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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8133593 | Pre-form for and methods of forming a hollow-core slotted PBG optical fiber for an environmental sensor A preform for forming a hollow-core, slotted photonic band-gap (PBG) optical fiber for use in an environmental sensor, and methods of forming such a fiber using the preform are disclosed. The preform comprises a slotted cladding tube that surrounds a slotted, hollow... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8057912 | Blank for producing dental shaped parts and method for producing the shaped part The invention relates to a blank for producing dental shaped parts, comprising a blank body (1) made of tooth restoration material, from which the shaped part can be machined using a tool (11, 12, 13, 14, 15) for removing material. The aim of the inven... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7887927 | Highly conductive, multi-layer composite precursor composition to fuel cell flow field plate or bipolar plate This invention provides a moldable, multiple-layer composite composition, which is a precursor to an electrically conductive composite flow field plate or bipolar plate. In one preferred embodiment, the composition comprises a plurality of conductive sheets and a pl... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7740953 | Skin system with elastic components having differing hardnesses for use with robotics An artificial skin system for use with a robotic assembly such as to provide an animated robot head with realistic skin movement. The skin system includes a receiving component for contacting the manipulator mechanism of the robotic assembly and also includes an ext... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7655319 | Plastic positioning pin for overmolded product An overmolded electronic device includes a pre-mold assembly having a positioning pin that extends upward through a mold material into contact with an inner cavity of a mold. The positioning pin is disposed within a containment area that is defined by sets of ribs c... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7651781 | Polypropylene container and process for making the same A multilayer plastic container comprises a layer of a polypropylene and an intermediate layer directly adjacent the layer of polypropylene wherein at least one of the polypropylene and intermediate layers comprises an adhesive such as maleic anhydride incorporated t... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7455914 | Preform, intermediate article and method for manufacturing a blown finish container A dimensionally-stable, injection-molded portion of a blow molded intermediate article is engaged by a conveyance mechanism of a trimmer to controllably drive the intermediate article within the trimmer to permit accurate and high speed severing of the injection mol... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7419607 | Anti-biofilm forming structure and method of manufacturing the same A biofilm resistant fluid handling system is provided having at least one structural component adapted to retain or deliver fluid. The at least one structural component is formed from a biofilm resistant material comprising polymeric resin and an inorganic carrier c... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7413999 | Corner fitting using fiber transfer A corner fitting and a method of forming a corner fitting including steps of providing a flat woven fabric including a first woven portion having first and second direction woven fibers, a second woven portion adjacent the first woven portion having first direction ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7402333 | Tube-like plastic container and preform therefor A tube-like plastic container and a preform therefor are provided. The preform has a drum part and a mouth part, with a continued portion having a projecting edge in between. The drum part is thicker than the mouth part, has a flat wedge-like form, and tapers toward... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7387825 | Preform for small flat container and small flat container To solve the limit of wall-thickness adjustment of a preform for a small flat container by a flat core by forming the outer side of a step-up-formed large-wall-thickness shell part with reducing wall thickness. A preform 1 for a small flat container whose ins... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7385724 | Photo manager A method of photo display comprises electronically selecting at least one photo from a memory and electronically arranging at least one electronic photo sheet template, including arranging the at least one photo on the template, into a manipulable configuration for ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7357967 | Container having fluorescent indicia A method of making an identifiable article such as a container or container preform. A molded plastic container or container preform is provided that includes a wall having at least one layer of matrix resin and at least one layer of barrier resin that is blended wi... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7341251 | Puzzle game apparatus and method A puzzle game apparatus includes a substantially rigid game piece including a first plate, a second plate and a third plate. Each of the first, second and third plates has a bottom edge, a top edge, a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge. The top edge of the... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7332204 | Coated polyester preforms and articles This invention relates to articles made of polyester, preferably polyethylene terephthalate (PET), having coated directly to at least one of the surfaces thereof one or more layers of thermoplastic material with good gas-barrier characteristics, and novel methods of... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7316057 | Method of manufacturing a rotating apparatus disk A method (20) of fabricating a large component such as a gas turbine or compressor disk (32) from segregation-prone materials such as Alloy 706 or Alloy 718 when the size of the ingot required is larger than the size that can be predictably formed with... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7309756 | Methods for converting linear polyesters to macrocyclic oligoester compositions and macrocyclic oligoesters Macrocyclic oligoesters and compositions comprising macrocyclic oligoesters are prepared from intermediate molecular weight polyesters. In one embodiment, a diol is contacted with a dicarboxylic acid or a dicarboxylate in the presence of a catalyst to produce a comp... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7303461 | Method of machining airfoils by disc tools A method for machining a rotor having a disc and a plurality of integral airfoils projecting outwardly from the disc, according to one aspect of the invention, comprises a step of machining each airfoil with a disc tool having a grinding periphery thereof adapted fo... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7303796 | Preform assembly, container assembly and method of manufacture A finish on a hollow plastic preform or container includes a neck that is at least partially of crystallizable polymer construction and is at least partially crystallized, and a finish ring externally secured over the neck. The neck preferably is of molded plastic c... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7279207 | Plastic preform with stepped neck finish The improved plastic container and preform is light weight and includes a base, a cylindrical sidewall projecting upwardly from the base, and a neck finish projecting upwardly from the sidewall and having an opening to the inside of the container. The neck finish in... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7279238 | Pressable glass-ceramics with textured microstructure A pressable dental ceramic comprising a mixture of glass and glass-ceramic frits. A refractory filler is also combined with the frits. The dental ceramic contains an amount of leucite less than about 35 percent by weight. Other additives may be included such as pigm... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7270171 | Evaporative foam risers with exothermic topping This invention consists of the use of an evaporative foam riser made with expanded polystyrene and with a cavity on top that contains an exothermic mixture. The reaction of the exothermic material, which is set off when it comes in contact with the metal, prolongs t... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7244484 | Multilayered package with barrier properties The present invention provides compositions useful as a barrier layer in, for example, packaging products. The compositions generally comprise a blend of (i) a polyester resin, preferably an aromatic polyester resin such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and (ii) ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7214435 | Dental mill blank assembly A mill blank assembly for a dental prosthesis includes a milling section and a support section for supporting the assembly in a milling machine. In certain embodiments, the milling section is adhesively bonded to the support section by a direct chemical bond that pr... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7208209 | Tear resistant container The invention teaches a container formed from a synthetic substrate. The synthetic substrate is substantially tear resistant and includes polyethylene and inorganic minerals. The synthetic substrate is cut and scored to form a container blank of desired shapes and s... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7172087 | Squeezable container and method of manufacture A plastic container includes a finish, a shoulder extending from the finish, a closed base, and a sidewall connecting the shoulder to the base. The sidewall is of blow molded construction and generally uniform wall thickness. The sidewall has an array of circumferen... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168142 | Method of manufacturing a shaped titanium article A method of manufacturing a metallic blank into a shaped article useful as an enclosure for an implantable medical device is described. The method entails a plurality of steps in a particular order to obtain certain finish characteristics. Some of them are a surface... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7159351 | Display kiosk A kiosk includes a pair of displays each having a display panel hinged at opposed curved edges to a pair of side panels. The display panel has opposing reinforcing panels hinged thereto and connected to an inner surface of the display panel. Each side panel has two ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7150902 | High Tcoatings Articles are coated by applying a coating composition of a high Tg phenoxy-type material having a Tg of at least about 75° C. to at least a portion of a surface of an article, and forming a dried/cured coating of the high Tg phenoxy... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7151143 | Blends containing macrocyclic polyester oligomer and high molecular weight polymer The invention provides blends of macrocyclic polyester oligomer (MPO) with high-molecular-weight polymer and polymerization catalyst as friable, one-component, ready-to-polymerize materials with long shelf life. The invention also provides methods for preparation an... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7140800 | Joint structure for power transmitting member and method for producing the same A joint structure for a power transmitting member comprising a fiber rein forced plastic tube, a joint comprising a joint portion for joining to an end portion of the tube, and a sealing portion formed on an end of the tube side of the joint portion, wherein the joi... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7135235 | Optical fiber preform and the method of producing the same An optical fiber preform (1) serving as a material of an optical fiber has a shoulder portion (12) thrusting beyond a middle portion (M) in a base end region (K) which is on the upper side when the optical fiber preform is suspended for a drawing proce... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7124673 | Horizontal cutter of double-bodied bottles attached to each other at the neck A horizontal cutter of double-bodied bottles attached to each other at a neck which comprises means (2) for advancing the bottles (3) and a cutting device (1) of the neck of the bottles. The cutting device (1) comprises a pair of blades (... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7077391 | Holding device for a ceramic blank A holding device comprises a cylindrical or prismatic, porous ceramic blank and elements for clamping in a machine tool for processing the blank by removing material, in order to produce a ceramic workpiece. A narrow frame is fixed by an adhesive connection over at ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7071291 | Isolation, formulation and shaping of macrocyclic oligoesters Processes for isolating, formulating, and shaping macrocyclic oligesters were developed which allow efficient production of macrocyclic oligoesters substantially free from solvent, which may include additives, fillers, and catalysts. ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7066374 | Sonic weld sunroof trim ring A method of installing trim rings to headliner trims systems in motor vehicles comprising a trim ring, a headliner, and a sonic horn and stack. The sonic horn vibrates to bond/weld headliner to trim ring. Energy directors can be added to facilitate bonding/welding p... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7062835 | Joint structure for power transmitting member and method for producing the same A joint structure for a power transmitting member includes a fiber reinforced plastic and a joint. The joint includes a joint portion for joining to an end portion of the tube, and a sealing portion formed on an end of the tube side of the joint portion. The joint p... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7047620 | Method for assembling a scrubber The present invention relates to a method of assembling a scrubber which includes a motor, a shaft rotatably coupled to and extending through the motor, a shaft pin detachably connected to the shaft, and a disk coupled to the shaft and having a notch located relativ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7033656 | Graded crystallization of container finishes A container, a container preform and a method of making the container or preform in which the finish of the preform or container is at least partially of crystallizable polymer construction, and has an end portion remote from the body of the preform or container, a ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7022806 | Methods for converting linear polyesters to macrocyclic oligoester compositions and macrocyclic oligoesters Macrocyclic oligoesters and compositions comprising macrocyclic oligoesters are prepared from intermediate molecular weight polyesters. In one embodiment, a diol is contacted with a dicarboxylic acid or a dicarboxylate in the presence of a catalyst to produce a comp... | 04/04/2006 |
