
  • Publication number: 20120247660
    Abstract: A method for forming a shoe pad has steps of combining multiple colored material sheets to form a laminated layer, feeding the laminated layer between two rotating rollers having multiple corresponding protrusions and depressions to compress the laminated layer, cutting the laminated layer into two pad sheets with a cutter and forming a shoe pad from one of the pad sheets with a pressing process. Accordingly, a shoe pad in multiple colors and having a three dimensional shape is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: GREAT SUNNY SPORTING GOODS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shun-Yen HOU, Shih-Teng HUANG
  • Patent number: 8277587
    Abstract: A continuous manufacturing method and system for liquid-crystal display elements which enhances accuracy, increases speed and improves in yield in the continuous production of liquid crystal elements. The continuous method and system performs steps of, defining a plurality of defective and normal-polarizing-sheet slitting positions on a continuous web of optical film, based on positions of defects existing in the optical film, and applying only normal polarizing sheets to a liquid-crystal panel. The polarizing sheet includes the defective and normal-polarizing-sheet slitting positions recorded as encoded information which is used to determine whether the polarizing sheet defined between slit lines sequentially formed in the continuous web, is a normal polarizing sheet, peeling the normal polarizing sheet from the carrier film and applying the normal polarizing sheet to the liquid-crystal panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Kouji Kimura, Takayoshi Yamano, Takuya Nakazono, Kazuo Kitada, Tomokazu Yura, Fumihito Shimanoe, Satoru Koshio
  • Publication number: 20120228387
    Abstract: A method for manufacture of a contactless smart card device including mounting at least one antenna and at least one smart card module onto a substrate layer, placing aramagnetic material over at least part of the at least one antenna, and laminating the substrate layer and the paramagnetic material to provide a laminate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Inventors: Oded BASHAN, Guy Shafran, Tom Rahav, Dudu Lev
  • Publication number: 20120231202
    Abstract: A molded carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic (molded CFRP) includes a plurality of carbon fiber layers having carbon fibers, a resin body in which the carbon fiber layers are buried, and pins which are inserted and fixed in a plurality of holes formed in the resin body so as to extend through the carbon fiber layers. In the molded CFRP, the pins can be inserted and fixed in the plurality of holes formed in the resin body so as to extend through the carbon fiber layers, to thereby improve interlaminar toughness of the molded CFRP.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2010
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichi Takemura, Hiroyasu Ihara, Yoshihiro Fukuda, Mitsuhiro Ishii
  • Patent number: 8262830
    Abstract: A flexible packaging laminate is formed to have a built-in opening and reclose feature by forming the laminate as a two-part structure having an outer structure joined in face-to-face relation with an inner structure. Score lines are formed in both structures to enable an opening to be formed through the laminate by lifting an opening portion (e.g., a flap or the like) of the two structures out of the plane of the laminate. The score line through the outer structure defines a larger opening than the score line through the inner structure, such that a marginal region of the outer structure extends beyond the edge of the opening portion of the inner structure. A pressure-sensitive adhesive is used to re-adhere the marginal region to an underlying surface of the inner structure adjacent the opening through the laminate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Sonoco Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Charles Hebert, Scott William Huffer, Barry Roland Reese, John A. Prizzi
  • Patent number: 8262829
    Abstract: An adhesive layer is formed on a substrate by printing such that the adhesive layer has a predetermined pattern. A film having a phase-difference characteristic is bonded thereon to form a divided waveplate material layer. The divided waveplate material layer is divided all at once with cutter blades disposed in a row such that the divided waveplate material layer has the predetermined pattern. Then the divided waveplate material layer remaining on portions to be removed is removed, thereby forming divided waveplates on the substrate such that the divided waveplates have the predetermined pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Seiji Sato, Hidehiko Sekizawa
  • Patent number: 8262832
    Abstract: A flexible packaging laminate is formed to have a built-in opening and reclose feature by forming the laminate as a two-part structure having an outer structure joined in face-to-face relation with an inner structure. Score lines are formed in both structures to enable an opening to be formed through the laminate by lifting an opening portion (e.g., a flap or the like) of the two structures out of the plane of the laminate. The score line through the outer structure defines a larger opening than the score line through the inner structure, such that a marginal region of the outer structure extends beyond the edge of the opening portion of the inner structure. A pressure-sensitive adhesive is used to re-adhere the marginal region to an underlying surface of the inner structure adjacent the opening through the laminate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Sonoco Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Charles Hebert, Scott William Huffer, Barry Roland Reese, John A. Prizzi
  • Patent number: 8246773
    Abstract: An RFID webstock containing a relatively high pitch-density array of semiconductive chips is provided and joined to a web bearing relatively widely spaced antennas in a continuous process. The RFID webstock is separated or cut into individual chip sections, with the spacing of the chips being increased as the RFID webstock is die cut. The individual chips on the sections are then joined to corresponding antennas to form an RFID inlay stock. This process is conducive to high speed roll-to-roll production of RFID tag and label roll stock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventors: Alan Green, Dennis Rene Benoit
  • Patent number: 8241450
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a fluid-filled chamber may include utilizing one of a blowmolding and a thermoforming process to define a first surface, a second surface, and a sidewall surface of the chamber. An aperture is defined through the first surface in a location where the first surface is spaced from the second surface. A pressurization apparatus is located adjacent to the first surface and around the aperture, and the pressurization apparatus is utilized to inject a fluid into the chamber through the aperture, compress the first surface against the second surface, and form a bond around the aperture and between the first surface and the second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Shaun J. Hensley, Stuart C. Forstrom, William A. Brunais
  • Patent number: 8241543
    Abstract: A method for making apertures in a web comprising providing a precursor web material; providing a pair of counter-rotating, intermeshing rollers, wherein a first roller comprises circumferentially-extending ridges and grooves, and a second roller comprises teeth being tapered from a base and a tip, the teeth being joined to the second roller at the base, the base of the tooth having a cross-sectional length dimension greater than a cross-sectional width dimension; and moving the web material through a nip of the counter-rotating, intermeshing rollers; wherein apertures are formed in the precursor web material as the teeth on one of the rollers intermesh with grooves on the other of the rollers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Hugh Joseph O'Donnell, Robert Haines Turner, Vincent Sean Breidenbach, Douglas Herrin Benson, Timothy Ian Mullane, Karen Denise McAffry, John Lee Hammons, Kelyn Anne Arora
  • Patent number: 8231757
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing laminated bamboo sliver lumber comprises steps of: preparing bamboo slivers; performing moth-proofing, mildew-proofing, and antiseptic treatments to the bamboo slivers and then drying the bamboo slivers to a moisture content of about 6-15%; machining each dried bamboo sliver to a thickness of about 0.5-3.5 mm (0.02-0.14 in) and a width of about 5-22 mm (0.20-0.87 in) and then dehumidifying the machined bamboo slivers to a moisture content of about 3-10%; applying a glue to the bamboo slivers by glue-coating or “immerging” process, in which a ratio of the glue to an absolute dry weight of the bamboo slivers is about 3-16%; and arranging the glued bamboo slivers with their “width” direction consistent with the “vertical” direction and then pressing the arranged bamboo slivers and curing the glue under a “side” pressure of about 3-15 MPa (0.44-2.18 ksi) and a “top” pressure of about 1-6 MPa (0.15-0.87 ksi) so as to form the laminated bamboo sliver lumber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Hangzhou Dazhuang Floor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hai Lin, Xufeng Xu, Jiuhong Jin, Hongzheng Liu
  • Patent number: 8226791
    Abstract: A sealing device for a well plate and process for fabrication of the device. The device includes a first layer and two adhesive layers. A bore is formed through the first layer and the two adhesive layers. A translucent second layer adheres to the first adhesive layer of the first layer to seal the well plate. The process for fabricating a sealing device provides a first layer with a first side having a first adhesive layer and a second side having a second adhesive layer. A second layer adheres to the first adhesive layer. A bore is formed through the first layer, first adhesive layer, second adhesive layer, and second layer, after removal of the second layer from the first adhesive layer. Yet another layer adheres to the first adhesive layer over the bore. A coloration element may be added to the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Inventor: Bambi Lyn Cahilly
  • Patent number: 8226794
    Abstract: A carton is constructed from a multi-ply blank including an exterior blank and an interior blank. Adhesive is applied to the exterior blank using an applicator capable of transverse movement and/or rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
    Inventor: James C. Fogle
  • Patent number: 8226790
    Abstract: An impact resistant roofing shingle which includes an asphalt coated substrate whose unexposed surface is laminated to an organic film. A process of forming that shingle includes the step of applying an organic film, by spraying a latex, by applying a rubber polymer modified asphalt, by compressing a plastic film having a higher melting or decomposition temperature than the melting point of the asphalt coating or by applying an adhesive to which a plastic film is applied to the unexposed surface of the asphalt coated substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Inventors: Tommy Rodriques, Frederick W Sieling, Awdhoot Vasant Kerkar
  • Publication number: 20120183726
    Abstract: A surface covering that is a multilayered composite material. The multilayer composite material includes a top facing layer of polymeric film and a bottom layer of unsupported foam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2011
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: KITTRICH CORPORATION
    Inventor: Mark A. Calkins
  • Patent number: 8206541
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a finished carbon fiber (FCF) collar stay includes the steps of fabricating a FCF sheet having at least one design and producing a FCF collar stay from the FCF sheet. A finished carbon fiber (FCF) collar stay has at least one carbon fiber sheet impregnated with resin; the sheet may produce a plurality of like FCF stays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Inventor: Kirtis John Newberry
  • Patent number: 8201607
    Abstract: A sanitary absorptive article producing device and method, particularly suitable for producing interlabial pads, which are small-sized sanitary absorptive articles having a mini-sheet piece. The method comprises a main-section assembly step for disposing an absorptive body between a face-side sheet continuous-member and a back-side sheet continuous-member, joining the face-side sheet continuous-member to the back-side sheet continuous-member to form a main-section continuous-body having a portion continuous therewith which becomes the main section of the sanitary absorptive article, and a mini-sheet assembly step for joining the mini-sheet piece to the back-side sheet continuous-member of the main-section continuous-body to form a sanitary absorptive continuous-body. The sanitary absorptive article continuous-bodies have their unnecessary potions removed by a round-cutting step to become individual sanitary absorptive articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Uni-Charm Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Mizutani, Masashi Hosokawa, Koichi Yamaki, Yuki Noda
  • Patent number: 8202389
    Abstract: A composite board comprising a first layer having an orientation and a second layer bonded to the first layer where the second layer comprises a plurality of wooden veneer structures, each wooden veneer structure is substantially perpendicular to the orientation of the first layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: PT. Tanjung Kreasi Parquet Industry
    Inventor: Daniel Nugroho Handojo
  • Patent number: 8202390
    Abstract: We disclose a method for the production of a diaper, with an absorbent body, a front portion, a back portion and a crotch portion arranged in-between, and with lateral back portions bilaterally attached to the back portion and lateral front portions bilaterally attached to the front portion, which extend in transverse direction of the diaper beyond the main body, and are spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the diaper, where the lateral back and front portions may be detachably connected to one another to apply the diaper, where a separation process including the lateral back portion, the main part and the lateral front portion is implemented to contour the bilateral leg opening areas of the diaper, so that a connected offcut is formed, characterized in that the offcut is gripped and conveyed away by a transfer roller having pin-, needle-, knob-, hook- or barb-shaped mechanical elements protruding from its surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Paul Hartmann Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Krzysztof D. Malowaniec
  • Patent number: 8192662
    Abstract: A preform, formed with a plurality of reinforcing fiber substrates stacked to each other and each made of at least reinforcing fiber yarns, has a resin material, whose main component is a thermoplastic resin, interlaminated between the layers of the reinforcing fiber substrates in the preform, and has through holes extending through a plurality of the reinforcing fiber substrates in the thickness direction of the preform; an FRP molded using this preform; and processes for producing these. By improving the impregnability in the thickness direction of the preform, an FRP excellent both in various mechanical properties and in matrix resin impregnation and stabler in quality can be produced with high productivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Nobuo Asahara, Hiroshi Odani, Eisuke Wadahara
  • Patent number: 8182637
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide an optical display manufacturing system or method that allows an increase in the yield of an optical film, a reduction in cost and an improvement in inventory control. An optical display manufacturing system includes feeding means (11, 14) that feeds a belt and sheet-shaped product (3) having an optical film from a roll (4) of the belt and sheet-shaped product, detection means (12) that detects a defect of the belt and sheet-shaped product fed by the feeding means, cutting means (13) that cuts the belt and sheet-shaped product into individual sheet-shaped products based on the result of the detection, transfer means (16) that transports each of the sheet-shaped products from the cutting process to a sticking process, and sticking means (17) that sticks the transported sheet-shaped product to an optical display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Yasushi Nakahira, Hideo Abe
  • Publication number: 20120118606
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are conductive film including: a base member; N transparent electrodes formed on one surface of the base member, the N transparent electrodes being arranged in a second direction of the base member, while being extended in a first direction of the base member; and electrode wirings each correspondingly connected to one end or both ends of the N transparent electrodes and including wiring portions configured of a plurality of wirings extended in a third direction of the base member and bent and extended in the second direction of the base member and insulating portions having the wiring portions impregnated therein and formed on an upper surface of one side or both sides of the transparent electrode and a manufacturing method thereof. Accordingly, the plurality of wirings are formed in a three-dimensional shape vertically in the insulating portion rather than a plane of the base member, making it possible to reduce the area of a non-display region due to the electrode wirings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Il Kim, Woon Chun Kim, Yong Soo Oh, Jong Young Lee
  • Patent number: 8177935
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a laminated plate (19) includes: a first step of supporting, by a support member (9), a thermoplastic resin-made laminated material (1) in which a pair of plate-like members (3, 4) are laminated to each other while interposing a longitudinal wall portion (2b) so that a peripheral edge portion (1a) of the laminated material (1) can be exposed, and heating and softening the peripheral edge portion (1a) by blowing a hot air to the peripheral edge portion (1a); and a second step of pressing the plate-like member (4) as one of the pair of plate-like members (3, 4) against other plate-like member (3) by thrusting a cutting blade (17a) of a cutting die (17) against the heated and softened peripheral edge portion (1a), thereby bringing the pair of plate-like members (3, 4) into contact with each other and welding the plate-like members (3, 4) to each other, and then cutting the laminated plate (19) out of the laminated material (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Meiwa Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro Hasegawa, Sinya Noto
  • Patent number: 8177931
    Abstract: 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 holes are formed in the material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Molnlycke Health Care AB
    Inventors: Waldemar Zawadzki, Ulf Johannison
  • Patent number: 8172977
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process wherein a rotary knife or die, with one or more cutting edges, turns against and in coordination with a corresponding cylinder to create preferably trapezoidal ears. Ear material is slit into two lanes, one for a left side of a diaper and the other for a right side of a diaper. Fastening tapes are applied to both the right and the left ear webs. The ear material is then die cut with a nested pattern on a synchronized vacuum anvil. The resulting discrete ear pieces however, due to the trapezoidal pattern of the ears, alternate between a correct orientation and an incorrect (reversed) orientation. The reversed ear is required to be rotated 180° into the correct orientation such that the ears and associated tape present a left ear and a right ear on the diaper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Curt G. Joa, Inc.
    Inventors: John McCabe, Jeff Fritz, Robert E. Andrews
  • Publication number: 20120103507
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for manufacturing a circuit board. The method for manufacturing a circuit board includes: preparing a photosensitive composite; preparing a build-up insulating film by casting the photosensitive composite into a film made of poly ethylene terephthalate (PET) material; stacking the build-up insulation film on the board; forming via holes on the build-up insulation film by using a photolithography process; and forming conductive vias in the via holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Choon Cho, Hyung Mi Jung, Hwa Young Lee, Choon Keun Lee
  • Publication number: 20120091704
    Abstract: The invention relates to an enhanced security feature for identification document. For that, the identification document comprises at least two constitution layers, a first specific coating (15) inside the document, between two constitution layers, said coating being able to be revealed under predetermined lighting conditions. It comprises also an assembly of micro-holes (16) provided through at least one of the layers, in order to make possible the revelation of the first specific coating under said predetermined conditions, said assembly of micro-holes, together with said coating to be revealed through micro-holes, drawing said security pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: GEMALTO OY
    Inventors: Teemu Pohjola, Jarmo Nikkila
  • Publication number: 20120085490
    Abstract: A method for contamination-free docking of a first at least partially flexible receptacle to a second at least partially flexible receptacle. The receptacles include, at least in part, films having outer sides that can be solidly welded, and inner sides can be detachably welded. According to the described system, a solid connection between the receptacles is produced outside the detachably welded inner sides in order to create a channel between the receptacles. The channel is opened by loosening the connection between the inner sides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Inventor: Günter Untch
  • Patent number: 8151855
    Abstract: A device for manufacturing a seamless hat includes an assembling cutting device and a layer connecting device. The assembling cutting device includes an ultrasonic metal wheel, an ultrasonic metal platform, a feeding rubber wheel, and a feeding metal wheel. The ultrasonic metal wheel and the feeding rubber wheel are concentric and close to each other. The metal wheel is disposed at the bottom of the feeding rubber wheel. The ultrasonic metal platform is disposed at the bottom of the ultrasonic metal wheel. A top end of a tapered peripheral surface of the ultrasonic metal wheel has a sharp edge and a platform portion, which is disposed at a side away from the rubber wheel. Accordingly, the seam allowance cut pieces of the hat may not be initially connected to the edge of the hat. The assembling cutting device simultaneously proceeds the ultrasonic connection of the seam allowance cut pieces and the residue of the cloth is cut in order that the connection is uniform and to get more efficient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Chuan Cheng Hat Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sung-Yie Liao
  • Patent number: 8147641
    Abstract: Methods and systems for making an improved integrated shipping label and packing list form. In at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, such a form comprises a first sheet material, a second sheet material, and a third sheet material. The sheet materials are joined together with the first sheet material between the other two sheet materials. Lines of weakness defining at least one shipping label and packing list label are cut into the joined together sheet materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Chicago Tag & Label, Inc.
    Inventors: F. Paul Valenti, Jr., Carl Opel, Daniel Hedger
  • Publication number: 20120074228
    Abstract: In various embodiments, a transponder inlay for a document for personal identification may include a cover; an adhesive layer arranged on the cover; a chip arranged on the adhesive layer; an antenna connected to the chip; and a top layer on the adhesive layer, wherein the top layer has a top and a bottom and wherein the bottom of the top layer is connected to the cover by means of the adhesive layer and wherein the antenna is arranged on the top of the top layer such that the antenna is at least to some extent physically separated from the adhesive layer by the top layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
    Inventors: Matthias Gruenauer, Andreas Karl, Andreas Mueller-Hipper, Frank Pueschner, Peter Scherl