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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182890 | Biodegradable endoprostheses and methods for their fabrication Biodegradable endoprostheses are formed from amorphous polymers having desirable biodegradation characteristics. The strength of such amorphous polymers is enhanced by annealing to increase crystallinity without substantially increasing the biodegradation time. ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8153217 | Reinforced polypropylene pipe A single- or multilayer threaded pipe, wherein at least one layer is produced from a polyolefin composition comprising (percentages express on the basis of the sum of components (A) and (B)): (A) 65-90 wt % of a heterophasic polypropylene composition comprising (per... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8147939 | Artificial grass granulated infill and artificial grass structure using the same The present invention provides an artificial grass granulated infill excellent in productivity, workability, and recyclability, and an artificial grass structure using the same. A hollow cylindrical granulated infill 5 which has a height h of 3.0 mm or less a... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8142870 | Energy responsive conformal device Sealing devices are presented. The sealing device includes a first material and a second material. The first material responds to energy inputs differently than the second material. The first and second material are operatively connected and configured to be inserte... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8133562 | Plastic formed articles having a vapor deposited film and method of producing the same A plastic formed article comprising a plastic substrate and a vapor deposited film formed on the surface of the plastic substrate by a plasma CVD method, wherein the vapor deposited film includes an organometal vapor deposited layer having an element ratio C/Si of 2... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8133561 | Multi-layer composite comprising an EVOH layer and a protective layer A multilayer composite which comprises the following layers: I. an interior layer I selected from among a fluoropolymer molding composition and a polyolefin molding composition; II. a bonding agent layer II which has the following composition: a) from 0 to 80 parts ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8124205 | Decorated ferrule and golf club using the same A ferrule includes a brilliant three-dimensional decoration member fixed to a surface of the ferrule. ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8124206 | Sulfur-containing cycloaliphatic compound, filled sulfur-vulcanizable elastomer composition containing sulfur-containing cycloaliphatic compound and articles fabricated therefrom A sulfur-containing cycloaliphatic compound, useful as a crosslinker for filled sulfur-vulcanizable elastomer compositions, is represented by the general formula: G[-CaH2a—S[C(═O)]bR]n wherein G is... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8119212 | Pressure pipe comprising a multimodal polyethylene composition with an inorganic filler The present invention relates to a pipe or a supplementary pipe article comprising a polyethylene composition comprising a base resin which comprises (A) a first ethylene homopolymer fraction, and (B) a second ethylene homo- or copolymer fraction, wherein fraction (... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8110267 | Blood-flow tubing An artificial or modified natural blood flow tubing has a helical-flow inducer to induce helical flow in such a fashion as to eliminate or reduce turbulence. One inducer is a tubular stent of expansible mesh having a helical vane. ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8097318 | Glass-metal connection, in particular for a vacuum-tube solar collector The invention relates to a glass-metal connection, in particular for a vacuum-tube solar collector, comprising a metallic connecting part (1), which connects a heat recovery tube (3) and a enclosing tube (2) of glass in a vacuum-tight manner, on... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8092879 | Fuel system having excellent gasoline barrier property Provided is a fuel system comprising a fuel vessel, molded parts for a fuel and/or a tube for a fuel in which bodies are constituted from at least one of a thermoplastic resin and a synthetic rubber, wherein a coating layer is formed on the surfaces in at least one ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8092880 | Fuel hose A fuel hose includes a laminated structure of a tubular resin layer and an adjoining rubber layer, the rubber layer being formed by a rubber composition containing the following (A) to (F) as essential components, and the resin layer being formed by a material conta... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8075969 | Electrical lead An electrically conductive member includes an elongate body, which has at least one electrically conductive region. The electrically conductive region comprises a porous polymeric material coated with an electrically conductive material. A method of manufacturing th... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8062726 | Heat-conducting thermoplastic compounds and uses thereof The invention relates to flexible compounds that are made of a thermoplastic elastomer and a filler having increased thermal conductivity, and to flexible heat-conducting tubes produced on the basis thereof that are especially useful as heating or cooling tubes. The... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8057875 | Resin composition for tubes and tube The present invention has its object to provide a resin composition for tubes excellent in balance among wear resistance, flexibility, gas permeation resistance and low resilience (pliability). The object is accomplished by a resin composition for tubes which compri... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8043681 | Method of making a hybrid structure, and hybrid structure In a method of making a hybrid structure, at least one support body is fixed in a tube component which is then placed in an injection molding tool. An injection-molded part is injection-molded to an outer surface of the tube component in an area of the support body.... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8025943 | Medical device balloons containing thermoplastic elastomers A dilatation balloon and catheter for insertion into a bodily conduit. The catheter (10) includes shaft (12) and a dilatation balloon (24) at the distal end of the shaft. The balloon is inflated via a central lumen (14) in the shaft for d... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8021730 | Low permeability thermoplastic elastomer composition A thermoplastic elastomer composition possessing superior air impermeability, excellent durability and flexibility. In particular, the composition includes (A) at least one halogenated isobutylene-containing elastomer; and (B) at least one nylon resin having a melti... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8003180 | Thin-wall polytetrafluoroethylene tube A thin-wall PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) tube in the form of a tube of porous expanded PTFE film wherein the porous PTFE film has a microstructure containing a multiplicity of fibrils oriented substantially parallel to each other. The tube has a wall thickness of ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7989042 | Medical devices with highly flexible coated hypotube Hypotubes such as micromachined hypotubes can include one or more tie layers appropriate for subsequent application of a hydrophilic coating. In particular, a medical device may include a micromachined hypotube having a level of flexibility and a tie layer disposed ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7985457 | Polyolefin tube Silane cross-linked polyolefin tubes are used for drinking water and/or water for industrial use, are resistant to a chlorine content ranging from 0.1 to 5 ppm, have a minimum degree of cross-linking of 60%, are produced according to the single-stage process, and ar... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7959999 | Hybrid stent and method of making A stent is formed by encasing or encapsulating metallic rings in an inner polymeric layer and an outer polymeric layer. At least one polymer link connects adjacent metallic rings. The stent is drug loaded with one or more therapeutic agent or drug, for example, to r... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7951440 | Dispensing paper-roll core systems A paper-roll core that is a soluble, disposable carrier for cleaning and/or disinfecting chemicals. The paper-roll cores are toilet paper roll cores and paper towel roll cores and are rapidly soluble in water and may release cleansers, disinfectants, colors, etc., u... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7906191 | Wavy composite structures Construction and advantages of improved wavy composite structures made from wavy composite, unidirectional composites, and damping materials is revealed. By combining wavy composite laminae in various waveforms, offsets, angular orientations and material combination... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7879418 | Method for depositing fluorocarbon films on polymer surfaces A method for forming a carbon-containing layer on a polymeric substrate is disclosed. The polymeric substrate is modified physically and chemically using an inductively coupled plasma process. The carbon-containing layer can be fluorocarbon film with different physi... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7871684 | Coated pipes for conveying oil The present invention relates to an oil pipe having a lining imparting substantially reduced adhesion of asphaltenes, paraffin wax, and inorganic scale, so as to reduce plugging of said oil pipe, and impermeability to salt water so as to protect the oil pipe from co... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7833597 | Polymeric marker with high radiopacity for use in medical devices High radiopacity is achieved in a polymeric marker by combining a polymeric resin, a powdered radiopaque agent having uniformly shaped particles of a specific particle size distribution and a wetting agent. The method to produce the marker calls for the blending and... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7829164 | Utility pole of thermoplastic composite material A utility pole includes a thermoplastic composite material including: (a) at least one olefin polymer; and (b) at least one reinforcing fiber material embedded in the at least one olefin polymer, the thermoplastic composite material having a specific tensile strengt... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7811646 | Modified ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer and method for the production thereof Provided is a modified ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (C) having an ethylen content of 5 to 55 mol %, which contains a specific structural unit (I) in an amount of 0.3 to 40 mol % and may be obtained by reacting an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (A) with a monof... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7807244 | Bendable touch fastener products A bendable touch fastener product having a longitudinally continuous foundation member that has an array of touch fastener elements, having respective resin stem extending outwardly from an outer surface of the foundation member, such that the array of fastener elem... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7794808 | Elastomeric damage-control barrier A typical inventive embodiment describes a tubular shape and comprises a rigid outer layer, an elastomeric middle layer and a rigid inner layer. The elastomeric material is a strain-rate-sensitive polymer (e.g., polyurethane or polyurea) having a Young's modulus of ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7781038 | Medical device balloons containing thermoplastic elastomers A dilatation balloon and catheter for insertion into a bodily conduit. The catheter (10) includes shaft (12) and a dilatation balloon (24) at the distal end of the shaft. The balloon is inflated via a central lumen (14) in the shaft for d... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7771806 | Articles comprising aqueous dispersions of polyureaurethanes Stable aqueous poly(urea/urethane) polymers and dispersions are made that do not require the inclusion of chain extenders, curing agents or crosslinking agents. The disclosed poly(urea/urethane) dispersions can be used to make articles such as films and gloves with ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7763336 | Flexible coupling sleeve and a flexible shaft coupling incorporating same A flexible shaft coupling sleeve comprising a sleeve shaped body having a central annular portion and a coupling receiving portion at each of two opposing sleeve ends, and a coupling device incorporating such sleeve. The sleeve's coupling receiving portions include ... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7744973 | Medical device components and processes Medical device components and processes are disclosed. For example, tube-shaped catheter components and processes of making tube-shaped catheter components are disclosed. Devices and systems, including medical devices and systems, such as catheters, containing tube-... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7744972 | Stabilized polyethylene material Stabilized polyethylene materials which offer an advantageously balanced combination of thermal, mechanical and processing properties, and which maintain their physical properties in chlorinated water environments are disclosed. The materials include an antioxidant ... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7736714 | Medical device components Medical device components, such as tube-shaped catheter components, are disclosed. In some embodiments, a medical device component includes a region that includes a polyamide having a hoop stress ratio of at least about 1.25. ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7732029 | Compositions of carbon nanotubes A coating composition may include a fluoropolymer; a plurality of carbon nanotubes, wherein the carbon nanotubes are substantially non-agglomerated and substantially uniformly dispersed in the fluoropolymer; and a coupling agent. The coupling agent may include a fir... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7691461 | Hybrid stent and method of making A stent is formed by encasing or encapsulating metallic rings in an inner polymeric layer and an outer polymeric layer. At least one polymer link connects adjacent metallic rings. The stent is drug loaded with one or more therapeutic agent or drug, for example, to r... | 04/06/2010 |
