Longitudinally Sectional Layer Of Three Or More Sections Patents (Class 428/54)
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Patent number: 4568577Abstract: The present invention entails a laminated timber structure comprised of a plurality of elongated laminated timbers laminated together in side-by-side relationship to form an elongated timber structure. The cross sectional area of the respective elongated timbers are of a generally uniform shape and size, with the cross sectional area being preferably square such as one-half inch by one-half inch. This enables standard size laminated timbers such as two by four, two by six, four by four, to be formed. In forming the laminated timber structure of the present invention, the respective elongated timbers are disposed in side-by-side relationship and glued along the sides of the timber as well as across the ends, giving rise to both edge and face joints.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 1982Date of Patent: February 4, 1986Inventor: David C. Fischetti
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Patent number: 4562102Abstract: A roll of pressure-sensitive tape material which is divided into predetermined lengths by perforations transversely of the length of the tape and each length of tape is separated by a second length of tape and by perforations which provide means for grasping and controlling the length of tape as it is dispensed to avoid contamination of the adhesive on the predetermined length of tape.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 1984Date of Patent: December 31, 1985Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing CompanyInventors: George R. Rabuse, Gary R. Hanson
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Patent number: 4546024Abstract: An array of gravity-held-in-place-load-bearing-horizontal-modular-accessible-tiles, composite-modular-accessible-tiles, and resilient-composite-modular-accessible-tiles with flexible joints between adjacent modular-accessible-tiles in which the flexible joints are cuttable, accessible and resealable to provide accessibility to conductors disposed above or below one or more horizontal-disassociation-cushioning-layers, requiring fluidtight-flexible-assembly-joints between adjacent modular-accessible-tiles to assemble the modular-accessible-tiles by gravity, friction, and accumulated-interactive-assemblage into a floating finished floor array without adhering the modular-accessible-tiles to the horizontal-base-surface. A horizontal-disassociation-cushioning-layer provides accommodation for the thickness variations caused by termination and crossing over of layers of conductors and also provides improved impact sound isolation.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 1982Date of Patent: October 8, 1985Inventor: J. Gale Brown
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Patent number: 4542053Abstract: A wear surface such as steel bridge deck surfaced with a wear-resistant overlay such as plastic tiles is disclosed in which the tiles are bonded to the deck by means of a bonding layer having preferably a shore 00 hardness of from approximately 78 to 90 and comprising an elastomer compounded with a stiffening filler in an amount equal to at least about half the weight of the elastomer. Low volatile liquid plasticizer is present in an amount to provide the stated hardness. The elastomer is preferably a mixture of acrylic elastomer and butyl elastomers, and the stiffening filler is a high abrasion furnace carbon black. The tiles are adhered to the layer with a solution coating comprising neoprene in admixture with a terpene-phenolic resin and the coating desirably includes a hydrophobic silica.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 1983Date of Patent: September 17, 1985Assignee: Protective Treatments, Inc.Inventors: Norman Nevins, Robert L. McVay, Carmen L. Bellanca
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Patent number: 4535015Abstract: A large water and air impervious textile panel suitable for use as a pond liner, tarpaulin, or the like, is constructed from a plurality of smaller panels. Each small panel comprises a weft inserted warp knit fabric having reinforcing substrate strips disposed at the selvedge edges thereof, and the strips spaced from each other along the width of the fabric. The small panels are chemically finished by first applying an adhesive system such as an isocyanate, and then a thermoset or thermoplastic polymer coating. The selvedge edges are prepared for attachment to each other by buffing and then applying an adhesive cement. The buffing does not extend along the width of each small panel any further than the width of the selvedge reinforcing substrate strip. Adjacent selvedge edges of the small panels are overlapped, and then attached to each other with the cement adhesive. Alternatively the overlapped small panel edges may be ultrasonically or thermally bonded to each other.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 1984Date of Patent: August 13, 1985Assignee: Burlington Industries, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey W. Bruner, Delbert A. Davis, Jack Leach
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Patent number: 4531285Abstract: The invention is a method for interconnecting close lead center integrated ircuit package to boards by forming the leads as follows: (1) bonding the lead frame material to a thin insulating film, and the (2) forming the leads. Next, the film base is removed selectively where connections to the package and board will be made. The lead material is then plated and formed to provide stress relief in the package-to-board interconnect. The lead frame is then attached to the package and board.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 1983Date of Patent: July 30, 1985Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventor: Michael R. Lucas
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Patent number: 4525400Abstract: The adhesion of self-bonding, low modulus, one package, room temperature vulcanizable silicone compositions to a variety of substrates is effectively promoted by incorporating in the silicone composition, before curing, a small effective amount of an adhesion promoting composition comprising predominantly at least one diorganocyclopolysiloxane compound of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 may be C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 gamma-trihaloalkyl or phenyl; R.sup.2 is alkylene of from 2 to 6 carbon atoms; R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are, independently, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl or C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 alkanoyl; and n is either 3 or 4.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 1984Date of Patent: June 25, 1985Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventor: Richard P. Surprenant
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Patent number: 4493865Abstract: In a protective mitten made of a metal ring fabric, at least one portion of the fabric is embedded in an elastomeric anti-skid material so that a firmer grip can be exerted with the mitten.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 1983Date of Patent: January 15, 1985Assignee: Friedrich Munch GmbH & Co. K.G.Inventors: Gerhard Kuhlmann, Gerhard Schleihauf, Emil Brandauer
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Patent number: 4442151Abstract: A plurality of rolls of wallcovering having a wood grain design in a plurality of different widths which, in strips, is applied on a wall over previously applied adhesive, which preferably is pigmented to a relatively dark color.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 1981Date of Patent: April 10, 1984Assignee: National Gypsum CompanyInventor: Daniel A. Winkowski
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Patent number: 4408365Abstract: A mat of the kind having a plurality of first strips of rigid material such as aluminium, and a plurality of second strips of flexible material such as rubber, interposed alternately between the first strips, the first and second strips being secured together side-by-side by connecting means wherein said first strips each comprise an upper horizontal wall and a depending wall connected thereto, the apertures provided in said depending wall, and the or each connecting element extending through apertures in the first and second strips and being of such configuration so as to restrain the upper walls of the first strips from deforming downwardly to any substantial extent when a load is imposed.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 1981Date of Patent: October 11, 1983Assignee: Nuway Manufacturing Company LimitedInventor: Deryk J. Palmer
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Patent number: 4403005Abstract: A steel bridge deck surfaced with plastic tiles is disclosed in which the tiles are bonded to the deck by means of a bonding layer having a Shore 00 hardness of from 78 to 90 and comprising an elastomer compounded with a stiffening filler in an amount equal to at least half the weight of the elastomer. Low volatile liquid plasticizer is present in an amount to provide the stated hardness. The elastomer is preferably a mixture of acrylic elastomer and butyl elastomers, and the stiffening filler is a high abrasion furnace carbon black. The tiles are adhered to the layer with a solution coating comprising neoprene in admixture with a terpene-phenolic resin and the coating desirably includes a hydrophobic silica. The layer is adhered to the steel deck with a butyl-based solution coating containing a corrosion-resistant pigment in combination with zinc oxide.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 1981Date of Patent: September 6, 1983Assignee: Protective Treatments, Inc.Inventors: Norman Nevins, Robert L. McVay
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Patent number: 4385087Abstract: A tinsel facetting apparatus and method for use in facetting a metallized polyvinyl chloride (PVC) strip including a pair of serrated rolls having a thermal element located in each roll. The PVC strip is facetted as it travels between the two rolls which are maintained at a predetermined temperature determined by the color of the PVC strip. The apparatus and method further provide for timed slitting of the PVC strip into spaced sections constituting facetted icicles, each spaced section separated from the next by a header portion and timed cutting the PVC strip into segments including a spaced section and an unslit header portion so the facetted icicles hang freely from the header portion.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 1979Date of Patent: May 24, 1983Inventors: Harold S. Roberts, Zigfried Weber
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Patent number: 4384912Abstract: Visible index strip rolls of a novel, cost effective construction; and methods and machinery for manufacturing those rolls.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 1981Date of Patent: May 24, 1983Inventor: Alexander P. Jannssen
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Patent number: 4360553Abstract: A rectangular sandwich panel comprises two skins with an insulating material, such as foam, sandwiched therebetween. Two spaced apart arms form a double tongue on each of two adjacent circumferential edges of the panel and a cooperable double groove is formed along the other two adjacent circumferential edges, whereby, without additional coupling means, the panel can be assembled on all sides by a tongue and groove connection with adjoining panels. At the corner of the panel, where two double tongues meet, the arms of the double tongues are cranked so that the spacing between the arms forming the double tongues is increased by the thickness of the arms, to accommodate the arms of double tongues of an adjoining panel.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 1981Date of Patent: November 23, 1982Assignee: Hunter Douglas International N.V.Inventor: Hugo A. J. Landheer
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Patent number: 4352843Abstract: A multiplanar device has at least one component that consists of two rigid plastic wall members that have major areas of substantially uniform thickness, strips of considerably greater thickness along the side portions of said wall members, and a miter joint between the two wall members. A continuous thin film of flexible plastic is bonded to the two wall members and around the outside of the miter joint.The method of making the component is to mold it as a flat intermediate piece with a V-notch between the strips of greater thickness and to simultaneously bond the film to the surface at the apex of the V; and to thereafter apply adhesive to the sides of the V and bend the piece to bring the sides of the notch together and bond them together.Several such components may be connected with other similar or dissimilar components at miter joints to form a complete multiplanar device.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 1980Date of Patent: October 5, 1982Assignee: Thomas A. Schutz Co., Inc.Inventor: Ronald P. Eckert
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Patent number: 4351379Abstract: A method of reeling and unreeling a reinforced veneer sheet is provided. A veneer sheet peeled off from a log on the veneer lathe is subjected to a reinforcing step, in which an elongated cut is formed on one side of the sheet across the grain and a length of cord is embedded in it. In a reeling operation, the reinforced veneer sheet is wound onto the reel with its cut side facing radially outward. In an unreeling operation, on the other hand, the sheet is unwound from the roll with its cut side facing downward. This method prevents the embedded cord from slipping out of the engagement with the elongated cut during the reeling and unreeling operations.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 1980Date of Patent: September 28, 1982Assignee: Meinan Machinery Works, Inc.Inventor: Katsuji Hasegawa
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Patent number: 4348441Abstract: Fibrous insulating material consisting of a rectangular or semi-cylindrical block obtained by stacking ceramic fiber blankets or felt in the thickness direction thereof and bonding contact surfaces of adjacent blankets or felt to each other with an adhesive. Such insulating fire material is bonded to the furnace surface such that the bonded surfaces are perpendicular to the wall surface. By using the fibrous insulating material which is ready to handle, it is possible to facilitate and reduce time required for construction of the insulating wall.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 1980Date of Patent: September 7, 1982Assignee: Isolite Babcock Refractories Co., Ltd.Inventor: Takeo Kato
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Patent number: 4328276Abstract: A layered glass mirror mat is provided which is particularly adapted for use in solar collectors. The glass mirror mat comprises glass strips having first sides adhered to a supporting film by means of an adhesive layer. The opposed strip surfaces have a reflective layer applied thereto and, if desired, overlying protective and/or gummed layers.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 1980Date of Patent: May 4, 1982Assignee: D. Swarvoski & Co., GlasschleifereiInventor: Daniel Swarovski
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Patent number: 4284673Abstract: A method of manufacturing a panel, provided with a frame of a synthetic material at least at one side edge face thereof, a laminate composed of a particled board core coated on either side with a coating, with reservation of a molding cavity along the entire or partial panel circumference for the frame to be formed, being applied in the bottom portion of a mold likewise containing a cover portion, after which the mold is closed, while the cover portion is sealingly clamped onto the bottom portion, after which a curing bi-component synthetic material foaming through exothermic reaction is admitted substantially pressure-less into the mold cavity and the panel is removed from the mold after curing, whereby the exothermic reaction of the bi-component synthetic material is utilized for increasing the pressure and the temperature in the molding cavity during the foaming and curing.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 1979Date of Patent: August 18, 1981Assignee: Markomark B.V.Inventor: Egbert Ockels
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Patent number: 4255475Abstract: A mosaic structure, flat or multi-dimensional, wherein any number of discrete members are soldered together, irrespective of whether such members are of conventionally solderable or conventionally unsolderable materials. The mosaic structures include glass and stained glass structures, such as windows and lampshades, wood mosaics, such as tabletops and other furniture, and hybrid structures, having glass and wood members, as well as members of most other materials. The mosaic structures may be produced by methods taught in copending applications.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 1979Date of Patent: March 10, 1981Inventor: Donald DelGrande
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Patent number: 4233130Abstract: Compositions of an acrylated epoxidized soybean oil, which is the reaction product of epoxidized soybean oil with acrylic acid or methacrylic acid, and a photosensitizer are useful for coatings and inks; a pigment can optionally be present. The compositions can be cured by radiation.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 1973Date of Patent: November 11, 1980Assignee: Union Carbide CorporationInventors: George W. Borden, Oliver W. Smith, David J. Trecker
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Patent number: 4199632Abstract: For added strength and efficiency, the handles of impact or striking implements are weighted near their striking ends by the addition thereto of carefully pre-weighed supplemental veneers intervened with main veneers or by providing in a solid handle blank a head portion of increased thickness prior to compression. The mass of the handle at the striking end is effectively increased.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 1976Date of Patent: April 22, 1980Inventor: Charles F. Travis
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Patent number: 4157947Abstract: Compositions of urethane derivatives of acrylated epoxidized soybean oil, which are the reaction products of an organic isocyanate with the reaction product of epoxidized soybean oil with acrylic acid or methacrylic acid, and an acrylyl compound are useful as coatings and inks; photosensitizers and/or pigments can optionally be present. The compositions can be cured by radiation.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 1973Date of Patent: June 12, 1979Assignee: Union Carbide CorporationInventors: George W. Borden, Oliver W. Smith, David J. Trecker
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Patent number: 4136231Abstract: In the manufacture of sandwich panels, a filler assembly is made up of rib elements and core elements that are roll bonded into a unitary structure, and slices are then cut from the unitary structure forming filler assemblies to be positioned between surface sheets. The surface sheets and the filler assemblies are then bonded together to form the panel.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 1976Date of Patent: January 23, 1979Assignee: United Technologies CorporationInventor: Edward R. Slaughter
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Patent number: 4113893Abstract: Coating compositions containing the oxygen sensitive diacrylate monomers 3-acrylyloxy-2,2-dimethylpropyl 3-acrylyloxy-2,2-dimethylpropionate, 1,3-bis(acrylyloxy)-2,2-dimethylpropane or mixtures thereof and further containing hiding pigment are cured by ionizing irradiation in the presence of a curing atmosphere containing from about 300 to about 1000 parts oxygen per million parts curing atmosphere. The resulting cured coating compositions are useful as protective coatings for many substrates.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 1977Date of Patent: September 12, 1978Assignee: PPG Industries, Inc.Inventor: Ernest A. Hahn
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Patent number: 4097280Abstract: A web with overlays for use in the document presentation device of a photographic copying machine has several sheet-like sections with overlapping portions which are separably coupled to each other by snap fasteners and carry overlays which are welded thereto by the application of heat and pressure. The overlays are applied to those sides of the sections which are coated with layers of photographic emulsion.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 1976Date of Patent: June 27, 1978Assignee: AGFA-Gevaert AGInventors: Annemarie Mannhardt, Rudolf Eppe, Josef Pfeifer
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Patent number: 4082874Abstract: Carpeting especially suitable for use in areas subjected to heavy wear or abrasive weather includes a plurality of cured, rubber-based strips with filaments embedded in and projecting upwardly from them forming a pile on their upper surfaces. The strips lie side-to-side, and each is bonded along its bottom surface only to a vulcanized, rubber-based sheet that does not project substantially into the spaces between the elements. Apparatus and a method for making the carpeting are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 1977Date of Patent: April 4, 1978Assignee: El-Do, Inc.Inventor: Fling Armstrong Traylor, Jr.
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Patent number: 4078109Abstract: A carpet construction comprises a plurality of square sheet materials butt-joined together to jointly provide a continuous planar upper surface. The sheet materials in each two adjacent rows are disposed in such a manner that the abutting lines of one of the two adjacent rows of sheet materials are disposed out of registration with those of the other. A plurality of stringer tapes are fixedly secured respectively to the lower marginal portions of the rows of sheet materials adjacent to their abutting ends and edges. Each opposed stringer tapes are coupled together to retain the sheet materials in butt-jointed condition. A plurality of connective members are secured respectively to rows of interengaged fastener elements of each mating stringer tapes immediately adjacent to the opposite ends thereof to retain the same in coupled condition.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 1977Date of Patent: March 7, 1978Assignee: Yoshida Kogyo K.K.Inventors: Akiyoshi Kando, Kiyoo Yoneya
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Patent number: 4047735Abstract: A ski having a top covering which consists of successive complementary plastic material sheeting sections, which are colored throughout in different colors.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 1976Date of Patent: September 13, 1977Assignee: Fischer Gesellschaft m.b.H.Inventor: Rudolf Ferch
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Patent number: 3977933Abstract: A process for producing veneer and fancy plywood therefrom having a combination of wood grain patterns and line patterns includes cutting out a symmetrical pattern piece from a section of wood and inserting the pattern piece into a hole in a section of wood in which the hole has a cross sectional configuration corresponding to the cross sectional shape of the pattern piece. The pattern piece is inserted into the hole in a position different from the original position and is subsequently secured therein utilizing an adhesive. Slices of veneer are cut from the section of wood such that the sliced veneer includes wood grain patterns of the pattern piece and the section of wood.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 1974Date of Patent: August 31, 1976Inventor: Takeshi Sadashige
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Patent number: 3946127Abstract: A functionally improved tape-like, heterogeneous, strip material for use in the fabrication of laminated structural shapes having high value of Young's Modulus and high tensile strength, comprising collocated, unidirectional, tectonic filaments such as graphite, boron, silicon-carbide, S-glass and E-glass, embodied in planar concourse, into an organic, thermosetting resin matrix or sheath such as an epoxy or polyimide base polymer forming a basal tract having at least one integral marginal tract of differing physical character so that a relatively lower Young's Modulus is exhibited by the material comprising the marginal tract than that exhibited by the basal tract. This difference in structural characteristic serves to provide an inherent arrestment barrier against fast rupture propagation of fractures which may develop in the basal tract material when the composite strip is subjected to sustained overload or external damage.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 1972Date of Patent: March 23, 1976Assignee: General Dynamics CorporationInventors: James R. Eisenmann, Ben E. Kaminski, Max E. Waddoups, Jr.