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James P Endle

Robert J Maki

Jeffrey L Hamer

Kenneth F Teeters

Alan R Seville

Lauren K Carlson

Lahoussaine Lalouch

Lynn E Lorimor

Lucas J Hunt

Mario Alberto Perez

George W Frost

David C Raithel

Matthew W Gorrell

Hannah L Stoughton

Carolina Bautista-Brown

Douglas C Blackwell

Stephen M Sanocki

Frank Thomas Sher

John M Brandner

John J Rogers

Patrick J Yeshe

Albert I Everaerts

Moses Mekala David

George G I Moore

Olester Benson, Jr

Caroline M Ylitalo

Christopher Stewart Lyons

Douglas Scott Dunn

James M Jonza

Robin Edgar Wright

Joseph D Rule

Mark A Roehrig

William Vogel Dower

Andrew P Bonifas

Stephen P Maki

James P Gardner, Jr

Gregg A Patnode

Andrew S Viner

James C Breister

Nicholas G Amell

Travis L Potts

Tien T Wu

Eugene H Carlson

David Loren Vall

Robert T Krasa

Michael R Kesti

Robert J Devoe

Richard J Webb

William P Klinzing

Stephen L Lieder

Dawud H Tan

Richard C Webb

Joshua M Fishman

David C Kramlich

Caitlin E Meree

Gerry A Hoffdahl

Michael W Dolezal

Matthew D Wilding

Joseph A Dunbar

Warren D Eaton

Joshua D Tibbits

Cristobal Martin Bernia

Blake R Griffith

Kyle J Baumgartner

Jon A Lindberg

Jesse R Seifert

Jeremie Peyras-Carratte

Deepti Gopalakrishnan

Gordon L Altshuler

Jean-Marie Coant

Mark D Hunter

Tien Yi Hsu Whiting

Sylvain M Lalonde

Randy L Robertson

Hannah L Mathers

Adam J Mueler

Methods and systems of forming a random fiber web using pneumatic fiber feeding system are disclosed. The method can optionally comprise: providing a plurality of moveable apparatuses including a lickerin and a feeder, the lickerin configured to remove a plurality of fibers from a fibrous mat delivered to adjacent the lickerin by the feeder; doffing the plurality of fibers from the lickerin at a doffing location within the system; communicating an air supply to entrain the plurality of fibers with the air supply after the doffing; and collecting the plurality of fibers from the air supply to form the random fiber web.

Machines systems and methods for making random fiber webs

An adhesive-backed film with an adhesive layer having thermoplastic or thermoset filaments partially projecting therefrom, to promote fluid egress and repositionability.

Web with adhesive layer having partially embedded filaments

A sensing element includes a substrate including an electrically non-conductive surface, at least one high surface energy region, and an electrode pair structure disposed on the electrically non-conductive surface. The electrode pair structure includes at least one pair of electrodes having a gap therebetween. At least one of the electrodes is at least partially within the at least one high surface energy region. The sensing element is configured to sense fluid-soluble particulate matter.

Sensing element for respirator

A nonwoven hand pad includes a substrate having first and second opposed major surfaces wherein the first major surface includes a first functional region configured for a first cleaning operation, and the second major surface includes at least two functional regions configured for second and third cleaning operations. A method of cleaning using such a pad is also disclosed.

Foldable multi-purpose nonwoven hand pad and method of use

A scouring article including a monolithic nonwoven pad with a semi-densified fibrous layer that is integral to the monolithic nonwoven pad and that provides a major surface of the monolithic nonwoven pad, and methods of making and using.

Scouring article and methods of making and using

A hearing-protective earplug () with a resilient polymeric foam body () and with a grippable stem () that includes a forward portion () with an annular sleeve () that at least partially defines an open-ended, front-facing cavity () within which a rearward portion () of the resilient polymeric foam body resides.

Earplug with stem comprising a sleeve

A method of making personal protective equipment, such as a push-in earplug, is disclosed. The method includes the steps of covering a substrate with an outer layer that includes an unactivated foaming agent, positioning at least a portion of the outer layer in a mold, and activating the foaming agent such that a portion of the outer layer expands.

Method of making a personal protective article

A push-in earplug including an elongate core and outer layer is disclosed. The outer layer includes a sound attenuating portion having a first average density and a stem portion having a second average density, and the second average density is greater than the first average density.

Push-in earplug

A method of making an adhesive backed web, wherein the adhesive layer of such web has partially embedded filaments projecting therefrom. The filaments may comprise a thermoplastic material or a hot melt adhesive. The filaments are contacted to a major surface of a liner material then pressed partially thereinto. An adhesive layer, as from an adhesive backed film, is then laminated to the filament-containing liner, allowing the adhesive layer to pick up the filaments.

Method of making web with partially embedded fibers

The present disclosure generally relates to non-conformable thermoplastic pavement marking tapes comprising a backing and an adhesive layer adjacent to the backing. In some embodiments, the backing includes an ionic copolymer. In other embodiments, the non-conformable backing has an inelastic deformation of less than 10% at 25&#xb0; C. In some embodiments, the pavement marking tape is heat-moldable.

Thermoplastic pavement marking tapes

Scouring article

Scouring pad

Scouring sponge

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New Richmond, WI, United States of America

James P Endle