| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| T993002 |
Refractory surfaces for alumina reduction cell cathodes and methods for providing such surfaces |
April 1, 1980 |
| The disclosure pertains to alumina reduction cells which employ refractory materials to provide a molten-aluminum contacting surface for the cathode. Specifically, configurations and methods are described according to which refractory hard metal tiles are secured to a carbonaceous substr |
| RE32927 |
Resealable container closure |
May 23, 1989 |
| A resealable closure device for use on metallic cans is disclosed. The closure device comprises a metallic end including a flanged opening therein and a molded rubber or plastic element which is molded in an "inverted umbrella" position and which is capable of being inverted upon its |
| RE29891 |
System for detecting small openings in hollow bodies |
January 30, 1979 |
| Light source and light sensor on opposite sides of wall of container detect pinhole or crack in container wall, with container rejection means operable by light sensor. |
| RE28917 |
Wire unreeling system |
July 27, 1976 |
| Apparatus for withdrawing wire in an axial direction from a coil, with rotary counter-twist means which is capable of adjustment during operation to vary the ratio of its speed to that of the wire, and which includes a set of bending rolls with combined straightening and back-tension |
| RE28834 |
Floor construction for an animal enclosure and method of making same |
June 1, 1976 |
| A lightweight floor construction for an animal enclosure defined by a plurality of channel members arranged in parallel spaced relation and fastened together by associated connector clips which engage the channel members solely at their lower ends. The channel members are then supported |
| D371073 |
Can end with trapezoidal tear panel |
June 25, 1996 |
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| D365988 |
Can end with oval tear panel |
January 9, 1996 |
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| D364807 |
Can end with triangular tear panel |
December 5, 1995 |
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| D336216 |
Divided tray |
June 8, 1993 |
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| D334323 |
Tray |
March 30, 1993 |
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| D333235 |
Roasting pan rack |
February 16, 1993 |
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| D312400 |
Package for baking cups |
November 27, 1990 |
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| D307238 |
Container |
April 17, 1990 |
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| D294682 |
Dispensing valve |
March 15, 1988 |
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| D294681 |
Dispensing valve |
March 15, 1988 |
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| D280101 |
Machine for receiving used cans |
August 13, 1985 |
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| D270428 |
Can carrier |
September 6, 1983 |
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| D267307 |
Can retriever |
December 21, 1982 |
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| D266922 |
Brake drum |
November 16, 1982 |
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| D265979 |
Can carrier |
August 31, 1982 |
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| D265890 |
Carton blank |
August 24, 1982 |
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| D264818 |
Carton blank |
June 8, 1982 |
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| D244915 |
End closure for a container |
July 5, 1977 |
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| D244850 |
Beverage dispensing container or similar article |
June 28, 1977 |
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| 7000520 |
Roll supporting slide cutter assembly incorporating a traversable cutter tab and in particular c |
February 21, 2006 |
| A slide cutter assembly for use in sectioning lengths of a packaging material drawn from a roll. The device includes an elongated and shaped body. A first roll supporting portion is located at a first end of said body and a second roll supporting portion is likewise located at a second |
| 6936318 |
No tear pharmaceutical pouch |
August 30, 2005 |
| A multi-layered pouch capable of holding pharmaceutical related items. The pouch includes first and second sides engaged along a plurality of extending and interconnected edges thereof and in order to define a hermetically sealed interior for holding the items. Each of the sides exhi |
| 6915620 |
Shrink tunnel assembly |
July 12, 2005 |
| A shrink tunnel assembly for wrapping an article with polymeric shrink film includes a shrink tunnel having a heating zone, and conveyor means for carrying an article to the heating zone and away from it. While in the heating zone, polymeric shrink film covering an article avoids contact |
| 6902639 |
Seaming plastic film using solvent-based adhesive bead |
June 7, 2005 |
| A solvent-based adhesive is used to form a continuous, adhesively bonded and welded seam at the longitudinal edge portions of plastic film which have been overlapped. First, a bead of the adhesive is disposed on the edge portion of a web of film passing over an applicator roll. Next, as |
| 6697171 |
Process for eliminating "ghosting" in interlaced images printed on a lenticular lens |
February 24, 2004 |
| A process for adjusting the content of a digitized image file used in printing an interlaced image on a lenticular lens material to substantially eliminate ghosting effects which might otherwise occur when the printed image is viewed by an observer. A pixel address within the image f |
| 6696511 |
Non-stick polymer coated aluminum foil |
February 24, 2004 |
| A non-stick polymer coated aluminum foil and method of making it. The polymer coating composition comprises a silicone resin, a silicone release agent, a silicone curing agent, a hindered phenol antioxidant and a solvent. The method of making the non-stick polymer coated aluminum foil |
| 6692805 |
Plastic wrap with cling layer |
February 17, 2004 |
| A three-layer microwaveable, plastic wrap having a core layer between a cling layer and a release layer is disclosed, along with a method for making the plastic wrap. The cling layer comprises a base resin and an effective amount of a tackifier to provide sufficient cling to different |
| 6656296 |
Aluminum alloys with optimum combinations of formability, corrosion resistance, and hot workabil |
December 2, 2003 |
| An aluminum alloy article containing the alloying amounts of iron, silicon, manganese, titanium, and zinc has controlled levels of iron and manganese to produce an alloy article that combines excellent corrosion resistant with good formability. The alloy article composition employs a con |
| 6656295 |
Free machining aluminum alloy with high melting point machining constituent |
December 2, 2003 |
| A free machining aluminum alloy contains an effective amount of one or more high melting point constituents that provide enhanced machining capability. The high melting point constituents occupy from about 0.1 to about 3.0 volume percent of the aluminum alloy. The constituents can be |
| 6623693 |
Aluminum alloy composition, article and method of use |
September 23, 2003 |
| An aluminum alloy composition consists essentially of controlled amounts of iron, silicon, copper, manganese, magnesium, titanium, zinc, zirconium, and free machining elements with the balance being aluminum and incidental impurities. The alloy provides improvements in combined strength, |
| 6544658 |
Non-stick polymer coated aluminum foil |
April 8, 2003 |
| A non-stick polymer coated aluminum foil and method of making it. The method of making a non-stick polymer coated aluminum foil comprising applying a curable polymer coating composition on at least a portion of one side of an aluminum foil and partially curing the coating composition |
| 6503446 |
Corrosion and grain growth resistant aluminum alloy |
January 7, 2003 |
| An aluminum alloy composition includes controlled amounts of iron, manganese, zinc, zirconium, vanadium, and titanium to effectively inhibit grain growth during exposure to elevated temperatures while maintaining extrudability and corrosion resistance. The composition is especially a |
| 6458224 |
Aluminum alloys with optimum combinations of formability, corrosion resistance, and hot workabil |
October 1, 2002 |
| An aluminum alloy article containing the alloying amounts of iron, silicon, manganese, titanium, and zinc has controlled levels of iron and manganese to produce an alloy article that combines excellent corrosion resistant with good formability. The alloy article composition employs a con |
| 6455148 |
Composite panel with a foamed plastic core |
September 24, 2002 |
| The present invention relates to an improved composite panel that is suitable for architectural and display applications and an advantageous method for making the composite panel. The composite panel comprises a foamed plastic core and two metallic skin layers bonded to the plastic c |
| 6423417 |
Non-stick polymer coated aluminum foil |
July 23, 2002 |
| A non-stick polymer coated aluminum foil and method of making it. The polymer coating composition comprises a silicone resin, a silicone release agent, a silicone curing agent, a hindered phenol antioxidant and a solvent. The method of making the non-stick polymer coated aluminum foil |
| 6423164 |
Method of making high strength aluminum sheet product and product therefrom |
July 23, 2002 |
| A method of producing aluminum alloy sheet product includes casting a slab or ingot, homogenizing the cast slab, and hot rolling the homogenized slab to provide an intermediate gauge product. The temperature and other operating parameters of the hot rolling process are controlled so that |
| 6416598 |
Free machining aluminum alloy with high melting point machining constituent and method of use |
July 9, 2002 |
| A free machining aluminum alloy contains an effective amount of one or more high melting point constituents that provide enhanced machining capability. The high melting point constituents occupy from about 0.1 to about 3.0 volume percent of the aluminum alloy. The constituents can be |
| 6409966 |
Free machining aluminum alloy containing bismuth or bismuth-tin for free machining and a method |
June 25, 2002 |
| One free machining aluminum alloy includes bismuth as a free machining elemental constituent that functions as a discontinuity in the aluminum alloy matrix rather than a low melting point compound. Using bismuth in weight percents of the total composition ranging between 0.1% and 3.0% |
| 6322647 |
Methods of improving hot working productivity and corrosion resistance in AA7000 series aluminum |
November 27, 2001 |
| Methods of improving the corrosion resistance and hot working productivity of AA7000 series aluminum alloys include, in one mode, the steps of treating a stock material to form a globular microstructure, preferably by a thermal conversion treatment, and subsequently hot working the treat |
| 6315947 |
Free-machining aluminum alloy and method of use |
November 13, 2001 |
| A free-machining alloy is disclosed containing bismuth and indium. The free-machining constituents act as low melting point compounds for machining and are specially adapted for use in aluminum alloys such as AA6000 series and AA 2000 series alloys. The bismuth and indium are effecti |
| 6299966 |
Embossed cling wrap |
October 9, 2001 |
| A cling wrap comprising a first surface having an embossed area including a plurality of protrusions therefrom forming a plurality of raised contact surfaces and a base surface, wherein the total surface area of said raised contact surfaces comprises less than about 10 percent of the tot |
| 6264765 |
Method and apparatus for casting, hot rolling and annealing non-heat treatment aluminum alloys |
July 24, 2001 |
| This invention provides a method and apparatus for casting, hot rolling and annealing of non-heat treatable aluminum alloys which comprises continuously casting, hot rolling, and, in-line with the hot rolling line, inductively heating the aluminum sheet. The induction heating system uses |
| 6162855 |
Bauxite filler for carpet backings |
December 19, 2000 |
| Naturally occurring bauxites are suitable as flame retardants and can be incorporated into polymeric carpet backings, when they are ground or pulverized to obtain a generally uniform distribution of particles predominantly less than 250 micrometers in size and containing up to 45 wt. |
| 6091482 |
Method of mapping and interlacing images to a lenticular lens |
July 18, 2000 |
| A lenticular preprinting process producing a composite image which, when printed, is assembled with a lenticular lens material (18). The composite image is developed from a plurality of images (A-D) which include both graphic and textual images. Each of the respective images are digitize |
| 6073293 |
Curb and safety rail system for a bridge deck |
June 13, 2000 |
| A light-weight, corrosion-resistant, readily installed bridge deck is formed of modular deck panels spliced to each other on site. Each of the deck panels is shop-fabricated by longitudinally welding flanges of adjacently placed multi-void extruded aluminum alloy structural elements. |
| 6065534 |
Aluminum alloy article and method of use |
May 23, 2000 |
| An aluminum alloy article consisting essentially of controlled amounts of iron, silicon, copper, manganese, magnesium, titanium, zinc, zirconium and free machining elements with the balance being aluminum and incidental impurities is adapted for use as a connector block in a heat exchang |