| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 264360100 | REPAIRING OR RESTORING CONSUMER USED ARTICLES FOR REUSE | 43 |
| 20090108482 | WINDSHIELD REPAIR - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, apparatuses, and systems for repairing of abnormalities such as cracks and/or breaks in substrates such as glass and/or plastics. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20110204534 | COMPOSITE MATERIAL MANUFACTURING DEVICE AND COMPOSITE MATERIAL MANUFACTURING METHOD - In manufacturing composite material by curing fluid, strength deterioration of the composite material due to repair before the fluid is cured is reduced. A suction hole is formed in a bag film ( | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110233802 | SYSTEM FOR REPAIRING BREAKS IN THERMOPLASTIC PARTS - Thermoplastic body parts can be repaired by (a) heating a shaped staple to a temperature that is above the melt point of the thermoplastic component and (b) embedding the shaped staple across the crack seam and into the thermoplastic component material on either side of the crack seam. When cooled, the shaped staple will span the crack seam and be firmly embedded in the component material on either side thereof. The use of a plurality of such shaped staples along the length of the crack seam will permit the crack to be secured in a structurally significant manner and, with proper selection of the staple thickness and material, permit the crack to be filled, sanded and finished in a manner that does not pose a seam of continued structural weakness for the repaired component. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20120286441 | Makeup Restoring Kit and Method - An economical makeup restoring kit and method that allows the individual consumer to re-solidify the fragments of a broken powder cake within the powder tray of the original compact case is provided. The makeup restoring kit includes an alcohol dispenser, a mixing/smoothing implement, and a cleaning implement. Variations of the implements are presented. The makeup restoring kit is preferably provided in a kit receptacle suitable for transporting and storing the kit contents. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120313272 | COMPONENT PROTECTIVE OVERMOLDING - Techniques for component protective overmolding include selectively applying a protective material substantially over one or more elements coupled to a framework, forming an inner molding substantially over the framework, the one or more electrical elements coupled to the framework, and the protective material. In some examples, the inner molding is formed after the protective material has been selectively applied, forming an outer molding substantially over the inner molding and the outer molding is configured to protect the framework and to provide a surface configured to receive a pattern. Further, the outer molding may be configured to be removable if a defect is found during an inspection performed after the outer molding is formed. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20120313273 | SHAPE-RESTORING DEVICE AND A RESTORING METHOD FOR DISTORTED FILMSTRIPS - A shape-restoring device and a restoring method for distorted filmstrips are proposed for restoring filmstrips that are distorted due to vinegar syndrome. During the implementation of the method, the air compressor is started such that pressure reaches 0.6-0.9 MPa; three-way valves are regulated so as to introduce pressure into film-clasping cylinders and pressing-plate cylinders via diverter valves; the cylinder spindles of the film-clasping cylinders move the upper collets fixedly connected therewith, for fixing filmstrips; the cylinder spindles of the pressing-plate cylinders move the pressing plate fixedly connected therewith such that the binding underlay on the lower surface of the pressing plate contacts the heating plate; in this way, pressuring, heating and restoring are carried out. Through steps of pressing, heating, fixing filmstrips, shape-restoring and transporting the distorted filmstrips under the pressure of 0.5-0.8 MPa and the temperature of 80-90° C. for 50-80 s, the distorted filmstrips can be restored segment by segment. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20130127081 | APPLIANCE FOR LOCALIZED HEATING OF A POLYMER MATERIAL SURFACE TO BE REPAIRED BY BLOWING A HOT FLUID INSIDE A CONFINEMENT CHAMBER - The invention provides an appliance for localized heating of a polymer material surface to be repaired by blowing a hot fluid inside a confinement chamber ( | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130147075 | REMEDIATION OF CROSSTIE CRACKS - The invention relates to a method and sealing agent for sealing cracks in concrete crossties of a railway rail, in particular in concrete crossties of a ballastless track, wherein the cracks have a width equal to or less than 1 mm. According to the invention, a mixture of an epoxy resin binder with quartz sand is used, wherein the quartz sand has a grain size of 0.1 mm to 1 mm. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130234351 | Makeup Restoring Kit and Method - An economical makeup restoring kit and method that allows the individual consumer to re-solidify the fragments of a broken powder cake within the powder tray of the original compact case is provided. The makeup restoring kit includes an alcohol dispenser, a mixing/smoothing implement, and a cleaning implement. Variations of the implements are presented. The makeup restoring kit is preferably provided in a kit receptacle suitable for transporting and storing the kit contents. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20140070436 | METHOD FOR RECONDITIONING DATA CARRIERS - In a method for reconditioning data carriers having a plastic part, a reconditioning fluid is applied in a liquid phase to the data carrier, wherein the reconditioning fluid includes at least one solvent and at least one plasticizer, wherein the solvent is selected in such a way that it is substantially inert compared to the data carrier, wherein a non-volatile plasticizer is selected and the concentration of the plasticizer in the reconditioning fluid is selected such that the gradient of the change in volume of the data carrier owing to the replacement of plasticizer with the reconditioning fluid is positive | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140374933 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MOBILE ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF ADVANCED STRUCTURES AND ROADWAYS - The present disclosure provides various aspects for mobile and automated processing utilizing additive manufacturing and the methods for their utilization. In some examples, the mobile additive manufacturing apparatus may perform surface treatments that support the building of walls. Other examples may involve the support of creating and repairing advanced roadways. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20150145157 | PRODUCTION AND REPARATION OF NON-POROUS LAMINATES WITH ASSESSABLE LOW DEGREE OF FIBER CONTENT - A method of forming a fiber reinforced composite structure having a fiber volume fraction ( | 05-28-2015 |
| 20160039175 | UNIT COMPRISING A FORMWORK BOARD INCLUDING A HOUSING AND A REPAIRING ELEMENT SUITABLE FOR BEING FIXED TO THE HOUSING, AND REPAIRING METHOD OF A FORMWORK BOARD - A repair element for a formwork board that includes a housing. The repairing element comprising a first member made of thermoplastic material and a second member made of porous material, wherein the second member acts as a support of the first member, the first member being arranged on the second member. The first member has a height that partially projects from the board once the repairing element is fixed in the housing, the first member being suitable for filling a cavity existing between the repairing element and the housing once the repairing element is placed in the housing after being at least partially melted, thus sealing the attachment between the repairing element and the board. Repairing method of the board with the repairing element. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160046037 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPAIRING EDGE DEFECTS IN BOARDS - An apparatus for repairing an edge defect in an object such as a board, that includes a support for supporting the board and a dam cooperating with the support for being positioned against a side edge of the board at the location of the edge defect to enclose the defect. An application head is adapted for being positioned over the enclosed defect. At least one injection nozzle is carried by the application head for injecting a patch compound into a void defined by the enclosed defect. | 02-18-2016 |
| 264360110 | Articles containing nontextile porous material (e.g., foam, sponge, etc.) | 2 |
| 20110291311 | PROCESS FOR EXTENDING THE CYCLIC SERVICE LIFE OF THERMAL BARRIER COATINGS, IN PARTICULAR ON GAS TURBINE COMPONENTS - A process for extending the cyclic service life of thermal barrier coatings made of yttrium-stabilized zirconium oxide (YSZ) or the like which have been applied to a substrate with an oxidizing bond coat in between includes increasing or long-term stabilizing the strain tolerance of the thermal barrier coating. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20130069266 | Thermoplastic Non-Woven Textile Elements - A non-woven textile may be formed from a plurality of thermoplastic polymer filaments. The non-woven textile may have a first region and a second region, with the filaments of the first region being fused to a greater degree than the filaments of the second region. A variety of products, including apparel (e.g., shirts, pants, footwear), may incorporate the non-woven textile. In some of these products, the non-woven textile may be joined with another textile element to form a seam. More particularly, an edge area of the non-woven textile may be heatbonded with an edge area of the other textile element at the seam. In other products, the non-woven textile may be joined with another component, whether a textile or a non-textile. | 03-21-2013 |
| 264360120 | Balls or rollers (e.g., printing rollers, golf balls, etc.) | 5 |
| 20090250830 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - The present invention is an apparatus for refurbishing a fusing member. The apparatus includes a fusing member that contacts the toner image on a receiver medium and fuses the toner image to the receiver medium. The fusing member has an outer contact surface of a fluorothermoplastic resin The apparatus includes a tooling member positionable adjacent to the outer contact surface of the fusing member such that a pressure nip is formed between the outer contact surface of the fusing member and the tooling member. A heat source is provided for transferring heat to the fusing member and the tooling member, wherein the surface of the fuser member is engagable with the tooling member to rotate at a speed of at least 1 rpm at a pressure of at least 5 psi and at a temperature of at least 10° C. below the thermoplastic melting temperature of the outer contact surface for a time sufficient to resurface of the outer surface of the fuser member. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20100148386 | METHOD FOR REFURBISHING CYLINDRICAL MEMBERS - The present invention provides a method of resurfacing a cylindrical member in a printer having a fuser member that is externally heated by a heater roller. The method includes providing a cylindrical member having an outer surface of a high temperature fluorothermoplastic. When it is determined that the outer surface is in need of resurfacing, the fuser member is removed from the printer, and the cylindrical member is mounted in the place of the fuser member. The cylindrical member is rotated at a speed of at least 1 rpm while engaging the outer surface of the fuser member with the heating roller normally used to heat the fuser member at a pressure of at least 5 psi at a temperature of at least 10° C. below the fluorothermoplastic melting temperature for a time sufficient to resurface of the outer surface of the cylindrical member. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20120091608 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING REGENERATED ELASTIC ROLLER - There is provided a process for producing a regenerated elastic roller which can be again used for the formation of high-quality electrophotographic images by sufficiently relaxing a compression set of the elastic roller having the compression set caused in an elastic layer in usage. The process for producing a regenerated elastic roller includes a step of heating an elastic roller having a conductive mandrel and an elastic layer and having a compression set caused in the elastic layer, in a cylindrical mold to thermally expand the elastic layer and to cause a surface of the elastic roller to contact an inner wall of the cylindrical mold. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20130320576 | Method of Recycling a Golf Ball - A method of making and recycling a golf ball is disclosed. The method may include processing a used golf ball to make the materials of the used golf ball reusable in a new golf ball. As a result, the disclosed method may decrease the waste of disposing of used golf balls and the costs associated with acquiring and/or processing new materials. The method may include melting a golf ball made of layers each having a different melting point. The materials may be separated by melting the different layers one by one. The method of recycling a golf ball may generally include pulverizing used golf balls made of materials having differing amounts of magnetic additive into particles. The particles may be separated by a magnetic field. At least a portion of the particles may be reused to make a new golf ball. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130320577 | METHOD OF MAKING AND RECYCLING A GOLF BALL - A method of making and recycling a golf ball is disclosed. The method may include processing a used golf ball to make the materials of the used golf ball reusable in a new golf ball. As a result, the disclosed method may decrease the waste of disposing of used golf balls and the costs associated with acquiring and/or processing new materials. The method of recycling a golf ball may generally include pulverizing used golf balls into particles. The used golf balls may be made of materials having different densities. The particles may be placed in a liquid that causes the particles of different materials to float to different levels based on the densities of the materials. At least a portion of the particles may be melted and injected into a sandwich mold to create a new golf ball. | 12-05-2013 |
| 264360130 | Sound records (e.g., by removing grooves, etc.) | 1 |
| 20150008603 | De-warping Appliance for Vinyl Records - The present invention relates to an improved device and method for de-warping a warped vinyl record so that it may be played and enjoyed. | 01-08-2015 |
| 264360140 | Toroidal shapes (e.g., resilient tires, etc.) | 5 |
| 20080265453 | Tire Repair Tools And Method - The tire repair tools and method preferably includes a rasp tool, an insertion tool and a power tool. The rasp tool preferably includes a modified drill bit and a quick release end. The quick release end is preferably inserted into a quick chuck. The insertion tool preferably includes a plug retention end, a shank and the quick release end. A plug slot is disposed in the plug retention end. A sealing plug is inserted into the plug slot, similar to a prior art tire repair tool. In a second embodiment, the quick release ends are replaced with a socket end. In a third embodiment, the quick release ends are replaced with a T-handle. The rasp tool cleans out a tire hole and the insertion tool is used to inserted the sealing plug with a drill, ratchet or T-handle. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20120161348 | SYSTEM FOR CHANGING SIPE BLADES FOR MOLDING OR RETREADING TIRES - An improved system for changing sipe blade configurations on equipment for the manufacture of tires is provided. This system allows the replacement of damaged sipe blades, the replacement of sipe blades of one configuration with those of another configuration, and the elimination of a sipe blade altogether. Certain embodiments allow sipe blades to be changed by providing a sipe blade that is held by a blade holder with a slit in its heel that allows a compact assembly of the sipe blade and blade holder that is easy to manufacture. Other embodiments allow sipe blades that have an undercut in the direction of draw in their midportion and side portions without undercuts to be easily made and installed. Finally, other embodiments allow for the effective replacement and fabrication of sipe blades that have undercuts in the direction of draw that blend into other projections found on a curing member. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20130087940 | AUTMATIC ENVELOPE LEAK DETECTION DURING TIRE CURING - The present invention includes methods and apparatus for curing retread tires, which includes detecting and controlling a leak in a tire-membrane assembly during such curing operations. The steps of the method include placing a plurality of tire-membrane assemblies within a tire curing chamber; connecting a membrane fluid passage to each curing membrane of each tire-membrane assembly where each passage extends in fluid communication between one of the curing membranes and a pressure source and/or a vacuum source, each membrane fluid passage including a transducer for measuring pressure within the passage and a flow restrictor, in particular embodiments; initiating a curing process; receiving a one or more signal responses from each transducer generated as a function of the fluid pressure within the membrane fluid passages; and determining through a controller whether the signal responses received in the prior step indicate an undesired change in pressure in each curing membrane. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20140353862 | Apparatus and Method for Retreading Tyres - The present invention relates to an apparatus ( | 12-04-2014 |
| 20160108299 | LIQUID COAGULANT AND TIRE PUNCTURE SEALING MATERIAL SET - Disclosed is a liquid coagulant which can be injected into the inside of a tire without the need of removing the tire from a rim and which can prevent the scattering of a residue of a tire puncture sealing material when the tire is removed from the rim. The liquid coagulant can coagulate an emulsion that contains natural rubber latex and/or a synthetic resin emulsion. The liquid coagulant contains a foaming agent capable of foaming the emulsion. Also disclosed is a tire puncture sealant set including the coagulant and a method of coagulating a tire puncture sealant. | 04-21-2016 |
| 264360150 | Hollow- or container-type articles (e.g., vase, pipes, cups, tubes, etc.) | 4 |
| 264360160 | Pipes or tubes | 4 |
| 20100301505 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LINING A PIPE - An apparatus and a method for forming a lining in a pipe is disclosed. A pumpable material capable of curing is dispensed about an interior wall of a damaged section of pipe between an inflatable bladder and the pipe. The pumpable material is compressed between the bladder and the pipe and allowed to cure. An assembly for forming the lining in the pipe includes a feeding pump, a static mixer, a dispensing unit and a bladder. The pumpable material is preferably dispensed rearward of an inverting face of the bladder and the dispensing unit and the bladder move substantially in sync along the interior of the pipe. | 12-02-2010 |
| 264360170 | By application of internal fluid pressure differential to permanently shape, distort, or sustain material to repair or restore pipes or tubes (e.g., flexible bladder, expandable tubular pig, etc.) | 3 |
| 20100295198 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LINING A PIPE - An apparatus and method for lining a damaged portion of a pipeline is disclosed. An inverting tubular liner is resin impregnated while in the pipeline in need of repair. An inverting end of the liner is received by a dispensing unit that dispenses resin under pressure to the inverting face of the liner. The liner is then pressed against the damaged section of the pipe until the resinous material cures and hardens. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100301506 | In Situ Pipe Repair Controller and System - A control apparatus used in conjunction with tools and devices such as electrical power supplies, fluid pumps and vacuums for in situ repair of pipes. A method for controlling in situ repair of pipe using electrical power sources, fluid and pressure sources and flexible heat and inflation bladder installing thermal responsive repair materials and applying the repair material to the interior wall surface. The apparatus controls the inflation of the repair tool inserted into a pipe and the amount and rate of fluid pressure and maintenance of a selected pressure. The apparatus may also control the evacuation of the fluid from the bladder of the repair tool. The device controls the heating of the tool used in the installation of the repair material. The invention also teaches a method for controlled inflation and expansion of the bladder carrying the repair material to the area of the pipe to be repaired and heating the material at a rate and to a temperature to facilitate optimum curing or installation of the thermally responsive repair material. The invention also teaches the detachment of the repair material and removal of the repair tool. The method further includes the procedures necessary to complete the installation of these materials. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20140175689 | TUBING RESHAPING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method for use in reshaping a deformed tubing section ( | 06-26-2014 |
| 264360180 | Inorganic material containing articles (e.g., plaster board, ceramic, fiberglass, etc.) | 8 |
| 20090256275 | THERMOMECHANICALLY-ACTIVATED TIP SHAPE AND REGISTRY RESTORATION FOR PROBE ARRAY DEVICES UTILIZING THERMOMECHANICALLY-ACTIVATED POLYMERS - A method of repairing worn or blunt probe tips, attaching a desired tip material, or defining the registry of probe tips relative to planar surface, including: pressing a probe tip or an array of probe tips into a substrate pre-patterned with an array of tip-shaped molds, the molds containing a preceramic material that can bond to the worn probe tips by thermal activation, the substrate having a protective layer that prevents the preceramic material and/or thermally-activated ceramic material from bonding to the substrate; pressing the worn probe tips into the molds while heating the worn probe tips causing the preceramic material to bond to the worn probe tips and form a solid ceramic material; forming an array comprising a plurality of reconstructed probe tips that are sharper or consisting of a different material than the original worn or base probe tips; and reading and/or writing, with the array comprising the plurality of reconstructed probe tips, data that was unreadable and/or unwritable with the original probe tips due to tip shape or lack of registry with a planar pattern. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20140054810 | METHOD FOR REFURBISHING AN AIRCRAFT BRAKE DISK - Provided is a method for refurbishing an aircraft brake disk, the method comprising: removing a worn disk from the aircraft brake disk when the disk is worn out up to a set wear amount (Step 1); filling a first mixture in a mold to be a first refurbishment height (Step 2); putting the worn disk on the first mixture (Step 3); filling a second mixture on the worn disk in the mold to be a second refurbishment height (Step 4); pressurizing the first mixture, the worn disk, and the second mixture with a press at once to prepare a molded object (Step 5); removing the molded object from the mold, and then carbonizing the molded object (Step 6); and densifying the carbonized molded object (Step 7), in which the worn disk is subjected to Steps 1 to 7 to prepare a refurbished disk. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140264988 | PHOTOVOLTAIC SPUTTERING TARGETS FABRICATED FROM RECLAIMED MATERIALS - A method of: providing one or more spent sputtering targets comprising a photovoltaic compound and grinding the photovoltaic compound in an inert environment to form a powder. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140319714 | GREEN HONEYCOMB MOLDING DEFECT EXAMINATION METHOD, GREEN HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND GREEN HONEYCOMB MOLDING DEFECT EXAMINATION DEVICE - Disclosed is a method of examining defects in a green honeycomb molding having partition walls which form a plurality of flow channels extending in parallel with one another, and sealing portions which close the upper ends of some of the plurality of flow channels and the lower ends of the rest flow channels. The method includes a step of applying pressure to the lower ends of the plurality of flow channels using gas, and a step of visualizing the distribution of gas refractive indexes near the upper ends of the plurality of flow channels. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20150115489 | METHODS OF REPAIRING MATRIX CRACKS IN MELT INFILTRATED CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES - A method of repairing matrix microcracks in MI-CMC components includes heating “free” silicon phase present within the cracked matrix portion of the component to a temperature above the melting point of the silicon phase. During heating of the component an additional source of silicon phase is supplied to the component. The atmosphere about the component is controlled during the heating of the component. The MI-CMC component is cooled below the melting point of the silicon phase to cool and solidify the silicon phase that has migrated into the microcracks to thereby bond the crack faces together. | 04-30-2015 |
| 264360200 | Hydro-set material (e.g., cement, concrete, plaster board, etc.) | 3 |
| 20090236764 | Sacrificial Anodes in Concrete Patch Repair - High performance proprietary cementitious concretes or mortars developed for use as patch repair materials for corrosion damaged concrete often have high resistivities that inhibit the performance of sacrificial anodes located within the patch repair areas. A method of repair is disclosed which comprises removing the corrosion damaged concrete to form a cavity to receive a concrete repair material and forming within this cavity a smaller distinct cavity for assembling a sacrificial anode assembly and placing within this second cavity a pliable viscous ionically conductive backfill and a sacrificial anode and an activating agent to form a sacrificial anode assembly and connecting the anode to the steel and covering the anode and the backfill in the second cavity with a repair material to restore the profile of the concrete structure. In this arrangement a high resistivity repair material promotes the flow of protection current to steel in adjacent contaminated concrete that is at risk of corrosion. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20100065978 | METHOD FOR THE TREATMENT OF FISSURES IN CONCRETE STRUCTURES - A method for the treatment of fissures in concrete structures by means of repairing them with microcement-based material, comprising a method wherein the fissures, both horizontal and vertical or inclined fissures, are identified and analyzed. The treatment of the mentioned horizontal fissures comprises cleaning them and drying their surface using compressed air and subsequently filling them by means of gravity, the grout being poured with the help of a “pset”. The vertical or inclined fissures are treated by demarcating the sites for drilling and inserting the injector nozzles that permit cleaning and saturating the fissures with water, followed by the injection of the microcement grout under pressure. (FIG. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100193982 | HYPER-FINE CEMENT - The invention relates to a process for producing a hyper-fine cement, in which cement is wet milled in a nonaqueous solvent, if appropriate in the presence of a grinding aid, as a result of which a hyper-fine cement having a particle size D | 08-05-2010 |
| 264360220 | By polymerizing, cross-linking, or curing (e.g., hardening, etc.) | 4 |
| 20090278271 | Thermal Revitalization of Polymer-Containing Materials - A method for thermally revitalizing a damaged polymer-containing material, consisting essentially of applying heat from an external heat source to the surface of the object to temporarily raise the surface temperature of the object above the softening point of the polymer is disclosed. A device for performing thermal revitalization on a polymer-containing material is also disclosed. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20110057340 | SELF-REPAIRING COMPOSITION, SELF-REPAIRING MATERIALS, SELF-REPAIRING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS - The invention relates to a micro-encapsulated self-repairing polymerizable composition that comprises at least one selected polymerizable compound to be integrated into organic, inorganic or composite materials for the self-repairing of damages incurred in the use conditions thereof, characterised in that micro-encapsulated polymerizable composition is integrated alone into said materials and, after the release of the microcapsule and in the absence of a catalyst, spontaneously polymerises in the presence of a polymerisation-triggering agent that is absent in said materials but naturally occurs during the use thereof, thus repairing said damages. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20130140726 | CABLE TERMINATION, JOINT AND REPAIR SYSTEM - A system for encapsulating a cable | 06-06-2013 |
| 20160009036 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VULCANIZING RUBBER | 01-14-2016 |
