Processes for forming cosmetically appealing edges on laminated fabric structures are described. The methods involve a laser cutting process that includes in-process melting of polymer material within the laminated fabric so as to coat fibers of the laminated fabric. The resultant cut laminated fabric has a cosmetic edge that has no exposed fibers. The laser cutting and melting can be performed in a single laser cutting operation, making it well suited for integration into manufacturing product lines.

A method and system for fabricating a part includes sectionalizing a computer-generated representation of a part into strata having an order, forming layers corresponding to the strata from sheet material, stacking at least two of the layers in the order, and joining the layers together. The method and system are suitable for producing a phase-change material container for a thermal energy harvesting device, for example.

A method of making a laminated shingle is provided. The method includes coating a shingle mat with roofing asphalt to make an asphalt-coated sheet, adhering a reinforcement member to a portion of the asphalt-coated sheet, covering the asphalt-coated sheet, and optionally covering the reinforcement member, with granules to make a granule-covered sheet, dividing the granule-covered sheet into an overlay sheet and an underlay sheet, wherein the overlay sheet has a tab portion normally exposed on a roof and a headlap portion normally covered-up on a roof, the headlap portion having a lower zone adjacent the tab portion and an upper zone adjacent the lower zone, and wherein the reinforcement member is adhered to the lower zone of the headlap portion and laminating the overlay sheet and the underlay sheet to make the laminated shingle.

The present application discloses a composite pad structure that includes a substrate bonded to a plurality of discrete, spaced-apart, resilient elements engaged to at least one reinforcing structure.

A label for use on store shelves in a retail environment. The label include adhesive strips applied to a bottom surface of each label and a top laminate layer with a release coating applied to the top surface of each label.

Manufacturing process for the production of flexible three-dimensional items which entails: cutting the pieces (4) which will form the outer material of the item to be produced, preparing a mould (1) and a counter mould (3) with smooth opposing surfaces onto which the cut pieces (4) which will form the outer material are placed, these cut pieces, alongside the mould and counter mould, delimiting a network of channels (6) through which a molten plastic material is injected.

The invention is directed generally to improvements in irrigation and fertilization assessment and delivery. More specifically, embodiments of the invention provide an improved fluid delivery tube, method to manufacture such tube, and systems that include such tube. The delivery tube is beneficial at least because it minimizes the life cycle cost of a responsive delivery tube.

A sensor element comprising a tape-shaped mount film; and a plurality of film-shaped sensors bonded on one surface of the mount film, wherein the front and rear film-shaped sensors are spaced at a predetermined distance in a lengthwise direction of the mount film, and a crosswise length of each film-shaped sensor is shorter by a predetermined quantity than a crosswise length of the mount film.

The present disclosure provides embodiments of a method a reinforced porcelain panel product for renovations or new constructions. In an embodiment, a method includes applying an adhesive to a top surface of a structural core board that includes a foam-core material. Further, the method continues with abuttingly contacting the structural core board to a bottom surface of a porcelain slab with the adhesive such that regions of the structural core board substantially extend beyond outer peripheries of the porcelain slab to define buffer regions, thereby to allow the buffer regions to be visible and to enhance protection from cracking when the reinforced porcelain panel product is handled. Additional features include the bottom surface of the structural core board having a second surface area larger than the first surface area of the porcelain slab and a fracture toughness greater than the porcelain slab.

A method of applying labels to a store shelf in a retail environment. The method includes applying labels with adhesive strips applied to a bottom surface of each label and a top laminate layer with a release coating applied to the top surface of each label. The labels in the pad are sequenced according to a store's planogram.