Jeff H. Aftergut

US Patent 7087128 Method for manufacturing bicycle components

US Patent 7087129 Method of forming an impregnated micro-fiber filtration unit

US Patent 7087133 Methods for application of adhesive tape to semiconductor devices

US Patent 7090736 Pressure vessel prestressing technique

US Patent 7090737 Component consisting of a fiber-reinforced synthetic material and a method for producing same

US Patent 7090739 Method of manufacturing a seat

US Patent 7093641 Robotic tape applicator and method

US Patent 7093642 Systems and methods for a robotic tape applicator

US Patent 7094304 Method for selective area stamping of optical elements on a substrate

US Patent 7094311 Assembling bipolar plates

US Patent 7097725 Placement device

US Patent 7097729 Method for making mechanical parts by decomposition into layers

US Patent 7101452 Methods of debonding a composite tooling

US Patent 7101453 Pre-filled contained media volumes and methods of media filling using pre-filled contained media volumes

US Patent 7105071 Method of inserting z-axis reinforcing fibers into a composite laminate

US Patent 7108762 Method for manufacturing an orifice mechanism capable of low fluid flow rates

US Patent 7112255 Thermobondable filter medium and border frame and method of making same

US Patent 7115178 Method of making plastic rocks

US Patent 7115180 Process and system for fabricating a reinforcing preform

US Patent 7125463 Fluid filled unit formation machine and process

US Patent 7128789 Surface bonded entangled fibrous web and method of making and using

US Patent 7128798 Magnetic substrates, composition and method for making the same

US Patent 7128801 Method and apparatus for sealing flex circuits having heat sensitive circuit elements

US Patent 7132027 Complex composite structures and method and apparatus for fabricating same from continuous fibers

US Patent 7132028 Method of wrapping elongate material, especially cable harnesses, with a sheath

US Patent 7138023 Development of thermoplastic composites using wet use chopped strand (WUCS)

US Patent 7138031 Mandrel and method for manufacturing composite structures

US Patent 7150806 Spiral-shaped lamp for UV curing of coatings and bonding for a digital versatile disk (DVD) or compact disk (CD)

US Patent 7156937 Needling through carrier sheets to form loops

US Patent 7156938 Method for making multi-layer ceramic acoustic transducer

US Patent 7156939 Apparatus and method for securing engagement between fastening components of pre-fastened garments

US Patent 7160402 Snow decoration

US Patent 7160407 Methods and apparatus for replacing a toner cartridge shutter

US Patent 7160408 Process for making a disposable diaper

US Patent 7160409 Structure for wound fiber reinforced plastic tubing and method for making

US Patent 7160413 Layered support and method for laminating CMP pads

US Patent 7160414 Method and apparatus of manufacturing glued laminated wood

US Patent 7160415 Gel electrolyte battery

US Patent 7163596 Fibers and ribbons for use in the manufacture of solar cells

US Patent 7163600 Method for preparing copper foil with insulating layer and copper foil with insulating layer prepared by the method, and printed wiring board using the copper foil with insulating layer

US Patent 7172669 Method for applying elastic members on a pant-shaped absorbent article

US Patent 7172676 System and method for bonding and debonding a workpiece to a manufacturing fixture

US Patent 7175733 Fluoropolymer bonding composition and method

US Patent 7175736 Laminate for electronic circuit

US Patent 7175787 Method for producing a fiber composite component, and apparatus for producing such a component

US Patent 7179343 Method for bonding surfaces on a web

US Patent 7182829 Cube corner cavity based retroreflectors with transparent fill material

US Patent 7182830 Compositions and assembly process for liquid crystal display

US Patent 7182832 Adhesive precoated headliner materials

US Patent 7186309 Method for preparing composite flexible graphite material

US Patent 7186311 Process for producing substrate for flexible circuit board

US Patent 7186312 Adhesive which hardens in several stages

US Patent 7191813 Method and device for producing a spunbonded nonwoven fabric

US Patent 7192504 Adding glass to composite bonding surfaces

US Patent 7195684 Apparatus and method for producing article

US Patent 7201816 High bulk composite sheets and method for preparing

US Patent 7201818 Method of making arrow shaft including integral sleeve, and arrow shaft which is produced thereby

US Patent 7201822 Method of placing a material transversely on a moving web

US Patent 7204286 Apparatus for continuously forming FRP square pipe

US Patent 7204896 Electrical cable with self-repairing protection and apparatus for manufacturing the same

US Patent 7204897 Hydrogel-based prosthetic device for replacing at least a part of the nucleus of a spinal disc

US Patent 7204903 Pressure container manufacturing method

US Patent 7204906 Method for laminating and forming a composite laminate in a single operation

US Patent 7208062 Method of producing multilayer printed wiring board

US Patent 7214284 Manufacturing method of trademark label

US Patent 7226518 Method and device for making a composite sheet with multiaxial fibrous reinforcement

US Patent 7226519 Flexible hose for a vacuum cleaner and fabricating method thereof

US Patent 7229511 Method and apparatus for feeding slider-zipper assemblies

US Patent 7229513 Method for an integral composite forward flange in a composite

US Patent 7235148 Selectively roughening conductors for high frequency printed wiring boards

US Patent 7238247 Method of making a multi-perforated part out of ceramic matrix composite material

US Patent 7238250 Energy absorbing systems and processes, and processes for the production of energy absorbing structural elements

US Patent 7238254 Laser welded photoreceptor belts with quartz pressure plate welding seam control

US Patent 7241351 Assembling method for mosaics of tesserae made of transparent glass and mosaic portion

US Patent 7243697 Apparatus and method for coating pipes

US Patent 7244329 Electron beam curing in a composite having a flow resistant adhesive layer

US Patent 7244330 Method for bonding a layer of thermoplastic polymer to the surface of an elastomer

US Patent 7247213 Method for manufacturing a connection for composite tubing

US Patent 7252730 Method and apparatus for applying an elastic member

US Patent 7252731 Apparatus and method for applying double-coated pressure sensitive adhesive tape, and method for producing catalytic converter

US Patent 7252889 ‘Glow-in-the-dark’ gazing globes and other ornaments, particularly for gardens

US Patent 7255147 Bonding device for fabricating liquid crystal display and substrate for fabricating liquid crystal display

US Patent 7255760 Apparatus for manufacturing filter cartridges, and method of using same

US Patent 7255763 Process for making fibrous web having inelastic extensibility

US Patent 7258759 Soft magnetic amorphous electromechanical component and method making the same

US Patent 7258760 Methods of forming honeycomb sandwich composite panels

US Patent 7258762 Hems, edges, patches and seams for durable, water repellant woven fabric, and methods for making the same

US Patent 7261786 Filament wound crew rest enclosure structure

US Patent 7261787 Method of making a formable hockey stick blade

US Patent 7261794 Method and apparatus for bonding a cover to a substrate using high frequency microwaves

US Patent 7261795 Method for encapsulation of light emitting polymer devices

US Patent 7261929 Method for splicing a conveyor belt

US Patent 7264687 Apparatus and method for making fabric for coverings for architectural openings

US Patent 7267151 Laminating apparatus

US Patent 7267152 Device for the guiding of individual reinforcement threads

US Patent 7268269 Multi-functional protective textiles and methods for decontamination

US Patent 7270721 Antimicrobial wounddressing

US Patent 7273529 Method of making a window covering from fabric segments

US Patent 7276133 Method for manufacturing a doormat

US Patent 7278459 Common carrier

US Patent 7279059 Polymer/WUCS mat for use in automotive applications

US Patent 7279069 Adhesive curing method, curing apparatus, and optical disc lamination apparatus using the curing apparatus

US Patent 7282104 Method of fixing a sealing object to a base object

US Patent 7282105 Support planar and tapered quasi-planar germanium waveguides for infrared evanescent-wave sensing

US Patent 7282106 Fibers and ribbons for use in the manufacture of solar cells

US Patent 7282107 Multiple head automated composite laminating machine for the fabrication of large barrel section components

US Patent 7285177 Thin-walled reinforced sleeve with integral compressible layer

US Patent 7285178 Method and apparatus for making a wrapped absorbent core

US Patent 7288164 Process and apparatus for manufacturing a honeycomb composite material

US Patent 7291234 Continuous feed system for producing structural insulated panels

US Patent 7291238 Method of manufacturing liquid crystal display panel and liquid crystal display panel manufacturing apparatus

US Patent 7291240 Method of forming a conduit using a wound sacrificial layer

US Patent 7293594 Process for the production of sandwich elements from reactive plastics material

US Patent 7294218 Composite material with improved structural, acoustic and thermal properties

US Patent 7297217 Method and apparatus for applying low viscosity cyanoacrylate adhesive on wooden furniture

US Patent 7297218 Method of fabricating reusable surface insulation containing polybenzazole

US Patent 7297222 Method and device for the mask welding of moving plastic films by lasers

US Patent 7297223 Process and structure of liquid crystal panel with one drop fill

US Patent 7300530 Process for preparing a non-woven fibrous web

US Patent 7300536 Method for attaching intersecting tubes

US Patent 7303642 Methods of making responsive film with corrugated microlayers having improved properties

US Patent 7306022 Manufacture of a filtering screen

US Patent 7306450 Apparatuses, systems, and methods for manufacturing composite parts

US Patent 7306691 Method for forming overlapping section

US Patent 7311794 Methods of sealing micro wells

US Patent 7314534 Method of making multi-ply door core, multi-ply door core, and door manufactured therewith

US Patent 7314535 Structure for loading substrate in substrate bonding apparatus for fabricating liquid crystal display device

US Patent 7316760 Process for manufacturing a laminate

US Patent 7318878 Method and device for producing continuous belts from plastic films

US Patent 7323074 Hay baling laminate of a nonwoven and a knitted net

US Patent 7326311 Method of producing intermittently elastic webs

US Patent 7326316 Electrical interconnect using locally conductive adhesive

US Patent 7332050 Electronic spinning apparatus, and a process of preparing nonwoven fabric using the same

US Patent 7335271 Adhesive microstructure and method of forming same

US Patent 7335273 Method of making strand-reinforced elastomeric composites

US Patent 7338574 Multilayer composite and method of making same

US Patent 7341638 Use of a low binder fiber mat with a support mat for fabricating a fiber reinforced polymeric foam composite

US Patent 7344615 Method and apparatus for performing a charging process on an image carrying device

US Patent 7347911 Devices and methods for manufacturing packaging materials

US Patent 7347914 Method for producing an article having an elastic bonded between two webs

US Patent 7351301 Catheter and method for making the same

US Patent 7353853 Fiber placement machine

US Patent 7354495 Method of making a water treatment composite pressure vessel

US Patent 7361241 Filamentary nonwoven bandage fabric

US Patent 7361252 Methods for laminating films for SPD light valves and SPD light valves incorporating such laminated films

US Patent 7364634 Carpet construction having secondary backing

US Patent RE40288 Apparatus for inflating and sealing air-filled packing cushions

US Patent 7367372 Printer

US Patent 7367373 Multi-layer extrusion head for self-sealing cable

US Patent 7368025 Method for making a thermally protective coating for a propulsive unit structure

US Patent 7374629 Pass-through fishing rod and method of manufacturing same

US Patent 7374632 Methods of polymeric bonding fuel system components

US Patent 7384492 Method of forming hybrid and composite tubular filters

US Patent 7387147 Apparatus for inserting z-axis reinforcing fibers into a composite laminate

US Patent 7389803 Method and apparatus for manufacturing semiconductor apparatus

US Patent 7390454 Thermoforming process for producing class “A” finish, high gloss automotive exterior parts

US Patent 7393425 Methods for cable sealing

US Patent 7395846 Method and apparatus for bonding flexible board

US Patent 7399375 Connecting conduits to components of fluid handling devices

US Patent 7410550 Flexible insulating sleeve

US Patent 7413098 Internal pressure container and its manufacturing method

US Patent 7413623 Apparatus for resin-impregnation of fibers for filament winding

US Patent 7416010 Bonding apparatus and system for fabricating liquid crystal display device

US Patent 7416626 Trim panel with edge seal

US Patent 7416627 Films and film laminates having cushioning cells and processes of making thereof

US Patent 7418991 Substrate bonding apparatus for manufacturing liquid crystal display device

US Patent 7419561 Cast composite sail and method

US Patent 7419563 Methods of making medical devices

US Patent 7422647 Unidirectional, multi-head fiber placement

US Patent 7422649 Method for recording information in luminescent compositions and uses thereof in articles of manufacture

US Patent 7425243 Method of joining two workpieces without extraneous materials and also workpiece joined by this method

US Patent 7429304 High-speed apparatus and method for forming inflated chambers

US Patent 7431788 Method of protecting a bond layer in a substrate support adapted for use in a plasma processing system

US Patent 7431963 Optical fiber cables for microduct installations

US Patent 7435309 Method of manufacturing solid gather forming member

US Patent 7435311 Panel-to-panel lamination method for improved uniformity

US Patent 7438777 Lightweight high-tensile, high-tear strength bicomponent nonwoven fabrics

US Patent 7438779 Method of manufacturing wearing article

US Patent 7438781 System and method for vacuum bag fabrication

US Patent 7445686 Method for making cushioned product with integral cover

US Patent 7451795 System for separating and linking composite fibers

US Patent 7451952 Thermoforming a continuous foil

US Patent 7452440 Method and device for producing laminated composite

US Patent 7455094 Apparatus and method for manufacturing agricultural water supply hose

US Patent 7455744 Inflatable mattress systems and method of manufacture thereof

US Patent 7459048 One-piece inner shell for full barrel composite fuselage

US Patent 7465366 Needling loops into carrier sheets

US Patent 7465367 Process for forming a laminate

US Patent 7465369 Method of fabricating containers with integral lenticular systems and inner label inserts

US Patent 7468116 Conduit and method of forming

US Patent 7469735 Composite structural element fabricating device and method

US Patent 7472736 Modular head lamination device and method

US Patent 7476287 Soluble rivet tape

US Patent 7476288 Method and apparatus for producing elastomeric nonwoven laminates

US Patent 7476289 Vacuum elastomer bonding apparatus and method

US Patent 7488436 Optical disk and method for producing the same

US Patent 7490650 Workpiece processing device

US Patent 7491289 Methods of forming metal foil ply replacement in composite structures

US Patent 7497917 Friction heating for joining dissimilar materials

US Patent 7497919 Method for making a multilayer composite pressure vessel

US Patent 7497921 Stringer holding device

US Patent 7507311 Process and apparatus for making heat-sealed articles

US Patent 7513285 Gluing device of an end edge of a log and relative gluing method

US Patent 7513969 Method for producing a corrugated stretch laminate with a free formed printed elastic member

US Patent 7513970 Method and apparatus for production of a reinforcement bar

US Patent 7517421 Method for the continuous manufacture of tubular membranes

US Patent 7523776 Apparatus for the mechanical application of a spacer strip onto a glass pane

US Patent 7524388 Composites, method of manufacture thereof, and articles formed therefrom

US Patent 7527705 Method for routing electrical conductor between panels

US Patent 7534317 Kink-resistant access sheath and method of making same

US Patent 7547371 Composite architectural column

US Patent 7550051 Method of making pre-shrunk drywall trim device

US Patent 7550052 Method of producing a complex structure by assembling stressed structures

US Patent 7550053 Catheters with lubricious linings and methods for making and using them

US Patent 7550056 System and method for manufacturing a brake shoe

US Patent 7550058 Method of manufacturing aldehyde-free engineer wood floor

US Patent 7556703 Method of bonding ceramics structures

US Patent 7560003 Bonded hybrid structure

US Patent 7563337 Composite sheet and process for making the same

US Patent 7563342 Method of manufacturing laminated substrate

US Patent 7566375 Panel grip with cut-outs and inserts

US Patent 7575651 Method for applying web material to a molded plastic object

US Patent 7578333 Machine and methods for the manufacture of air-filled cushions

US Patent 7578898 Architecture of a winding device for an electric energy storage unit

US Patent 7578899 Methods for making a supported graft

US Patent 7582177 Process for production of fiber-reinforced plastic tubing

US Patent 7588654 Fluid-filled chambers with foam tensile members and methods for manufacturing the chambers

US Patent 7591919 Fluid-filled chambers with foam tensile members and methods for manufacturing the chambers

US Patent 7594977 Tape bonder, tape bonding method, and process for manufacturing electronic component

US Patent 7597772 Tubular components for aeronautical fuselages and processes and jigs for its manufacturing

US Patent 7597775 Green fluoropolymer tube and endovascular prosthesis formed using same

US Patent 7601237 Fabric handling apparatus and method for composite manufacture

US Patent 7611593 Method for preparing tiles or sheets consisting of mosaic pieces and tiles obtained therewith

US Patent 7611595 System, method, and apparatus for metallic-composite joint with compliant, non-corrosive interface

US Patent 7611599 Method for production of decorative article and decorative article produced therefrom

US Patent 7615128 Method and apparatus for fray-free textile cutting

US Patent 7615129 Structural damage repair elements and kit

US Patent 7615171 Composite wheel and method for manufacturing the same

US Patent 7618509 Wrinkled band without air expansion tube and its manufacturing method

US Patent 7628191 Methods of media filling using pre-filled contained media volumes

US Patent 7628192 Methods of debonding a composite tooling

US Patent 7628882 Add roller for a fiber placement machine

US Patent 7632372 Replaceable creel in a fiber placement machine

US Patent 7637298 Multi-layer extrusion head for self-sealing cable

US Patent 7638015 Paint masking for corners employing “L-shaped” masking employing only single hand application

US Patent 7640960 Apparatus for attaching substrates

US Patent 7640961 Apparatus and method for making a tubular composite barrel

US Patent 7641750 Method for fixing several layers of textile along a line, particularly along the edge of a textile item and item produced thus

US Patent 7641758 Method for thermal seaming of polyimides

US Patent 7648607 Methods of forming composite materials including high modulus polyolefin fibers

US Patent 7651578 Guidewire with polymer jacket and method of making

US Patent 7654296 Grooved single facer belt

US Patent 7662251 Method of manufacturing composite riser

US Patent 7670447 Method for applying adhesive to substrate, substrate, coating device, method for producing laminated object, and laminated object

US Patent 7670451 Coiled tubing and power cables

US Patent 7678218 Production method of an electroacoustic transducer diaphragm, electroacoustic transducer diaphragm, and an electroacoustic transducer

US Patent 7681615 Tow width adaptable placement head device and method

US Patent 7686054 Apparatus for everting a lining material

US Patent 7686617 Manufacturing of three-dimensional topographical scale models for the purpose of science

US Patent 7686908 Composite intersection reinforcement

US Patent 7691219 Method and device for producing a hollow body by rotation and resulting products

US Patent 7699953 Method for enveloping silicone gel with plastic films and product thereof

US Patent 7699954 Nonwoven fabric and method and apparatus for manufacturing same

US Patent 7703495 Compact fiber placement apparatus and method of making and using same

US Patent 7718028 Fluid filled unit formation process

US Patent 7721781 Apparatus and method for forming inflated chambers

US Patent 7727350 Apparatus and method for making articles having filamentary material

US Patent 7730920 Elastic composite, and a system and method for making the elastic composite

US Patent 7731815 Method and apparatus for nonlinear laying of material

US Patent 7731816 System and method for heating carbon fiber using infrared radiation in a fiber placement machine

US Patent 7735536 Filament winding apparatus

US Patent 7736455 Methods for manufacturing a paint roller with grooved substrate

US Patent 7740727 Elastic composite for a disposable absorbent garment, and a system and process for making the elastic composite and a garment having the elastic composite

US Patent 7740729 Method and system for controlling the eccentricity of bonded multiple optical discs

US Patent 7744712 Elastic composite, and a system and method for making the elastic composite

US Patent 7748425 Backing film wind-up in a fiber placement machine

US Patent 7754040 Method for applying elastic members on a pant-shaped absorbent article

US Patent 7757883 Side-ported filament wound pressure vessels

US Patent 7763137 Pressure shell, high-pressure tank provided with the pressure shell, manufacturing method of the high-pressure tank and manufacturing apparatus of the high-pressure tank

US Patent 7775248 Cylndrical container sleeve formation

US Patent 7785439 Method for connecting a catheter balloon with a catheter shaft of a balloon catheter

US Patent 7798193 Method for manufacture and installation of sill drainage system

US Patent 7799157 Pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet and method of manufacturing the same

US Patent 7799160 Method for manufacturing composite container with different opening sizes

US Patent 7803240 Methods of reinforcing medical balloons and making reinforced medical balloons and reinforced medical balloons made accordingly

US Patent 7803241 Composite pressure tank and process for its manufacture

US Patent 7819160 Device for using fibers with flexible fiber-routing tubes

US Patent 7820001 Latent elastic laminates and methods of making latent elastic laminates

US Patent 7824513 Apparatus and method for making pile articles and improved pile articles made therewith

US Patent 7829163 Shrink sleeve for an article closure

US Patent 7836934 Structure for loading substrate in substrate bonding apparatus for fabricating liquid crystal display device

US Patent 7842147 Composite panel having in-situ thermoset foamed core

US Patent 7842149 Method of manufacturing a reinforcement element for a flexible pipeline

US Patent 7846283 Methods for manufacturing a paint roller with perforated substrate

US Patent 7846286 Device and method for closing the tail end of logs of web material and relative logs obtained therewith

US Patent 7849902 Apparatus for making a spunbond web

US Patent 7850806 Waterproof method and construction for a wire end joint portion

US Patent 7850811 Steerable kink-resistant sheath

US Patent 7854816 Method of producing a nonwoven fabric from filaments

US Patent 7857937 Thermosetting hot-melt polyurethane adhesive for labeling a structure

US Patent 7867350 Enhanced thickness fabric and method of making same

US Patent 7867351 Method for forming porous PTFE layer

US Patent 7871483 Bond enhancement for underwater repair

US Patent 7871485 Reduced ply separation tail seal

US Patent 7871486 Methods for making structures having mounting flanges

US Patent 7875143 Method and apparatus for labeling containers

US Patent 7879171 Common carrier

US Patent 7879176 Methods of polymeric bonding fuel system components

US Patent 7883656 Wound in-situ moulded magnet end coil and method for production thereof

US Patent 7887659 Reuse method for utilising reject rolls being produced in paper and cardboard factories

US Patent 7887661 Infusion treatment agents, catheters, filter devices, and occlusion devices, and use thereof

US Patent 7892377 Dimensionally stable horticultural netting

US Patent 7892381 Method for forming an optical converter

US Patent 7892384 Removable adhesive tape and pull tab, and method of forming

US Patent 7896998 System, method, and apparatus for pre-tensioned pipe for load-sharing with composite cover

US Patent 7901528 Method for manufacturing wiring substrate having sheet

US Patent 7905970 Apparatus and process for separation of multi-strand elastics

US Patent 7905972 Methods for making substantially cylindrical articles and fan casings

US Patent 7909954 Method and apparatus for winding a filter media pack

US Patent 7918955 Manufacture of flexible tubular duct with improved core delivery

US Patent 7927442 Method and apparatus for producing an insulation support with an adhesive layer for a magnetic resonance gradient coil

US Patent 7927443 Medical balloon

US Patent 7927446 Method of producing multicolored films

US Patent 7931769 Method of forming temporary carrier structure and associated release techniques

US Patent 7935204 Method of fabricating printhead assembly

US Patent 7938926 Manufacture of a filtering system

US Patent 7942993 Method for producing multilayer tailored fiber placement (TFP) preforms using meltable fixing fibers

US Patent 7942994 Bonding tool and method

US Patent 7943001 Process for producing multilayer board

US Patent 7946841 Device for conveying a tubular film

US Patent 7947149 Lamination process and roller for use therein

US Patent 7951259 Balloon catheter having a flexible distal end

US Patent 7951318 Apparatuses, systems, and methods for manufacturing composite parts

US Patent 7959756 Small handle production method and apparatus

US Patent 7964049 Processes for making fiber-on-end materials

US Patent 7967932 Method for continuously forming structural member

US Patent 7981232 Method for manufacturing a filtration device

US Patent 7981235 Method and apparatus for making cellular material using slow cure adhesives

US Patent 7981236 Method and device for bonding two sheets

US Patent 7981243 Method of manufacturing laminated damping structure with vulcanized rubber as viscoelastic core

US Patent 7993477 Method and apparatus for Z-direction fiber insertion of discrete fibers for reinforcement of composite laminates

US Patent 7998296 Method of protecting a bond layer in a substrate support adapted for use in a plasma processing system

US Patent 7998299 Method for making composite truss panel having a fluted core

US Patent 7998304 Methods of configuring a proximity head that provides uniform fluid flow relative to a wafer

US Patent 8002926 Composite tube production

US Patent 8007609 Parallel plate arrangement and method of formation

US Patent 8007626 Micro-fluidic interconnector