Patent news.

EMI cable passthrough shield

U.S. patent: 6,469,244

Issued: October 22, 2002

Inventors: Carl G. Harrison and Sheldon L Rohde

Assigned: Cisco Technology

Keywords: An EMI cable passthrough shield incorporation an electrically conductive, deformable material permitting a plurality of shields to be stacked in a cable opening of an electronic system housing.

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Apparatus and methods for estimating maximum road friction coefficient

U.S. patent: 6,473,682

Issued: October 29, 2002

Inventor: Akira Nakamura

Assigned: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki

Keywords: An apparatus and method to determine maximum road friction coefficient for each wheel.

Rubber-reinforcement glass fiber product

U.S. patent: 6,468,654

Issued: October 22, 2002

Inventors: Akira Okamura and Masato Sekiguchi

Assigned: Nippon Glass Fiber

Keywords: Latex treated glass fibers for improved rubber/glass adhesion.

Vulcanizer 

U.S. patent: 6,474,968

Issued: November 5, 2002

Inventors: Kazuto Okada, Hisashi Mitamura and Yasuhiko Fujieda

Assigned: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Steel  

Keywords: A tire vulcanizer with reduced energy loss.

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Grafted near-gelation polymers having high damping properties

U.S. patent: 6,476,117

Issued: November 5, 2002

Inventors: Xiaorong Wang, Victor J. Foltz, Terrance E. Hogan and James E. Hall

Assigned: Bridgestone

Keywords: Novel hard segment/soft segment thermoplastic elastomers having high damping characteristics.

Use of a silane grafted polyolefin in EPDM/polyolefin thermoplastic vulcanizates to improve compression set

U.S. patent: 6,476,132

Issued: November 5, 2002

Inventors: Sabet Abdou-Sabet, Robert E Medsker and Raman Patel

Assigned: Advanced Elastomer Systems

Keywords: A novel olefinic thermoplastic elastomer composition with low compression set.

Use of carbon black in curable rubber

U.S. patent: 6,476,154

Issued: November 5, 2002

Inventors: Neff Arthur Maly, Jerry Donald Hunt and Dennis Keith Romain

Assigned: Goodyear Tire & Rubber

Keywords: Conical carbon comprises cones, flat plates, nanotubes and fullerenes.

Modified pigments having improved dispersing properties

U.S. patent: 6,478,863

Issued: November 12, 2002

Inventors: Joseph E. Johnson, Nanying Bian and Collin P. Galloway

Assigned: Cabot

Keywords: A pigment having attached:

-- -X-- -[[NIon].sub.p],R

X comprises and aromatic group or an alkyl group. NIon comprises one type of non-ionic group.

Anti-tack spandex fibers containing antimicrobial agents therein and fabrics made therefrom

U.S. patent: 6,479,144

Issued: November 12, 2002

Inventors: Randy D. Petrea, Robert L. Schuette, Leland G. Close, Jr. and Shirley Anne Whiteside

Assigned: Milliken & Company

Keywords: Polyurethane elastomer yarns (particularly spandex) containing silver-based antimicrobials.

Vibration damping shim structure

U.S. patent: 6,481,545

Issued: November 19, 2002

Inventors: Kunihiko Yano, Takahiro Niwa, Masaki Yoshihara and Tadashi Arai

Assigned: Nichias

Keywords: Can sufficiently exert vibration damping effect in a wide range of temperatures, can prevent a squeal phenomenon particularly in low temperatures.

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Rail pad and method for strain attentuation

U.S. patent: 6,481,637

Issued: November 19, 2002

Inventor: Philip Jeffrey McQueen

Keywords: Cylindrical recesses convert vertical loading into shear forces. Deformation of the pad due to shear and Poisson's ratio occurs substantially within the pad itself thereby lessening the horizontal movement and increasing the life expectancy.

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Elastomer compositions for bonding to fluoropolymers

U.S. patent: 6,482,522

Issued: November 19, 2002

Inventors: Edward E. Parsonage and Robert E. Kolb

Assigned: Dyneon LLC 

Keywords: By adding a dehydrofluorinating composition to the curable elastomer, contacting the layers and curing the layered article.

Tread pattern which reduces the running noise of a tire

U.S. patent: 6,484,773

Issued: November 26, 2002

Inventor: Remi Bruant

Assigned: Michelin Recherche et Technique

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Belt for a conveyor

U.S. patent: 6,484,872

Issued: November 26, 2002

Inventors: Carsten Jepsen, Kari-Heinz Elvers and Adolfo Kropf-Eilers

Assigned: Phoenix Aktiengesellschaft

Keywords: The center part (A) is interchangeable as a result of a joint (4) between both side parts.

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Split mechanical face seal

U.S. patent: 6,485,023

Issued: November 26, 2002

Inventors: James Budrow and Kenneth L. Harris

Assigned: Flowserve Management

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Just-in-time bulk rubber bale processor.

U.S. patent: 6,487,949

Issued: December 3, 2002

Inventor: Amitkumar N. Dharia

Keywords: A bale processor for cutting or dicing a bale or slab of unvulcanized rubber produces small cubes or blocks.

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Transverse reinforced CVT belt

U.S. patent: 6,485,386

Issued: November 26, 2002

Inventors: Jing Yuan, Alexander Serkh, Scott Clemniecki and Leslee Brown

Assigned: The Gates Corporation

Keywords: Comprises an outer extensible elastomeric layer, an inner compression layer and a tensile member. Each tooth further comprises a nonmetallic or plastic transverse member, pillar or rod that extends across the width of each tooth.

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Sacrificial ribs for improved tire wear

U.S. patent: 6,488,064

Issued: December 3, 2002

Inventor: Robert Ciprian Radulescu

Assigned: Michelin Recherche et Technique

Keywords: Tire with a sacrificial rib to protect the main ribs of the tire's tread by delaying the onset of irregular wear.

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