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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7964127 | Optical film, method for producing the same and polarizing plate using the same A method for producing an optical film comprising the steps of: (i) melt casting a cellulose ester resin or a cycloolefin resin by extruding melt of the cellulose ester resin or the cycloolefin resin from a die onto a roll-shaped cooling drum; (ii) cooling and solid... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7662325 | Polyhydroxyalkanoic acid fibers with high strength, fibers with high strength and high modulus of elasticity, and processes for producing the same The present invention is a process for producing a fiber, comprising: melt-extruding polyhydroxyalkanoic acid; solidifying the polyhydroxyalkanoic acid by quenching it to its glass transition temperature +15° C. or less, to form an amorphous fiber; cold-drawing the... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7611652 | Monoxially-oriented and annealed films with high cross machine toughness and related process A monoaxially-oriented polymeric film material formed from an impact copolymer and having increased toughness relative to films that are monoaxially-oriented at conventional temperatures. A process for imparting high cross machine toughness to polymer films comprise... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7410696 | Polyoxymethylene fibers, production thereof and use thereof Described are fibers comprising a polyoxymethylene copolymer having an ISO 1133 MVR melt index (determined at 190° C. under a load of 2.16 kg) in the range from 0.3 to 30 ml/10 min which possess a bend recovery (measured by the double loop method in air and/or wate... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7351243 | High strength bioresorbables containing poly-glycolic acid Polymer compositions comprising poly-glycolic acid (PGA) or a functional derivative thereof with a tensile strength of at least 1200 MPa are disclosed. Processes suitable for manufacturing said compositions are also described, comprising rendering PGA into an amorph... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7052638 | Hook and loop fastener Forming a fastener component having heads constructed to engage loops formed e.g. of fibers of a mating component, comprises forming, from a thermoformable material, a preform product having a sheet-form base and an array of preform stems integrally molded with and ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7052636 | Heat treated profile extruded hook A method for forming a unitary polymeric projection or fastener comprising a thin, strong flexible backing, and a multiplicity of thin spaced hook members projecting from the upper surface of the unitary backing the method generally including extruding a thermoplast... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7041368 | High speed spinning procedures for the manufacture of high denier polypropylene fibers and yarns Improvements in permitting greater efficiency for high denier polypropylene fiber and yarn production are provided. Generally, spinning speeds are limited for polypropylene fibers and yarns as such materials tend to break easily upon exposure to excessively high ten... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7037461 | Method of stretching film A method of stretching films in which all or a portion of the width of the film is cooled during or just after stretching so as to improve the uniformity of the film. The includes stretching a polymeric film in a tenter that grasps the film with a plurality of clips... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7022280 | Process of making a flat yarn from polyoxymethylene film A flat yarn of a high strength and a high modulus of elasticity, being excellent in solvent resistance, thermal stability and resistance to bending fatigue is provided. The flat yarn comprises polyoxymethylene copolymer containing 0.5 to 10 moles of specified oxyalk... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7018579 | Manufacturing system and process A manufacturing system and method for use in the production of high strength plastic materials which can be used in the construction arts. The system and method includes a central rotary mold element which has vacuum means and cooling means placed inside thereof. He... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6998155 | Woven materials with incorporated solids and processes for the production thereof The invention relates woven and knit materials with an incorporated particulate solid and to a process for producing woven materials incorporated with a particulate solid. The process comprises: entraining a particulate solid in a gaseous carrier; disposing one face... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6998081 | Method of producing low-shrink polypropylene tape fibers Improvements in preventing heat- and moisture-shrink problems in specific polypropylene tape fibers are demonstrated herein. Such fibers are manufactured through the initial production of polypropylene films or tubes which are then slit into very thin, though flat t... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6982055 | Multiheaded hook The present invention provides a method for forming preferably a unitary polymeric hook fastener comprising a flexible backing, and a multiplicity of spaced hook members projecting from the upper surface of the unitary backing wherein each hook member comprises a mu... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6976835 | Manufacturing system and process A manufacturing system and method for use in the production of high strength plastic materials which can be used in the construction arts. The system and method includes a central rotary mold element which has vacuum means and cooling means placed inside thereof. He... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6972103 | Method and device for producing continuous plastic films, webs and sheets capable of forming optical images In a method and a device for continuously manufacturing films, webs, and sheets of plastics capable of forming optical images a melted plastic mass, pre-shaped as a sheet, is guided into a roller gap of a calender, the roller gap formed between a shaping engraving c... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6967057 | Poly(trimethylene dicarboxylate) fibers, their manufacture and use A process for preparing poly(trimethylene terephthalate) fibers including (a) providing a poly(trimethylene terephthalate) composition comprising about 0.05 to about 10 weight % ionomer and (b) spinning the polymer composition to form fibers. In addition, a poly(tri... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6923925 | Process of making poly (trimethylene dicarboxylate) fibers A process for preparing poly(trimethylene dicarboxylate) multifilament yarns and monofilaments. One process for preparing poly(trimethylene dicarboxylate) multifilament yarns includes (a) providing a polymer blend including poly(trimethylene dicarboxylate) and about... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6921504 | Process of making flame retarding polypropylene fiber A method for producing a flame retarding polypropylene fiber having both good flame retardancy and good fiber strength, and which generates no toxic gas, includes mixing 0.4% by wt. or more of a hindered amine-based stabilizer and 0.5% by wt. or more of a phosphoric... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6919112 | Polyamide-based sausage skin which can be filled manually The invention concerns a biaxially stretched and thermoset tubular seamless single- or multi-layered foodstuff skin wherein the layer, or, a multi-layered skin wherein at least one of the layers, contains a block copolymer with “hard” aliphatic polyamide blocks ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6852270 | Production method of drawn film A drawn film production method including steps of drawing a crystalline thermoplastic resin film in the TD direction is characterized in that the orientation coefficient of the c-axis of the crystal of the thermoplastic resin in the film to the MD direction of the f... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6833105 | Method for making aluminate cement A process of manufacturing a sulfoaluminate or ferroaluminate cement, and an apparatus for the manufacture. The cement is manufactured from a mixture containing CaCO3, Al3 and/or Al(OH)3, CaSO4, SiO2 and/or a pr... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6814912 | Heat treated high density structures A method for forming a unitary polymeric projection or fastener comprising a base layer, and a multiplicity of spaced projections or hook members projecting from the upper surface of the unitary base layer the method generally including extruding of forming a thermo... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6803000 | Process of making yarn from two types of polyester A soft stretch yarn produced by spinning yarn of conjugate fibers including two types of polyester in which one component is PTT at a take-up velocity of at least 1200 m/min, drawing at a drawing temperature of 50 to 80° C. at a draw ratio such that the drawn yarn ... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6797209 | Method and apparatus for high denier hollow spiral fiber An apparatus and method for producing self-texturing hollow fiber that exhibits a desirable tendency to coil rather than to bend sharply or zig-zag. In one embodiment the invention is a spinneret for the production of hollow filament having first and second curved s... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6797225 | Process for producing polyester sheet and film A process for producing a polyester sheet by dropping a molten polyester sheet extruded from an orifice-form nozzle on a cooling roll having the grooves of a large number of micro-cracks formed on the surface, closely adhering it to the cooling roll and solidifying ... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6780361 | Process of making polymer articles A method including forming a pseudo-gel of a semi-crystalline polymer material and a solvent. The pseudo-gel is shaped into a first form and stretched. A portion of the solvent is removed to create a second form. The second form is stretched into a microstructure in... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6767498 | Process of making microfilaments Thermally divisible multicomponent fibers (4) having at least a first component including an elastomeric polymer (6) and at least a second component including a non-elastomeric polymer (8). The multicomponent fibers are useful in the manufacture... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6764623 | Process of making polyester filamentary yarn for tire cords Polyester multi-filamentary yarn, useful as tire reinforcement, is produced by melting polyester resin at 290° C. or below including at least 90 mol % of polyethylene terephthalate with intrinsic viscosity of 0.7-1.2; filtering the molten resin for filtering retent... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6743388 | Process of making polymer articles A method including forming a semi-crystalline polymer material into a lamella; and stretching the lamella into a polymer including a node of folded lamella and a fibril orientation. A method including extruding a pseudo-gel including an ultrahigh molecular weight po... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6723265 | Method for producing polyester-based combined filament yarn A polymer of a kind different from a polyester in an amount within the range of 0.3 to 5.0% by weight based on the polyester is added to the polyester, and the resulting composition is melt-extruded from the same pack. The extruded filament group including polyester... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6692687 | Method for high-speed spinning of bicomponent fibers Highly crimped, fully drawn bicomponent fibers, prepared by melt-spinning, followed by gas-flow quenching, heat treatment and high speed windup, are provided, as are fine-decitex and highly uniform polyester bicomponent fibers.... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6682815 | Stretched yarn pirn The invention provides a poly(trimethylene terephthalate) drawn yarn pirn. The drawn yarn pirn of the invention comprises poly(trimethylene terephthalate) drawn yarn having an intrinsic viscosity of 0.7-1.3 dl/g, a heat shrinkage stress-exhibiting initial... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6667096 | Method of spinning, spooling, and stretch texturing polyester filaments and polyester filaments produced The present invention relates to a process for the production and for the spooling of preoriented polyester filaments comprising at least 90 weight %, relative to the total weight of the polyester filament, of polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) and/or polyt... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6656404 | Methods of making low-shrink polypropylene fibers Improved polypropylene fibers exhibiting greatly reduced heat- and moisture-shrink problems and including certain compounds that quickly and effectively provide rigidity to the target polypropylene fiber after heat-setting are disclosed herein. In such a ... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6645621 | Discontinous polyethylene terephthalate fibres and method for producing the same PTT staple fibers which are characterised by a novel combination of properties. In combination with novel stress-strain properties and modulus parameters, staple fibers or textiles or home textiles having extremely desirable aesthetics and service quality... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6645622 | Biodegradable fiber and process for preparing the same The object of the present invention is to provide melt-extrusion conditions and drawing process which enable to carry out stable and smooth fiber spinning of polyester produced by microorganisms, particularly P(3HB-CO-3HH) which conventionally had problem... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6630240 | Bulky polyester multifilament composite yarn and process for producing the same A bulky polyester multifilament composite yarn having a delicate hand and an appropriate bulkiness, which comprises two types of polyester filaments FA and FB differing from each other in average filament length, the FA being formed from a polyester resin... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6613257 | Process for making load limiting yarn A process for making load limiting yarn comprising making block copolymer and then spinning the block copolymer into yarn. The process employs a twin screw extruder and comprises (A) forwarding aromatic polyester melt to an injection position in a twin sc... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6602453 | Process of making elastane yarn Described are a process for producing elastane yarn having a linear density of at least 2500 dtex by the wet spinning process and the thereby producible coarse linear density elastane yarn having a wide cross section and a low residual solvent content. Th... | 08/05/2003 |
