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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8038917 | Process for preparing articles The present invention relates to a process for preparing a thermoplastic vulcanizate (TPV) comprising: contacting a thermoplastic polymer, a cross-linkable elastomer, at least one curative, and at least one cure activator in a solvent to form Composition A. The solv... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7387837 | Thermoplastic polyurethane composition and process for producing the same The present invention provides a thermoplastic polyurethane composition which comprises an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer and/or a polyamide, and a thermoplastic polyurethane, in which the retention of melt tension thereof, when kept in a molten state at 220° C. ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7186362 | Methods of improving the wear resistance of prosthetic medical devices A prosthetic medical device exhibiting improved wear resistance is fabricated by sealing at least one polyolefinic material in an airtight container and providing an inert atmosphere within the airtight container. The polyolefinic material is exposed to an irradiati... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7138025 | Method for manufacturing a sealable bag having an integrated tray for use in vacuum packaging A method for manufacturing a bag for use in vacuum packaging comprises forming a first panel including a tray for retaining contents within the bag and a second panel. Optionally, the tray can include a plurality of ridges or protuberances for suspending contents su... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7074292 | Processes for manufacturing blade member of developer quantity control blade A blade member manufacturing process using no mold and a developer quantity control blade manufacturing process using this blade member are disclosed in which a material for the blade member is extruded onto a charge control face face-transferring sheet in a uniform... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7059665 | CFRP plate material and method for preparation thereof A light-weight, highly rigid, high-strength environment-friendly fiber-reinforced plastic (hereinafter, CFRP) board having a surface quality that can endure long-term use suitable for use in automobiles and the like is provided. A method for making the same is also ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6942749 | Method of manufacturing a security item A method of manufacturing a security item comprises extruding or casting a polymer plastics substrate and, during the forming process, introducing a security thread into the substrate. The security thread is embedded to different depths in the substrate so as to gen... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6911171 | Synthetic closure By achieving an extruded, foamed core formed from plastic material peripherally surrounded and integrally bonded with a plurality of cooperating synthetic, plastic, extruded, outer layers, a unique, multi-component, multi-layer synthetic closure is provided which ma... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6905324 | Interface control A method and apparatus for the extrusion of multilayered composite products, is provided. The inventive apparatus includes a coextrusion structure and a partition member. In accordance with the inventive method, the relative orientation of a first shaped flow stream... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6893707 | Structured polyolefin coated substrates and processes for making the same Structured polyolefin coated substrates and processes for making the same are disclosed. A chill roll is used to impart a plurality of peaks which protrude outwardly from the polyolefin coating of the structured substrate. In addition, the chill roll surface is trea... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6841109 | Support for imaging material A support for an imaging material, which not only can give an imaging material and a print thereon having a high gloss appearance and being free of non-uniformity in gloss but also is improved in the property of peeling from a cooling roll and which has high stiffne... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6780367 | Method for preparing a concrete article having reinforcing fibers frayed at their ends A method for preparing a concrete article comprised of concrete having therein a reinforcing fiber, where at least about 50 percent of the reinforcing fibers are frayed only at an end or ends of the reinforcing fibers, may be made by mixing concrete, water and a rei... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6767618 | Multi-layered stretched resin film A multi-layered stretched resin film comprises a base layer (A) comprising more than 90 wt % of a polyolefinic resin and less than 10 wt % of an inorganic fine powder and/or an organic filler; and an amorphous resin-containing layer (B), comprising 0 to 85 wt % of a... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6673425 | Method and materials for preventing warping in optical films A multilayer optical body having improved dimensional stability is disclosed. The optical body includes an optical film, such as an oriented multilayer optical film, and a dimensionally stable layer, such as a transparent polycarbonate layer. In addition,... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6656589 | Polyamide resin pellet for a miniature part A polyamide resin pellet for a miniature part, comprising a polyamide resin (A) whose melting point as measured by DSC is in the range of 280 to below 330° C., which has an average volume of 0.001 to 21 mm3, the average volume determined by ra... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6645411 | Process for the production of conducting wires coated with cross-linked polyethylene In a process for the production of conducting wires coated with cross-linked polyethylene in which a granulate made of polyethylene is coated with a fluid cross-linking agent, the coated granulate is melted in an extruder and extruded onto the electrical ... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6592791 | Compositions and electric cables A novel adhesion adjusting additive for semiconductive dielectric shields for electric power cables is disclosed. The additive comprises a compound with a carbon-oxygen dipole, and a molecular weight less than 20,000 daltons. The additive is blended with ... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6569527 | Particulate carbonates and their preparation and use in thermoplastic film compositions A method of producing a breathable film which comprises the steps of: (a) producing an inorganic filler by treating particles of an inorganic particulate material comprising an alkaline earth metal carbonate compound by reaction with a hydrophobising surf... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6395342 | Process of preparing pellets of synthetic organic fiber reinforced polyolefin The invention relates to a process of preparing pellets of a synthetic organic fiber reinforced polyolefin and discloses the process in which the reinforcing fiber is impregnated with the molten polyolefin. The invention is characterized in that the suffi... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6372164 | Method and apparatus for applying a colorant to a thermoplastic to produce a visual effect A visual effect, such as a granite-look, is produced in a thermoplastic product by directly applying a sufficient amount of at least one color-containing thermoplastic resin system to the surface of an extruded sheet of a thermoplastic resin. The color-co... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6364987 | Method for producing gas barrier film Provided is a method for producing gas barrier film, in which the coating film produced has excellent, oxygen gas barrier properties and is influenced little by moisture. The method comprises extruding a polyvinyl alcohol which contains not more than 19 m... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6290887 | Methods for flame-retarding and products produced therefrom The present invention generally is directed to compositions, products and methods that utilize superabsorbent polymers for flame-retarding. A preferred method includes improving flame-retarding characteristics in products by adding SAPs to the product. Pr... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6217807 | Molding for automobile and its manufacturing method A molding for automobile includes a molding body (1, 25) comprising a vertical supporting portion (2, 26) made of a synthetic resin, a decorative portion (3, 27) made from synthetic resin and integrally connected to the vertical supporting portion (2, 26)... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6136439 | Monolayer polymeric film and method of fabrication A monolayer printable polymeric film and method for making the film. The film is formed by mixing a structural material, such as polypropylene or polyethylene, with a printable material, such as vinyl-acetate or methacrylate, to form a unitary mixture pri... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6132539 | Method for manufacturing packaging materials with a polyolefin foam layer A method in which a polyolefin foam layer is laminated to a sealing film having at least a first layer of a polyolefin. During the lamination a second layer is located between the first layer and the foam layer; the second layer is extruded therebetween a... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6107377 | Propylenic resin and blow molded article made therefrom A propylene resin composition containing a phenolic antioxidant, and a phosphorus-containing antioxidant which has a differential melt index (ƊMI) calculated from a melt index (MIi) as measured at a propylene temperature of 230° C. and under a load of 2... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6060009 | Method of laminate formation A method is provided that includes a starting material of a first sheet having first and second major sides, with the first side of the first sheet being adapted for adherence to a substrate sheet, and providing a second porous sheet having first and seco... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6015626 | Weather-resistant, plasticizer-free, deep-drawable film Described is a weather-resistant, plasticizer-free, deep-drawable film based on a semicrystalline ethylene/propylene/diene terpolymer and a homo- and/or copolymer of an alkene plus stabilizers and optional fillers, lubricants, pigments, and other ordinary... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5977393 | Schiff base derivatives of ruthenium and osmium olefin metathesis catalysts The present invention generally relates to ruthenium and osmium carbene catalysts for use in olefin metathesis reactions. More particularly, the present invention relates to Schiff base derivatives of ruthenium and osmium carbene catalysts and methods for... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5959031 | Polyamide release film for use in the production of molded composite products A film for adhering to a molding paste composite during its manufacture, said film being formed from a blend of a film forming polyamide resin and at least one release agent material selected from the group consisting of N, N' ethylene bis amides of the f... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5911932 | Method of prepregging with resin Disclosed is a process of forming a prepreg material having substantially no voids. According to the process of the invention, the reinforcing material is heated to a temperature above the temperature of the impregnating resin. The prepreg formed has subs... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5902530 | Process of making high nitrile composite filaments A novel composite high-nitrile fiber in which the polymers are arranged in a sheath core type configuration. One polymer of the composite filament contains a solventless, waterless, melt-processable acrylonitrile olefinically unsaturated polymer and the o... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5863665 | Extrusion compositions having high drawdown and substantially reduced neck-in An ethylene polymer extrusion composition having high draw down and substantially reduced neck-in, a process for making such a composition and a process of using such a composition to prepare extrusion coatings, extrusion profiles and extrusion cast films... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5827460 | Production of fiber composite A fiber composite is produced by continuously pressing together a thermoplastic melt and a glass fiber mat or tape in a double belt press and cooling the composite under pressure. The double belt press is sealed off on both sides by endless, traveling bel... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5795516 | Method for fabricating olefin tarpaulins A method for fabricating olefin tarpaulins by treating both sides of a base fabric woven from high strength polyester filaments with a coating composition using an extruder followed by compressing the coated polyester fabrics with a calendering roller. Th... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5783125 | Reinforced extrusion products and method of making same The present invention is a method of producing an extruded composite comprising the general steps of: (a) extruding a longitudinally oriented composite precursor coextrusion comprising: (1) at least one thermoplastic polymeric material and (2) a core mixt... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5783129 | Apparatus, method, and coating die for producing long fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin composition Apparatus and methods are provided for producing a long fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin compositions by initially loosening a continuous fiber bundle by a fiber loosening device so as to form a moving web-like continuous fiber bundle. At least one si... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5773155 | Extrusion compositions having high drawdown and substantially reduced neck-in An ethylene polymer extrusion composition having high draw down and substantially reduced neck-in, a process for making such a composition and a process of using such a composition to prepare extrusion coatings, extrusion profiles and extrusion cast films... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5756030 | Method and apparatus for extruding a rod of homogeneous plastic material A method of extruding a homogeneous plastic rod substantially free of shrink voids, the method having the steps of: extruding a rod central portion of plastic material having a glass transition point and a Vicat softening point below the glass transition ... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5735830 | Polymer material for medical instruments and method for production of the polymer material A polymer material (6) is formed from a first polyethylene component (1) having a low density (VLDPE) which is silane-grafted with an organic silane (3) in combination with organic peroxide (4) and is cross-linked through storage in a damp environment and... | 04/07/1998 |
