Did You Know...
...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| RE41110 | Heat-resistant material and coating material for OA equipments having flexibility It is possible to provide the heat resistant material and coating material for OA equipment which comprise a fluorine-containing multi-segment polymer having heat resistance, abrasion resistance, non-sticking property against toner and oil resistance in addition to ... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7645498 | Balloon catheter formed of random copolymerized nylons A catheter having a balloon comprised of a polymer material comprising first monomer units of an alkyl amide having 2 to 6 carbon atoms and second monomer units of an alkyl amide having 7 to 12 carbon atoms. The first and second monomer units are copolymerized with ... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7641950 | Polyester/polyamide blend having improved flavor retaining property and clarity This invention relates to a polyester/polyamide blend having an excellent gas barrier property. More particularly, the present invention relates to combinations of a polyethylene terephthalate polymer and a polyamide polymer having an excellent gas barrier property ... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7638179 | Sealing element for vessel or container closures having improved barrier properties Described is a closure element for a container. The closure elements has a sealing element which contains a thermoplastic polymer, and an effective absorbing amount of an unmodified cyclodextrin material. The unmodified cyclodextrin material may be an α-cyclodextri... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7635509 | Vacuum skin packaging structure with high oxygen permeability Multilayer film webs having a layer of an oxygen-permeable composition that is a blend of i) an organic acid or organic acid salt, ii) a copolymer of a) ethylene, b) an C3 to C8 α,β-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid, and optionally c)... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7618694 | Biodegradable label for in-mold forming and biodegradable container having the label attached thereto The object of the present invention is to provide a biodegradable label for in-mold forming, which is excellent in water resistance, is printable to allow for printing letters, or the like, by various printing methods, and is biodegradable in a natural environment; ... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7615272 | Coinjection stretch blow molded container The present invention relates to a coinjection stretch blow-molded container having a layer of thermoplastic polyester (A) that has specific properties and a layer of an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin composition (B) that includes specific minor components a... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7615271 | Method of fusing a component to a medical storage or transfer device and container assembly A method of fusing a component to a sterilized storage or delivery device formed of a cyclic olefin polymer which includes forming the storage or delivery device from a cyclic olefin polymer, forming a second member or component having at least a surface layer forme... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7608312 | Printed antifog film A printed antifog packaging film incorporates a cured reactive ink system or a cured reactive varnish system. The reactive ink system includes a radiation-cured ink or a cured thermoset ink. The reactive varnish system includes a radiation-cured varnish or a cured t... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7601409 | Stretch film Stretch films are disclosed, the films having at least one layer formed of or including a polyethylene copolymer and having a natural draw ratio of at least 250%, a tensile stress at the natural draw ratio of at least 22 MPa, and a tensile stress at second yield of ... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7597946 | Gel reduction in blends of thermoplastic polyurethane and hydroxyl functional polymers Gas barrier layers and composites contain a low gel sheet produced from a composition containing a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), a hydroxyl functional copolymer, and a gel reducing additive. The gel reducing additive has functional groups that can react with iso... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7592056 | Composition comprising ionomer and polyamide Disclosed is a composition comprising an ionomer and a polyamide wherein the ionomer is preferably dispersed in a continuous or co-continuous polyamide phase. Also disclosed is an article such as a cosmetics container produced from the composition. ... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7588809 | Hollow body of synthetic resin, method and mold for injection molding of the hollow body A pair of primary semi-hollow bodies formed by primary injection molding are united together by the molten resin injected for secondary injection molding to fill a joining space defined about the butt ends of the primary semi-hollow bodies having their open ends but... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7588808 | Mono and multi-layer articles and injection molding methods of making the same In preferred embodiments methods and apparatuses can produce articles that have formable material. The articles may be mono and multilayer. The articles can be formed by various methods. ... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7582342 | Molding composition based on polyetheramides A composition suitable for molding is provided having the following components: I. from 97 to 80 parts by weight of a polyetheramide, having units based on one or more linear aliphatic diamines having from 6 to 14 carbon atoms, one or more linear alipha... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7579055 | Sole construction for an athletic shoe An article of footwear including an upper and a sole, which has an outsole for directly contacting a ground surface, and at least one element compression molded with the outsole. The at least one element is formed from a first material including at least 45% ethylen... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7579056 | Hydrophobic formulations and vessel surfaces comprising same Hydrophobic coating compositions are provided as are processes to coat articles with the compositions. Extremely hydrophobic coatings are provided by the compositions. Durable, weatherable and scratch-resistant coatings are provided by compositions comprising a fluo... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7572494 | Process for packaging plastic materials like hot melt adhesives A method for packaging plastic material using a film to surround the material, and more particularly to a method for packaging hot melt adhesives, the resulting package formed thereby, and the film composition used therein. The method is preferably a coextrusion pro... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7572493 | Low IV pet based copolymer preform with enhanced mechanical properties and cycle time, container made therewith and methods A preform having a low IV and including a PET Copolymer including a diol component having repeat units from ethylene glycol and diethylene glycol and a diacid component having repeat units from terephthalic acid and naphthalenedicarboxylic acid. The total amount of ... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7566485 | Medical container A medical container produced from a film or sheet having at least one resin layer comprising a polyolefin resin composition, wherein the polyolefin resin composition comprises includes (A) at least one propylene-base polymer which is (A) a specific propylene-base po... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7563496 | Composite pipe A sleeved composite pipe or piling structure formed of an elongated polyethylene pipe or tube of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) or another polyethylene material installed over a substantially rigid and incompressible hollow metal pipe or solid wood core having an ... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7560149 | Bags made from ethylene copolymer films, and films and uses of such copolymers for making such bags The invention relates to bags with a heat seal zone formed by a composition comprising an interpolymer of ethylene and an alpha-olefin having an MI of from 1.5 to 4.5 g/10 min, preferably from 1.7 to 3.5 g/10 min, and especially from 1.8 to 2.5 g/ 10 min, and a dens... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7556847 | Underground reservoir for storing liquid products and a process for manufacturing an underground reservoir The present invention relates to an underground reservoir for storing liquid products comprising an inner or main reservoir made from a material having known strength characteristics, such as a carbon steel typically used in the industry, and an outer or secondary r... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7553528 | Polymeric films In-mold labelled, blow-molded articles formed from high density polyethylene, the labels being formed from biaxially oriented polypropylene based films having a shrinkage of at least 4% in both the machine and transverse directions as measured by the OPMA shrink tes... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7544405 | Packaging shaped articles, e.g., opaque bottles, and process for the manufacture thereof Packaging/storage shaped articles, for example, opaque bottles suited for storing and shielding such products as milk away from the adverse effects of visible and UV radiation, are manufactured by first providing/formulating precursor compositions which include a po... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7531225 | Preparation method of functional master batch of polyolefin and its application The present invention belongs to the field of polymerization and processing of polymer and relates to the preparation of a kind of functional polyolefin master batch. The functional master batch is produced by liquid phase, melt phase, or solid phase reaction after ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7514131 | In-mold label with separable part An in-mold label includes a thermoplastic resin film substrate layer and a heat-seal resin layer. The label has a label body and a separable part. Tearable perforations are provided between the label body and the separable part. The adhesion strength between the sep... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7514130 | High ESCR glossy plastic containers Plastic containers including two or more layers wherein the external or the internal layer formed of of a metallocene-produced medium density polyethylene resin, said plastic container respectively an external or internal gloss of at least 40 and an environmental st... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7510751 | Molding of polypropylene with enhanced reheat characteristics Bottles, containers and other articles are formed from polypropylene compositions that include a reheating agent, such as antimony, carbon black, graphite, titanium, copper, manganese, iron, tungsten, graphite, infra-red absorbing dyes or other infra-red absorbing m... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7482047 | Delaminated multilayered container A squeezable, multi-layer container provides for the accurate dispensing of a controlled amount of liquid product, preferably an adhesive product. The container includes a container body having a dispensing opening and a container interior. The container body is def... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7476427 | Faced fiberglass board with improved surface toughness An insulation product is provided comprising a sheet of randomly oriented fibers bonded by a binder. The sheet has first and second major surfaces and a pair of side portions. A facing layer is bonded to at least one of the major surfaces. A region of the sheet prox... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7476428 | Plastic gas barrier packaging laminate A gas barrier packaging laminate having durability to stress crack formation and yet a bending stiffness and good integrity between the laminate layers, includes outer layers of heat-sealable polyolefin, two polymer carrier layers each being coated with a SiOx gas b... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7473451 | Fuel Container A fuel container with high fuel barrier properties is provided. The fuel container is a coextrusion blow-molded fuel container having a container body made of a layered structure. The layered structure comprises: a barrier layer made of a barrier resin (A); and an i... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7465482 | Film, packaging material, container, lens, window, spectacles, recording medium, and deposition apparatus The object is to provide a thin film having high barrier properties and high translucency with no safety and health problems, which is capable of suppressing degradation due to moisture, oxygen and carbon dioxide gas and degradation due to the diffusion of impuritie... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7455896 | Electronic component container A carrier tape body having an embossed tape continuously having pockets which contain an electronic component sealed with a cover tape, where the cover tape has a peeling static electrification amount of from −9 to +9 nC when the cover tape has a surface resistivi... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7445827 | Polymer compositions for reduced shrinkage A polymeric composition comprising a polymer and a nucleation agent, and having isotropic shrinkage of less than about 20% and a differential shrinkage of less than about 20%. ... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7445826 | Container with high-crystallinity sidewall and low-crystallinity base A polyester container having an enhanced level of crystallinity in the sidewall while maintaining a low level of crystallinity in a thickened base portion. The container is particularly useful as a refillable container which can withstand higher caustic wash tempera... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7442422 | Process for creating a seal on a component Process for the creation of a seal on a component, in which on one surface of the component which may be pre-treated, a sealant material is applied using screen printing, and by means of a tool at a specific temperature, the geometry of the finished seal is imprinte... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7439317 | Amorphous polyester chip and method for production thereof, and method for storage of amorphous polyester chip An amorphous polyester chip having superior processing ability is characterized by a moisture content of not more than 300 ppm and a fine particle content of not more than 500 ppm. A preferred embodiment is a copolymerized polyester chip comprising a main repeating ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7438962 | Carbon weave vaulting pole A vaulting pole is made of five layers of fiberglass and carbon fiber. The first layer comprises a fiberglass or straight run carbon fiber material oriented such that at least half of the fibers are transverse to the longitudinal axis, the second layer comprises at ... | 10/21/2008 |