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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8034280 | Balloon catheters and methods for manufacturing balloons for balloon catheters Catheters, balloons, and methods of manufacturing balloons for balloon catheters using lasers are disclosed. A catheter with a shaft sized for use with a 0.014 inch guide wire includes a polymeric balloon having a body portion with an inflated outer diameter of more... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7413812 | Polypropylene article and method of preparing polypropylene article A thermoformed polypropylene article, or sheet for preparing such articles, is formed from a layer of substantially syndiotactic polypropylene and a thin outer layer of substantially isotactic polypropylene that is joined to the layer of syndiotactic polypropylene. ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7374714 | Method and device for shaping a structured body and body produced according to said method A process for shaping a body with elongate structures on its surface, bodies produced using the process, and to apparatuses having these bodies are provided. For this purpose, a preform is provided, at the surface, with structures which are elongate along one direct... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7354698 | Imprint lithography An imprinting method is disclosed which involves irradiating a photo-curable imprintable medium in a flowable state on a substrate with radiation to initiate curing of the medium, after the irradiating, contacting the medium with a template to form an imprint in the... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7318837 | Customized alloys for stents A balloon-expandable stent formed from a customized alloy formulation. The stent alloy has a either a high, variable or no work hardening rate, very high modulus of elasticity (Young's modulus), and a low yield point. A stent constructed of a material with this comb... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7307205 | Method for manufacturing a percussion instrument A method of manufacturing a percussion instrument has the steps of providing a first member into a liquid with the first member having a first diameter. The first member has a first end and a second end. The method also has the step of heating the liquid and stretch... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7288115 | Multipart component for an orthopaedic implant The present invention provides an implant for replacing an articulating bone end adjacent a skeletal joint. The implant includes individual subcomponents having different physical and/or mechanical properties joined together into a multipart implant component. ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7244386 | Method of compensating for a volumetric shrinkage of a material disposed upon a substrate to form a substantially planar structure therefrom The present invention provides a method of planarizing a substrate with a template spaced-apart from the substrate having a liquid disposed therebetween, the method including: contacting the liquid with the template forming a first shape therein; and impinging radia... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7211214 | Laser assisted direct imprint lithography In accordance with the invention, features can be directly imprinted into the surface of a solid substrate. Specifically, a substrate is directly imprinted with a desired pattern by the steps of providing a mold having a molding surface to imprint the pattern, dispo... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7182784 | Prosthetic devices employing oxidized zirconium and other abrasion resistant surfaces contacting surfaces of cross-linked polyethylene Orthopedic implants which include the components of zirconium or zirconium-based alloys having surfaces coated with oxidized zirconium or alternatively, other orthopedic implants comprising abrasion resistant surfaces contacting surfaces of cross-linked polyethylene... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7163398 | Impression cap An Implant/Abutment Impressioning cap. The impression cap is multi-vented and configured to uniquely fit over an abutment/implant assembly and grasp the implant via a novel flange and internal geometry design. The flange is located at the bottom of the impression ca... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7128868 | Balloon wing forming apparatus and method An apparatus and method for shaping at least a portion of a medical balloon comprise a balloon shaping device capable of applying a radial inward force to at least a portion of the medical balloon and at least one vibratory device capable of applying vibratory energ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7094472 | Radiation treated ethylene polymers and articles made from said polymers The invention relates to ethylene polymers that are modified by ionizing radiation, prior to article formation, at a temperature less than the crystalline melt temperature and preferably under ambient atmosphere, as well as articles made from said polymers. The irra... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7001967 | Transparent heat-resistant resin optical material and film A transparent heat-resistant resin optical materials having excellent heat resistance and dynamic characteristics, having negative birefringence and exhibiting a high refractive index and a high Abbe number, especially optical compensating members such as films, she... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6943229 | Low crystallizability polypropylene sheet A low crystallizability polypropylene sheet which has an average spherulite radius between 0.1 μm and 4 μm, an average number of spherulites of 600/mm2 or less in a sheet cross section, a solid density of 0.895 g/cm3 or less, a fusion enthalp... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6923932 | Composite structure tightly radiused molding method A method of molding a composite structure of a polymeric preformed skin with tightly radiused features and a polymeric foam body is provided. The method includes providing a mold cavity having a first edge; placing the preformed skin in the mold cavity with a prefor... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6887923 | Processing aids for enhanced machine direction orientation rates and property enhancement of polyolefin films using hydrocarbon waxes The present invention disclose a method for the orientation of a high density polyethylene (“HDPE”) film. The process of the invention comprises forming a HDPE-wax mixture by adding to a HDPE batch a normally solid hydrocarbon wax. The HDPE-wax mixture is subseq... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6881373 | Windshield wiping system manufacturing method This invention relates to windshield wiper system and method which utilizes a flexible member to account for compression loads in excess of a predetermined load, such as 30 percent, greater than a maximum load for the flexible member. The system utilizes a flexible ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6864034 | Transfer material transfer process, shape transfer process and transfer device A transfer device in which a material which transmits a laser beam LB is employed as an upper mold, and a photothermal conversion layer is formed thereon. A transfer film, at which a transfer material layer is formed, and a workpiece are superposed and pressured bet... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6818172 | Oriented, cross-linked UHMWPE molding for orthopaedic applications A process for forming an oriented orthopaedic implant prosthesis bearing, net-shape bearing, or near net-shape bearing includes the step of placing an irradiated UHMWPE preform or puck of a volume sufficient to accommodate the bearing in a compression mold and compr... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6780371 | Process for inline producing biaxially oriented releasing film There is disclosed a process for inline producing a biaxially oriented releasing film by consecutively orienting a non oriented film (polyethylene terephthalate or polypropylene) in the machine or transverse direction one by one which comprises coating at least one ... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6706235 | Method for shaping a rivet from a plastic material in the form of a pin An apparatus for heating a pin shaped thermoplastic material is provided including a quartz tube, a heat radiator and a securing mechanism. The quartz tube has tube ends and is helix shaped. The heat radiator is arranged in the quartz tube and includes an electrical... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6692674 | Discrete fastener regions A fastener product includes a planar base, multiple discrete plateaus molded integrally with and extending from an upper surface of the base each plateau having an upper surface that is smaller in area than an overall area of the base covered by the plate... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6679695 | Pultrusion apparatus for continuous fabrication of fiber-reinforced plastic articles having a non-linear shape, methods of fabricating such articles and compositions used therein A pultrusion apparatus for manufacturing a fiber-reinforced plastic article having a non-linear shape includes a mold configured to receive a partially cured fiber-reinforced plastic article and to form the partially cured fiber-reinforced plastic article... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6630094 | Flexible plastic hinge having tear resistance A tear-resistant flexible hinge structure is placed between a pair of substantially rigid panels so as to permit the panels to be hinged one with respect to the other, where the flexible hinge is formed from a plastics material such as polyvinyl chloride.... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6610242 | Method for treating polymeric fiber mats and for making filters from such treated fiber mats A mat of polymeric fibers is treated to alter a filtration surface by the application of heat and pressure. The filtration surface is heated to a temperature sufficient to soften the fibers and pressure is applied to compact the softened fibers in order t... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6605246 | Ferroelectric relaxor polymer method The invention is embodied in an electrical device which includes at least a layer of a ferroelectric polyvinylidine flouride polymer that has been processed to exhibit an electrostrictive strain of 4% or more when an electric field gradient of 50 megavolt... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6599462 | Balloon catheter having non-bonded integral balloon and methods for its manufacture A method for manufacturing balloon catheters, and the catheters manufactured thereby. In accordance with the method, a workpiece comprising a tube-within-a-tube is placed within a mold, and a first region of the outer tube is distended into contact with t... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6592713 | Method of producing a nonwoven material Method for producing a nonwoven material comprising at least one layer of continuous filaments, such as spunbond- or meltblown fibers. A first web of continuous filaments (19) are laid on a wire (14) or other permeable support member having a resilient ex... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6592800 | Apparatus and method for making a mechanical fastener A method and apparatus for forming a mechanical fastener. A preferred embodiment of the method includes moving a substrate along a web path, where the substrate includes a first major surface and a plurality of stems extending from the first major surface... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6533987 | Methods of making materials having shape-memory The present invention relates to shape deformable materials, which are capable of (1) being deformed, (2) storing an amount of shape deformation, and (3) recovering at least a portion of the shape deformation when exposed to electromagnetic radiation (EMR... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6508973 | Process for manufacturing an ornamented part An ink jet printhead has a number of nozzles each ejecting drops of ink toward a surface. Each nozzle has a nozzle chamber at least partially defined by an apertured roof portion operatively connected to an actuator such that the actuator moves the roof p... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6464814 | Method for molding an end of a long resin molded article A method for molding an end of a long resin molded article that is obtained by extrusion molding and has a design surface and an attachment surface extended in a longitudinal direction of the long resin molded article, and the attachment surface is attach... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6432349 | Process of making an articulating bearing surface A method of manufacturing an articulating bearing surface for use in an orthopaedic implant is disclosed. A block of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene is irradiated with sufficient radiation energy to crosslink at least a portion of the ultra-high ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6383435 | Method and apparatus for expanding and conferring a cup shape to the terminal junction segment of bi-axially oriented pipes made of thermoplastic material A method and apparatus for conferring a cup shape to the terminal junction segment of pipes that are bi-axially oriented longitudinally and circumferentially and hence very sensitive to diameter and length reduction through heat. The apparatus includes a ... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6329629 | Distance mode control for laser welding A laser joining system deforms a workpiece projection based on collapse of the projection to a predetermined displacement. The laser joining system has a laser system for generating a predetermined level of laser radiation based on radiation control signa... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6231803 | Method for stretching plastic nets and grids apparatus for performing the method A method for stretching plastic nets and grids having the peculiarity that it consists in subjecting the product to be stretched to irradiation with electromagnetic waves with a wavelength above the infrared range, so as to heat the product by dielectric ... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6220846 | Apparatus for expanding and conferring a cup shape to the terminal junction segment of bi-axially oriented pipes made of thermoplastic material An apparatus for conferring a cup shape to the terminal junction segment of pipes that are bi-axially oriented longitudinally and circumferentially and hence very sensitive to diameter and length reduction through heat. The apparatus includes a furnace wh... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6217687 | Processes for treating a surface of a thermoplastic resin film A process for treating a surface of a thermoplastic resin film (i) which includes subjecting the surface of the thermoplastic resin film (i) to a first oxidation treatment, coating the oxidized surface with a surface modifier, subsequently stretching the ... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6210622 | Process of making polymeric fibers A for the production of polymeric fibers in the form of a tow includes drawing and heat setting, with and without crimping, in which the tow has a constant denier per inch during the processing. The process permits very large drawn tows to be produced hav... | 04/03/2001 |
