Next To Glass Or Quartz Patents (Class 428/417)
  • Patent number: 5928746
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for manufacturing a crack repair product, and a method of repairing a crack using the product are disclosed. The material is made by heating and softening a bulk sample of direct-fire crack sealer material. The softened material is then extruded into a strand having a predetermined diameter. An anti-adherent material such as a polyethylene film is then applied to the extruded material, and the material is drawn along its length to reduce the diameter of the material to a desired diameter. In order to repair a crack, a length of the material is selected and has a diameter corresponding to the crack width. The material is packed into and near the top of the crack, and is then melted to permanently seal and repair the crack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Assignee: Dalton Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter F. Dalton, John A. Dalton
  • Patent number: 5925432
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a primerless removable pressure sensitive adhesive construction comprising an unprimed facestock, a first adhesive layer in contact with the facestock, a second removable pressure sensitive adhesive layer in contact with the first adhesive layer, and a release surface in contact with the second adhesive layer. Advantageously, constructions of this design exhibit improved layflatness in comparison to conventional emulsion primed removable pressure sensitive adhesive constructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1999
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventors: Kamram Kian, Henk de Koning, Yukihiko Sasaki, Luigi Sartor
  • Patent number: 5919537
    Abstract: A decorative film, such as a film of pigmented paint or other coating covered by a film of clear coat, has the outer (clear coat) surface protected by a removably fixed thermoformable first protective film layer. A flexible plastic film forming a second protective layer is removably fixed to the first layer. The underlying paint film may be laminated to a thin wall or thick wall thermoplastic formable sheet. The second protective layer is removed just prior to forming of the paint film or laminated decorative sheet, carrying with the protective film any surface damage marks or irregularities. Subsequent compression forming, as into a body panel or trim part, thus will not cause marking of the paint film from transfer of damage marks since the underlying first protective layer remains undamaged. The first protective layer may remain in place during assembly of the formed body panel or trim part into a vehicle, and thereafter until delivery of the vehicle by a dealer to a customer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1999
    Assignee: Android Industries of Michigan, L.L.C.
    Inventor: R. Richard Niazy
  • Patent number: 5919538
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing TAB tapes comprising the steps of (1) to (5):(1) laminating a protection film-covered adhesive layer on the entire surface of at least one face of a base film except both the edge portions thereof thereby to obtain a laminated portion, the base film being enough wide to provide a base film for each of the intended plural TAB tapes each having a desired width;(2) drilling sprocket holes in the thus obtained laminated portion comprising the base film and the protection film-covered adhesive layer and in both the edge portions of said base film and drilling device holes in said laminated portion;(3) peeling said protection film off the adhesive layer, and adhering a copper foil to said adhesive layer;(4) applying a photoresist to said copper foil, exposing and developing the photoresist-applied copper foil and then etching the photoresist-developed copper foil to form wiring patterns thereby to obtain a wide TAB tape in which plural strips of TAB tape having the disired width are origin
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1999
    Assignee: Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junji Tokushima, Hiroshi Iguchi, Tatsuo Kataoka
  • Patent number: 5916652
    Abstract: An adhesive-backed flexible seal, label or gasket, which is suited for use on a metal housing of an electronic component, is carried, prior to application to the housing, on a liner that dissipates static electrical charges. The liner includes a sheet of flexible liner material and a layer of dead soft aluminum bonded to the sheet and exposed on one of its surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1999
    Assignee: Data 2 Incorporated
    Inventors: Amos Judson Miner, Charles E. Rohrer, Linda L. Tucker
  • Patent number: 5916651
    Abstract: Adhesive tape for flying reel change with butted splice, in paper finishing machines, printing machines or the like, having a paper backing and a water-soluble self-adhesive composition, characterized in that the paper backing (2) is coated on both sides with a water-soluble self-adhesive composition (3) and in that the paper backing (2) consists of a readily splicing paper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1999
    Assignee: Beiersdorf AG
    Inventors: Uwe Wienberg, Jens Nootbaar
  • Patent number: 5914165
    Abstract: This invention relates a peelable label for articles comprising (A) a first and second layer of polymeric film, wherein each layer has an upper and lower surface, the upper surface of the first layer is peelably attached to the lower surface of the second layer at a separation interface, and at least the second film has at least one tear propagation point, and (B) an adhesive layer, having an upper and lower surface, wherein the upper surface of the adhesive layer is bonded to the lower surface of the first layer. The label may have a third layer of polymeric film on the upper surface of the second layer. When such third layer is present, at least the third layer, and more often the second and third layers will have at least one tear propagation point. The present invention also relates to a method of making a peelable labels and to articles with the peelable labels attached thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1999
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventor: Melvin S. Freedman
  • Patent number: 5904984
    Abstract: Liquid crystal thermoset epoxy resin is used as an electrical insulator on electrical conducting devices such as coils and transformers. The linear epoxy/mesogen/epoxy molecule of the liquid crystal thermoset epoxy resin results in a electrical insulator with a high degree of crystallinity. This results in an electrical insulator with mechanical and electrical properties suitable for use in high temperature, high stress environments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1999
    Assignee: Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation
    Inventors: James D. B. Smith, Karl F. Schoch, Jr., Wei-Fang A. Su
  • Patent number: 5904968
    Abstract: Paper stock (e.g. about 3 mils thick) is highly calendered to form a paper label substrate having first and second faces, with indicia imaged on the first face, a coating of adhesive release material over the imaged indicia, and a pressure sensitive adhesive on the second face. The release coating may be silicone release coating, and the adhesive permanent acrylic adhesive. The paper stock label substrate desirably has a moisture content of between about 6-8%, the release coat and adhesive sealing the moisture within the paper stock. The pressure sensitive adhesive is applied to a blow molded plastic article while the article has a temperature of above 120.degree. F. The article is cooled so that the label conforms to the surface of the article without visible flaws (such as lifted edges, air bubbles, or puckering).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1999
    Assignee: Moore Business Forms, Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph W. Langan
  • Patent number: 5885714
    Abstract: A window for an airplane pressurized cockpit having a window opening and a rabbet defining a periphery of the window opening includes first and second sheets of glass, and a separating layer positioned between the first and second sheets of glass and connecting the first and second sheets of glass. The separating layer has a periphery which does not extend substantially beyond peripheries of the first and second sheets of glass. A rigid belt is embedded in the separating layer adjacent the periphery of the separating layer for rigidifying the periphery of said separating layer. The rigid belt ensures that the separating layer is held in place in case of rupture of the glass sheets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Vitrage
    Inventor: Jean-Jacques Demeester
  • Patent number: 5885670
    Abstract: The Conventional Direct Glazing invention concerns a process for securing fixed panes of inorganic or organic glass to vehicles or parts thereof, in which flexible structural components and or sealing strips are prefitted by a weld strip between them and the pane by thermally activating the weld strip and thus producing a seaming effect on the pane, and pane modules thus produced. A pane module thus produced can subsequently be conventionally fitted to the coachwork on the assembly line using fitting strings without any further auxiliaries and working process. Owing to the material used for the flexible structural component and or sealing strip, the sealing quality corresponds to that of direct glazing. If the residual heat from the manufacture of the pane is used as the activation heat for the sealing strip, considerable economies are achieved in the manufacturing process for the pane module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: Saar-Gummiwerk GmbH
    Inventors: Paul Kientz, Andreas Schafer
  • Patent number: 5876818
    Abstract: The invention concerns a plastics-paper composite which substantially consists of a paper layer, a polypropylene layer and a polyester layer, the polyester layer forming one of the two surface layers of the plastics-paper composite. This plastics-paper composite is used to produce weatherproof laminated sheets with surface protection, an acrylate layer being applied to the polyester layer of the plastics-paper composite. This composite is stacked on one or both sides with a plurality of papers impregnated with synthetic resin to form a stack, the acrylate layer lying against the outermost paper layer(s). This stack is then pressed at high pressure and high temperature. For use, the surface protection is removed from the acrylate layer as from the polyester layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignee: ISOVOLTA Osterreichische Isolierstoffwerke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Georg Petershofer, Michael Horvath
  • Patent number: 5876816
    Abstract: This invention relates to a multilayer tamper-evident label comprising: (A) a first and second layer of polymeric film, wherein each layer has an upper and lower surface and the lower surface of the first layer contacts the upper surface of the second layer at a separation interface, (B) a heat-sealable layer, having an upper and lower surface, wherein the lower surface of the heat-sealable layer is bonded to the upper surface of the first layer, and (C) an adhesive layer, having an upper and lower surface, wherein the upper surface of the adhesive layer is bonded to lower surface of the second layer. In another aspect the invention relates to an article overwrapped in a packaging wrap material and having the tamper evident label inside and bonded to the packaging wrap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventor: Melvin S. Freedman
  • Patent number: 5876817
    Abstract: Described is an adhesive clip including a back sheet with a first layer of removable pressure sensitive adhesive on its front major surface, and a second layer of removable pressure sensitive adhesive on its rear surface; and a front sheet of polymeric material having a size adapted to at least overlay the first layer of removable pressure sensitive adhesive on the back sheet which has a first edge attached to the back sheet with the front sheet overlying the first layer of removable pressure sensitive adhesive. When the back sheet is adhered to a planar substrate by the second layer of pressure sensitive adhesive, the front sheet can be pivoted away from the back sheet a distance affording positioning an edge portion of a sheet to be supported between the front sheet and the first layer of pressure sensitive adhesive and pressing of that portion of the sheet to be supported into engagement with the first layer of pressure sensitive adhesive so that the sheet will be supported along the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Charles A. Mathna, Mark E. Reeves
  • Patent number: 5874143
    Abstract: A vinyl graphic marking film or label coated with a pressure sensitive acrylic adhesive designed to achieve high or permanent adhesion to polymeric low energy surfaces is disclosed. In addition to good adhesion to low energy surfaces, the graphic marking film or label may have microperforated or micro-rough edges which initiate tearing when removal is attempted. The article maintains flexibility and film strength for easy fabrication in graphic marking film or label manufacture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1999
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Richard L. Peloquin, Albert I. Everaerts, Kenneth D. Wilson, Stephen J. Galick
  • Patent number: 5871829
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel pressure-sensitive adhesive label which curls little even under the coldest conditions and which has as a surface material a microporous stretched resin film obtained by stretching a crystalline polyolefin resin film containing an inorganic fine powder, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer provided on one side of the surface material and a release paper provided on the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, where the microporous stretched resin film satisfies the following physical properties (1) and (2):(1) the linear thermal expansion coefficient in a machine direction at -10.degree. C. (JIS K-7197) is from 10 to 70 .mu.m/m.multidot..degree.C.; and(2) the linear thermal expansion coefficient in the machine direction at 0.degree. C. is from 10 to 75 .mu.m/m.multidot..degree.C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1999
    Assignee: Oji-Yuka Synthetic Paper Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takatoshi Nishizawa, Yasuo Iwasa, Akihiko Ohno
  • Patent number: 5869161
    Abstract: Disclosed is a tape which comprises a non-tacky, free-standing, 90 to 100% imidized polyimide film containing 0.1 to 30 wt % of a solvent having a releasable film adhering to at least one side. The film is used to form coatings on substrate or as an adhesive to bond substrates together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1999
    Assignee: Occidental Chemical Corporation
    Inventor: Jin-O Choi
  • Patent number: 5869159
    Abstract: A method and a kit for cushioning and covering a pole is disclosed. First and second sheets of cushioning material are wrapped around a pole, with the second sheet of cushioning material being cut to fit the height of the pole. A first cover sheet is applied to the cushion sheet and is secured in place to cover a portion of the pole. A second cover sheet is applied to the cushion sheet and overlaps the first cover sheet to finish the pole, thereby providing a cushioned pole that is covered with an abrasion resistant, tough cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1999
    Inventor: Carl Padilla
  • Patent number: 5866219
    Abstract: Product information label system having a base member and a foldout medical information pamphlet which is applied to medicinal and drug containers where the foldout pamphlet is resealable for subsequent use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1999
    Assignee: Product Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul McClure, Dennis J. Tursso, Bill Weernink, James R. Meineke
  • Patent number: 5866220
    Abstract: Methods for making a sheet material, such as wall covering, having a decorative (front) surface and a working (back) surface, for application to a support surface are disclosed. One method includes applying a release layer over the decorative surface and printing a pattern over the release layer to cover portions of the release layer. A pressure sensitive adhesive layer is applied to the working surface. Upon rolling the sheet material into a roll, the pattern adheres to the pressure sensitive adhesive layer so that, upon unrolling, the release layer transfers to the pressure sensitive adhesive layer. Another method is disclosed which sequentially combines ink, adhesive and a decorative sheet with a release sheet. Intermediate products, namely the sheet material prior to rolling are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1999
    Assignee: Borden Decorative Products, Inc.
    Inventors: George Rusincovitch, Lawrence Daniel Carstensen
  • Patent number: 5863632
    Abstract: A decorative photographic floor tile comprising an enlarged photographic print to create a visual decor for use in commercial settings. The photographic floor tile comprises a lamination of clear vinyl on top of a photographic print with a self-adhesive peel-away backing. A method of using the decorative photographic floor tile to create a visual decor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1999
    Inventor: Darcy Bisker
  • Patent number: 5863628
    Abstract: A self-adhesive label carried on a backing of release material, the label comprising a multilaminar label, a self-adhesive overlaminate covering the multilaminar label and a self-adhesive overlabel adhered to an upper surface of the overlaminate. The invention also provides a method of producing a succession of self-adhesive labels carried on a backing of release material, the method comprising the steps of providing an elongate web including a backing of release material, applying a succession of multilaminar labels to the elongate web, laminating over the succession of multilaminar labels a self-adhesive plastics overlaminate web, applying a succession of self-adhesive overlabels over the overlaminate and die-cutting through the overlabels, the overlaminate and the multilaminar labels to form the self-adhesive labels in each of which at least one overlabel is adhered to a portion of the overlaminate web which covers a multilaminar label.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1999
    Assignee: Inprint Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: David Robert Barry
  • Patent number: 5858495
    Abstract: Long-afterglow adhesive tape consisting ofa) a first layer of aliphatic polyurethane acrylate or polyester acrylate in which a long-afterglow pigment is incorporated in a proportion of from 40% by weight to 80% by weight, preferably 75% by weight,b) a second layer containing a white pigment,c) a third layer comprising an ageing-resistant self-adhesive composition or a heat-activatable adhesive film, andd) if desired, a fourth layer comprising a release material with an antiadhesive coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Assignee: Beiersdorf Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Markus Eikmeier, Petra Lohmann, Arne Koops
  • Patent number: 5855837
    Abstract: A novel method for producing thick composite parts based upon photopolymerizable compositions is disclosed. The constituents of the photopolymerizable mixture comprise a monomer or monomers capable of polymerizing by free radical or cationic mechanisms, and a photoinitiator system which possesses an absorbance characteristic which is effectively reduced, or self-eliminating, upon initiation of the polymerization reaction. Parts having thicknesses up to 2 cm and thicker for varying end use applications are made by photopolymerizing such compositions. In addition, using such compositions composite parts can be made using a reinforcement material such as a glass fiber mat present in an amount by weight of from about 5 to about 70%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1999
    Assignee: Michigan State University
    Inventors: Alec B. Scranton, Bharath Rangarajan, Lindsay S. Coons
  • Patent number: 5851614
    Abstract: A dry transfer decal is formed when a lithographic image is printed onto a transparent UV-dipped base sheet. Additionally, the decal includes opaque layers, a removable adhesive, and a release liner with a backing sheet. The lithographic decal provides an art-quality image, in a large format, which has vivid colors and precise graphic detail. The opaque background layers increase the brightness of the image colors and covers over any underlying logos when affixed to a display surface. The UV absorbing base layer reduces the strength of UV rays reaching the transfer image thus the decal resists fading even after prolonged exposure to sunlight. The base layer also prevents abrasion and scratching which is prone to occur in active environments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Inventor: Ronald Mark Buck
  • Patent number: 5849384
    Abstract: A process for the application of a releasable adhesive layer to the floor abutting surface of a ceremonial roll that can be easily unrolled and used to cover a walkway to provide a ceremonial cover therefor is described. This process employs elevated pressures and temperatures within a given time frame to laminated this adhesive layer to the floor abutting surface of the roll. This adhesive is then pressed onto the floor of the walkway itself before the roll is rolled down the aisle or walkway to be used. The adhesive will hold to the floor during the unrolling but can easily be removed by pulling up at an angle of greater than 30.degree. from the floor without being removed from the floor abutting surface of the roll. The adhesive will resist from 10 to 300 pounds of pull at angles less than this 30.degree.. The ceremonial roll may be made from a host of materials but a non-woven, fabric like materials made from long, natural and synthetic fibers are preferred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1998
    Assignee: Hampshire Paper Corp.
    Inventor: Michael J Stepanek
  • Patent number: 5846623
    Abstract: A carrier web 10 has a plurality of leaflets 12 on its upper surface. Overlying each of the leaflets 12 is a web 21 which has a printable upper surface and adhesive on its rear surface for adhering to the leaflets 12. The web 21 includes strips 23 which extend beyond opposing edges of each leaflet 12 and which adhere directly to the carrier web 10. The transverse width of the strips 23 is less than the transverse width of the portion of the web 21 which overlies the leaflet 12. Shoulders 29 are thus provided in the web 21 at the junction of the strips 23 to the rest of the web 21. The shoulders 29 facilitate access to the leaflet beneath. Also as the upper surface of the web 21 is printable, users of the assemblies may apply their own information to the upper surface of the web such as bar code information or the price of the article to which the label/leaflet is applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Denny Bros Printing Limited
    Inventor: Barry Douglas Denny
  • Patent number: 5846622
    Abstract: A heat-expandable solid image forming sheet includes a base sheet, a heat-expandable layer formed of a material containing foaming particles on the base sheet and capable of expanding when heated, and a protective layer formed by a coating process on the heat-expandable layer. The base sheet has a strength higher than that of the protective layer in order to suppress the rise of a solid pattern toward the base sheet. The base sheet may be a PET film having a tensile strength of 0.5 kg/cm.sup.2 or above expressed by stress induced therein at 1% elongation at 100.degree. C. An image is formed using a light-absorptive material on the protective layer that absorbs light energy and converts the absorbed light energy into heat. When the heat-expandable solid pattern forming sheet carrying the image is irradiated with light, portions of the heat-expandable layer corresponding to the image are heated by the heat generated from the light-absorptive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Mikio Imaeda
  • Patent number: 5846621
    Abstract: A flexible carrier tape for storage and delivery of components by an advancement mechanism, comprises a strip portion, a plurality of aligned pockets spaced along the strip portion for carrying the components, a layer of a static dissipative acrylic polymer on the strip portion, and a cover releasably, adhesively bonded to the strip portion and covering the plurality of pockets. The acrylic polymer may also be used to reduce the temperature at which the cover is bonded to the strip portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: Hideki Nagamatsu
  • Patent number: 5843548
    Abstract: A self-supporting structure protects individuals from solar ultraviolet radiation without obstructing their views. The structure is formed from a substantially transparent substrate to which is applied an ultraviolet radiation absorbing material. A photochromic component can also be added to the substrate. The structure can be used as a golf cart or marine vessel canopy, as a building awning or canopy, as a window blind, or for any other application where a substantially transparent self-supporting structure that absorbs ultraviolet radiation is needed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1998
    Assignee: Polymer Innovations Corporation
    Inventor: Ronald H. Sanders
  • Patent number: 5843549
    Abstract: The release liner of a paper label laminate is made with a porous, inexpensive, low weight paper substrate. The paper substrate is selected to substantially match the label facestock in terms of hysterisis curves. In addition, chemical techniques rather than supercalendering or heavy clay coating are relied on for achieving the desired silicone holdout and silicone cure properties of the paper substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1998
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventor: Scott Mingus
  • Patent number: 5843547
    Abstract: Multilayered label comprisinga) a base layer made of plastic containingb) an additive which exhibits a color change under light radiation, in particular laser irradiation, and whichc) is coated on one side with a self-adhesive composition whichd) is, if desired, covered by a release paper or a release film, wheree) the base layer is covered on the other side by one or more protective films arranged one on top of the other whichf) are transparent, permeable to laser irradiation and are provided with a self-adhesive coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1998
    Assignee: Beiersdorf AG
    Inventors: Klaus Kulper, Hans-Christian Riekhof, Arne Koops
  • Patent number: 5843550
    Abstract: An adhesive tape for TAB having an organic insulating film, an adhesive layer formed on the organic insulating film and a protection layer formed on the adhesive layer, the adhesive layer being any one of a layer containing a polyamide resin having an amine value of at least 3 and an epoxy resin, a layer containing a polyamide resin and a powdery inorganic filler, a layer containing an epoxy resin having a siloxane structure in its main chain, and a layer containing at least one maleimide compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1998
    Assignee: Tomoegawa Paper Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akinori Sei, Yoshikazu Tsukamoto, Takashi Shiozawa, Tadahiro Ohishi
  • Patent number: 5830550
    Abstract: A label product including a release liner having an upper surface and a booklet disposed on the upper surface of the release liner. The booklet includes an outer piece including a top panel and a bottom panel joined by an outer fold, an inner piece disposed between the top and bottom panels having a pair of interior panels joined by an inner fold, attaching means coupling the outer and inner pieces to one another at the outer and inner folds, and a tear line formed in the bottom panel adjacent the outer fold. A layer of adhesive is interposed between the bottom panel and the upper surface of the release liner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1998
    Assignees: Pharmagraphics (Midwest) L.L.C., Pharmagraphics (Southeast) L.L.C.
    Inventors: Carl W. Treleaven, Glenn A. Grosskopf, Keith R. Dovel
  • Patent number: 5827590
    Abstract: A thermosensitive recording adhesive label sheet has a support, a thermosensitive recording layer provided on the front side of the support, containing a leuco dye serving as a coloring agent and a color developer capable of inducing color formation in the leuco dye upon application of heat thereto, a protective layer provided on the thermosensitive recording layer, containing a binder agent, a pigment and a lubricant, an adhesive layer provided on the back side of the support, opposite to the side of the thermosensitive recording layer with respect to the support, and a disposable backing sheet which is made from a neutral paper and attached to the adhesive layer; with the lubricant for use in the protective layer including an aliphatic acid metallic salt in an amount of 2 wt. % or less of the total solid content of the protective layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1998
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsunobu Morita, Tomohisa Kakuda, Norihiko Inaba, Shinobu Miyauchi, Mitsuru Naruse
  • Patent number: 5827589
    Abstract: A strap to hold wires or other components permanently or semi-permanently, using a flexible high strength carrier member as the main component of the strap. The strap replaces mechanically retained wire clips. To apply the wire strap, first the back liner is removed and the adhesive or tape member is attached to a substrate. Then the main member is folded over the object to be held and is placed against adhesive, or a hook and loop fastener is employed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1998
    Inventor: Christopher S. Autterson
  • Patent number: 5827591
    Abstract: Pads for posting removable adhesive sheets capable of receiving markings are disclosed. The pads comprise a stack of a plurality of adhesive sheets having release sheets adhered to the back of each, wherein each adhesive sheet, when applied to a surface, is removable without leaving an adhesive residue. The adhesive sheets comprise a flexible polymer film, polymer-reinforced sheet or cloth having a Taber stiffness of not less than 0.03 measured according to ASTM D747, a front side capable of receiving markings and a back side substantially covered with a pressure sensitive adhesive having an initial tack value of at least 200 g measured according to ASTM D2979 on a Polyken.TM. probe tack tester, an adhesive tack sufficient to prevent conformability failure of the adhesive sheet after 10 hours conformability testing, and an adhesive strength of at least 100N/m according to ASTM D1000 and each release sheet covers at least 50 percent of the pressure sensitive adhesive on the back of each adhesive sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1998
    Assignee: Tricor Direct, Inc.
    Inventors: Lana M. Blok, Hugh M. McKenna
  • Patent number: 5824404
    Abstract: A surface-protected composite article, such as a missile component, is prepared with a heat-sink substrate, a first composite layer of an pre-ceramic-matrix structural composite material, and a second composite layer of a reinforced silicone pre-ceramic material. The silicone material is co-curable with the organic matrix of the first composite layer. The silicone at the surface of the article is thereafter converted to a silica refractory by an appropriate treatment such as exposure to an oxygen-rich plasma or a high-surface temperature. The silica protects the surface of the composite material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1998
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Janis Brown, Ron Allred, Tom Duncan, Andrew Facciano, Kevin Kirby
  • Patent number: 5820957
    Abstract: An anti-reflective film construction contains an optically transparent polymeric film having a textured surface and an optically transparent adhesive, the film construction configured to exhibit light transmission of greater than about 70 percent and 60.degree. gloss measurement of between about 15 and 100. Methods of producing such film constructions and methods of reducing reflection from a surface are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1998
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Kristin M. Schroeder, Brian L. Koster, Timothy T. Magill, Kenneth G. Olson, Takashi Harada
  • Patent number: 5817736
    Abstract: Epoxy resin mixtures to produce prepregs and composites contain the following components:a phosphorus-modified epoxy resin with an epoxy value of 0.02 to 1 mol/100 g, made up of structural units derived from(a) polyepoxy compounds with at least two epoxy groups per molecule and(b) phosphinic acid anhydrides, phosphonic acid anhydrides or phosphonic acid half-esters;dicyandiamide and/or an aminobenzoic acid derivative as the hardener;an amino hardening accelerator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1998
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Wolfgang von Gentzkow, Jurgen Huber
  • Patent number: 5817385
    Abstract: The removable scented tattoo of the present invention includes a tattoo substrate with a printed image on one surface and an adhesive on the opposing surface. A fragrance-containing layer is applied to the tattoo and the tattoo transferred to a portion of a body in order to release the fragrance during the transfer of the tattoo to the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1998
    Inventor: Lorri A. Stanislav
  • Patent number: 5811188
    Abstract: The present invention relates to phosphorus-modified epoxy resins of the formulae (I) and/or (II) ##STR1## The invention furthermore relates to a process for the preparation of these phosphorus-modified epoxy resins and to their use for the production of shaped articles, coatings or laminates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1998
    Assignees: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Aventis Research & Technologies GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jurgen Huber, Heinrich Kapitza, Hans-Jerg Kleiner, Wolfgang Rogler
  • Patent number: 5803347
    Abstract: A protective device for use with a container inhibits ingress of unwanted materials into the container's handhold opening while permitting insertion of a hand for grasping the handhold opening. The protective device comprises a mounting panel sized greater than the handhold opening and having a portal formed therein. A first adhesive material is located on a first side surface of the mounting panel and secures the mounting panel in a secured state to a wall in the interior of the container with the portal positioned over the handhold opening. A deadening material is disposed on a selected area of the first adhesive material to inhibit the adherence of the mounting panel to a portion of the wall which confronts the deadening material, and an exclusion panel has a surrounding outer peripheral margin portion and is sized and configured to have a panel size greater than the size and configuration of the handhold opening. A container having such a protective device is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Inventors: Raymond R. Sainz, Joseph S. Sainz, Lynn J. McCarthy
  • Patent number: 5804271
    Abstract: A self-adhesive label comprising a self-adhesive base having a rear self-adhesive surface, a multipage booklet in an unfolded configuration disposed over a front surface of the base, a cover sheet disposed over the booklet and a self-adhesive laminar material having a rear self-adhesive surface which is adhered over the cover sheet and to a portion of the front surface of the base, the booklet being temporarily attached to the cover sheet whereby when the laminar material and the cover sheet are pulled away from the base thereby to reveal the booklet, the booklet is detachable from the cover sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: Inprint Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: David Robert Barry
  • Patent number: 5800890
    Abstract: A heat fusible laminate for imprinting a design on an article of stretchable fabric such as polyamide, polyester and other synthetic materials. The laminate includes a release layer, a first adhesive layer, at least one ink layer of heat fusible composition and a second adhesive layer. The laminate is responsive to heat and pressure, when placed with the second adhesive layer against the fabric article, for securing the design to the fabric and allowing removal of the release layer therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: M & M Designs, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert A. Myers
  • Patent number: 5800894
    Abstract: A masking device is produced by folding a first material to form a pleat that serves as an extension or handle, for the device. By folding the first sheet of material at three fold lines, a pleat is formed. If the piece of material is coated with adhesive prior to the folding process, two adhesive-coated surfaces will face each other within the body of the pleat, helping to attach two segments of the pleat together to form a more permanent and more rigid extension. The extension, or handle, extends from an unfolded portion of the first piece of material and facilitates the removal of the masking device from either a backing sheet or a surface which is protected by the masking device. The handle also facilitates the application of the masking device to the surface to be protected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: Brunswick Corporation
    Inventor: Glen E. Navis
  • Patent number: 5800893
    Abstract: A double-blinded label and a method for double-blind labelling a container are provided. The double-blind label comprises a multilayer identification and a multilayer double-blinded label. The double-blind label may include a tab extending beyond an edge of the label to secure the label when placed on a container. The double-blind label may also include a protective layer on one portion of the label to allow easy removal of that portion from the container while another portion of the label remains adhered to the container. The method comprises first printing on the identification label, attaching the blinding label then placing the label on a container. In a preferred embodiment, the method is continuous.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: The Standard Register Company
    Inventor: John Michael Harden
  • Patent number: 5798159
    Abstract: A dispenser package including a stack of flexible sheets adhered together by layers of pressure sensitive adhesive with first and second ends of successive sheets in the stack adjacent; and an enclosure in which the stack of sheets is positioned having top wall portions with spaced opposed surfaces that define a wide slot. The first end portion of the uppermost sheet on the stack projects through the slot and rests against the adjacent first abutment surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1998
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Joseph P. Callahan, Jr., Bruce E. Samuelson
  • Patent number: 5792536
    Abstract: A Multiple-layer label having an essentially non-shrinking first layer, an essentially extensible second layer, and means for releasably attaching the second layer to the first layer. The multiple-layer label is secured to a shrinkable base material prior to shrinking the base material to form a container, without detaching the multiple layers of the label during the shrinking process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1998
    Assignee: CCL Label, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew Whipp
  • Patent number: 5776571
    Abstract: The combined form and label construction has a label portion with a glue frame on the back side for securement to a shipping container. A form portion is secured to the label portion for processing through a laser printer or the like to receive information. In one embodiment, the form portion is removable from the label portion to permit the label portion to be secured along three lines of glue to a shipping carton to form a pocket therewith. The form portion is then folded and inserted into the pocket and the remainder of the label portion is then secured to the shipping carton to seal the pocket. In the embodiments, the form portion is folded under the label portion within the glue frame prior to securement of the label portion to a container. A tear strip in the label portion allows for opening of the pocket to permit removal of the form portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1998
    Assignee: Transkrit Corporation
    Inventors: Irving R. Michlin, Guy Kiraly, Frank H. Neubauer