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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 |
| 8066934 | Process of confection of polyamide compounds with natural fibers and compounds of polyamides with natural fibers The present invention relates to a process of production of polyamide compounds with natural fibers and polyamide compounds with natural fibers, establishes the fact of using natural fiber to obtain a compound with mechanical properties close to the one obtained wit... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8029723 | Method for making shaped filtration articles Shaped filtration articles are made from a monocomponent nonwoven web formed by flowing first and second fiber-forming materials of the same polymeric composition through first and second die cavities in respective fluid communication with first and second sets of o... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7303861 | Apparatus and method for making a forming structure A method for making a forming structure having columnar protrusions extending therefrom comprising the steps of exposing a liquid photosensitive resin to light having an activating wavelength thereby inducing partial curing of the photosensitive resin to form a mono... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7253214 | Oxidation-resistant and wear-resistant polyethylenes for human joint replacements and methods for making them The present invention presents methods for making oxidation-resistant and wear-resistant polyethylenes and medical implants made therefrom. Preferably, the implants are components of prosthetic joints, e.g., a bearing component of an artificial hip or knee joint. Th... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7217472 | Electrolyte support member for high differential pressure electrochemical cell A support member is useful for supporting membranes such as solid polymer electrolyte ion exchange membranes such as those used in electrochemical cell applications. The support member has a first lattice pattern on a first side of a single piece of material. A seco... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7217463 | Machine direction oriented polymeric films and methods of making the same This invention relates to a film comprising a machine direction oriented polymeric film prepared from (A) at least one propylene homopolymer or copolymer or lend of two or more thereof, wherein (A) has a melt flow rate from about 6 to about 30 and (B) an olefin elas... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7179413 | Flash-spinning process and solution A process for the preparation of plexifilamentary film-fibril strands of synthetic fiber-forming polymer comprises the steps of generating a spin fluid and flash-spinning the spin fluid to form plexifilamentary film-fibril strands of the synthetic fiber-forming poly... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7056726 | membrane for encapsulation chamber of cells producing at least a biologically active substance and bioartificial organ comprising same The invention concerns a semipermeable chamber for encapsulation of cells producing at least a biological substance of interest, characterised in that it consists of a porous polycarbonate biocompatible film modified at the surface by generated polar sites and cover... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6972276 | Process for making amine compounds There is provided a process for producing amine reaction product, in particular suitable for industrial process, whereby high yields of the amine reaction product is obtained. This is achieved by having a selected temperature range upon the contacting of the amine c... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6953544 | Method of making a respirator that has a fluorinated electret A method of making a respirator, which method includes placing an electret in a respirator body that is adapted to fit over the nose and mouth of a wearer. The electret is disposed in the respirator body such that air passes through it before being inhaled by a resp... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6908582 | Method for adjusting the shape of a biodegradable and bioabsorbable implant material A process for producing a biodegradable and bioabsorbable implant material, which comprises forging a billet comprising and biodegradable and bioabsorbable crystalline polymer at a low temperature and then forging the same once more or in a plurality of times at a l... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6858275 | Irradiated multilayer film having seal layer containing hyperbranched polymer An irradiated multilayer film has a first layer and a second layer. The first layer is an outer heat seal layer containing a blend of a highly branched homogeneous polymer and a semicrystalline polymer. The highly branched homogeneous polymer has at least 40 branche... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6790405 | Polyolefin film with embossed surface An embossed, cast polyolefin film or an embossed, oriented polyolefin film includes: (a) a core layer including a propylene polymer; (b) an embossed outer layer on one side of the core layer, the embossed outer layer including an olefin polymer capable of being embo... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6774155 | Method for treating polymer materials and products produced therefrom The invention is directed to methods for fabricating devices from polymer precursors, along with devices so fabricated. The methods of the invention include the steps of plasma treating a polymer based resin, paste, preform billet, or extrudate, and employing the tr... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6761965 | Irradiated multilayer film having seal layer containing hyperbranched polymer An irradiated multilayer film has a first layer and a second layer. The first layer is an outer heat seal layer containing a blend of a highly branched homogeneous polymer and a semicrystalline polymer. The highly branched homogeneous polymer has at least 40 branche... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6660210 | Method of making fluorinated electrets An electret is described that includes a plasma surface modified polymeric article having plasma surface fluorination produced by fluorinating the polymeric article.... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6638470 | Flash-spinning process and solution A process for flash-spinning a web of plexifilamentary film-fibril strands of synthetic fiber-forming polymer and laying down the web to form a nonwoven batt material therefrom is provided. The process includes the the step of generating a spin fluid cons... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6632384 | Process for producing resin molded article There is provided a process for producing a resin molded article, which includes the steps of: (1) molding a thermoplastic resin to obtain a resin molded articles; and (2) flame-treating the surface of the resin molded article to obtain a flame-treated... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6602457 | Process of making high dielectric non-woven fabrics The present invention relates to high dielectric non-woven fabrics and their synthetic process and more particularly, relates to a process for preparing high dielectric non-woven fabrics including the steps of (a) mix-spinning polyvinylidene fluoride (PVD... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6573311 | Method for treating polymer materials and products produced therefrom The invention is directed to methods for fabricating devices from polymer precursors, along with devices so fabricated. The methods of the invention include the steps of plasma treating a polymer based resin, paste, preform billet, or extrudate, and emplo... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6503439 | Process for forming shaped articles of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene suitable for use as a prosthetic device or a component thereof Disclosed is a method of producing a shaped article suitable for use as the load bearing component of a prosthetic device formed from ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene. polyethylene.... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6419871 | Plasma treatment of filter media The present invention is drawn to an improved electrostatic filter medium comprising a web of electret fibers which have been treated with fluorine-containing plasmas at a deposition amount of about 0.03 g/m2 to about 1.5 g/m2 ; elec... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6379605 | Process for producing a 3-layer co-extruded biaxial-oriented polypropylene synthetic paper and transparent film for in-mold label Disclosed is a process for producing a three layers co-extrusion biaxially oriented polypropylene (hereinafter as BOPP) synthetic paper and transparent film for in-mold label. More particularly, the invention relates to a process for producing a three lay... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6368543 | Process using single screw extruder for producing a three layer co-extrusion biaxially oriented polypropylene synthetic paper of thickness 25~250 μm Disclosed is an improvement of a process for producing a three layers co-extrusion biaxially polypropylene(BOPP) synthetic paper of thickness 25~250 μm which is menufactured by using three single screw extruders By means of an improvement of a process fo... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6364988 | Process for producing a 3-layer co-extruded biaxially oriented polypropylene synthetic paper of thickness 25-250 μm Disclosed is a process for producing a 3-layer co-extruded biaxially polypropylene (hereinafter as BOPP) synthetic paper of thickness 25-250 μm. More particularly, the invention relates to a process for producing a 3-layer biaxially-oriented PP synthetic... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6287505 | Self-tuning material and method for manufacturing the same Self-tuning materials which can efficiently emit or receive radio waves in spite of being simple in their construction and small in their dimension, and are applied to patch antenna, wave directors or the like. Metallic chips containing two or more kinds ... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6156256 | Plasma catalysis of carbon nanofibers A process for forming carbon nanofibers by means of pyrolyzation with plasma in a reactor is disclosed. The process includes the steps of: providing, in a reactor, a first catalyst in the form of solid catalytic particles; applying a vacuum to the reactor... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6136414 | Embossed sheet and a method of producing a laminate including that sheet An embossed sheet which is excellent in embossing properties, whitening resistance and transparency, can be prepared by using a resin composition containing specific ratios of (A) polypropylene having a specific melting point of 125° C. or higher, (B) et... | 10/24/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6007902 | Multi-layer structure with heat stable high barrier polymer, method therefor and product therefrom A substrate coated with a liquid crystal polymer with an intervening tie layer. A second embodiment provides a surface layer disposed on the LCP layer, sandwiching the LCP layer between the surface layer and the substrate. Methods for constructing the abo... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5882739 | Methods for improved drying performance of a dishwasher and resulting products thereof The present invention provides a method for improving the drying performance of a dishwasher and the resulting products thereof. The method involves chemically treating a dishwasher component to alter or modify the chemical properties of the surface, rend... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5762857 | Method for producing nonwoven web using pulsed electrostatic charge A method and apparatus is provided to cause deflection or oscillation of a bundle of spun thermoplastic filaments. A pulsing electrostatic charge and optionally an additional constant charge is applied to attenuated filaments prior to deposit of the filam... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5723088 | Process for the production of a heat-sealable oriented multilayer polyolefin film An oriented multilayer polyolefin film which includes a base layer containing polypropylene, and at least one heat-sealable outer layer. In one embodiment, the base layer contains a tertiary aliphatic amine and an amide of a water-insoluble carboxylic aci... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5707580 | Flash-spinning process An improved apparatus and process for flash-spinning plexifilamentary film-fibrils are provided in which a static mixing device is provided in the conduit through which the polymer and spin agent are provided to the spin orifice of the flash spinning appa... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5676791 | Device for producing extrusion-coated laminates The invention describes a device and a process for producing extrusion-coated laminates. The extrusion device contains an extruder nozzle with nozzle lip, a cooling roller and a contact roller, wherein the cooling roller and the contact roller form a roll... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5645788 | Making highly oriented multilayer film An oriented multilayer film comprises a barrier layer of polymerized ethylene vinyl alcohol, and an orientation-compatible polymeric layer having a modulus of at least about 4×104 psi. The a barrier layer occupies from about 2 to 15 volume per... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5643525 | Process for improving electrostatic charging of plexifilaments The efficiency of electrostatic charging of polyolefin web in a process for flash-spinning polyolefin plexifilament from solution in a C4 -C7 hydrocarbon, forming the plexifilament into a web, electrostatically charging the web, and ... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5626813 | Process for the production of a transparent polyolefin multilayer film A process for the production of a transparent, printable, biaxially oriented polyolefin multilayer film which can be sealed on both sides including (i) coextruding through a flat die melts corresponding to the individual layers of the film, (ii) taking of... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5624627 | Process for preparing surface-modified biaxially oriented film of high molecular weight polyethylene The biaxially oriented films of high molecular weight polyethylene is formed and its surface modified to provide a hydrophilic property to the resulting film. The film is prepared by melt-kneading the high molecular weight polyethylene with an ordinarily ... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5601775 | Process for making an abrasion resistant quasi monofilament A quasi monofilament having a high strength polyethylene fiber core with an adherent, abrasion resistant polymer sheath is prepared by feeding the core yarn through a crosshead die, while simultaneously supplying a polymer melt at a temperature greater th... | 02/11/1997 |
