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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8003029 | Method for preventing deposit forming on guide rollers The invention relates to a method for preventing or reducing deposit forming of superabsorbent material and/or oil onto guide rollers during the process of applying a superabsorbent water-in-oil emulsion onto a yarn wherein the oil is a mixture comprising saturated ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7678311 | Lubricating coating and application process for elastomeric electrical cable accessories This invention relates to a method for coating an elastomeric component with a coating that has a low coefficient of friction and the articles formed by the method. The method includes preparing an elastomeric coating; applying the coating to a substrate; contacting... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7476352 | Lubricated flow fiber extrusion Methods and systems for extruding polymeric fibers are disclosed. The extrusion process preferably involves the delivery of a lubricant separately from a polymer melt stream to each orifice of an extrusion die such that the lubricant preferably encases the polymer m... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7425289 | Process of making cellulose acetate tow In the manufacture of a fiber tow, particularly cellulose acetate tow, a stuffer box crimper has a pair of nip rollers, at least one, made of a solid ceramic material. ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7358216 | Lubricant compositions and methods A process is disclosed for manufacturing a lubricant composition comprising combining a superabsorbent polymer with a material for decreasing friction between moving surfaces. The superabsorbent polymer absorbs from about 25 to greater than 100 times its weight in w... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7338926 | Lubricant compositions and methods A process is disclosed for manufacturing a lubricant composition comprising combining a superabsorbent polymer with a material for decreasing friction between moving surfaces. The superabsorbent polymer absorbs from about 25 to greater than 100 times its weight in w... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7332227 | Non-volatile lubricant system for medical devices A non-volatile lubricious coating composition is provided for use with medical devices, such as hypodermic needles, catheters, and the like. The coating composition includes a first siloxane polymer having a very low viscosity less than about 50 centistokes, a secon... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7316797 | Synthetic resin container having a craze pattern thereon and method for producing the same A synthetic resin container according to the invention has a craze pattern on the outer surface of its body. The container comprises an inner layer that comes into direct contact with content during its storage, an outer layer laid over the inner layer, and a transl... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7294294 | Surface modified stamper for imprint lithography A method of performing imprint lithography of a surface substrate includes a stamper having a thin lubricant coating thereon to facilitate release of the stamper from the imprinted surface to reduce degradation of image replication. Embodiments of the invention incl... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7290424 | Push bench method for manufacturing small diameter tubing The present invention involves cost effective, efficient systems and methods for sizing pipe. In an embodiment of the present invention, a pipe sizing system includes a die having an opening operable to size the pipe, a hydraulic cylinder having at least one rod att... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7290546 | Nasal mask A nasal mask assembly for preferred use in CPAP treatment. The mask assembly comprises a central body, a face cushion, a forehead support and a gas inlet. The gas inlet is rotatably connected to the central body, and the forehead support is pivotally connected to th... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7281547 | Multi-layered flexible tube A multi-layered tube comprising a first inner polymeric tubular structure, a second foamed polymeric structure containing a plurality of short or long reinforcing elements dispersed therein and, optionally, a third cover layer on the outer surface of the reinforcing... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7273901 | Flame retardant dispersion The invention relates to a novel flame retardant dispersion for thermoplastic and thermoset polymers, comprising, as component A, a phosphinic salt of the formula (I), and/or a diphosphinic salt of the formula (II), and/or polymers of these, ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7264456 | Leadframe and method for reducing mold compound adhesion problems An integrated circuit leadframe has a pair of leadframe rails that are specially treated to adhere to injection mold compounds to a lesser or greater degree than portions of the leadframe rails outside of the treated areas. By adhering to mold compounds to a greater... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261849 | Tacky polymer melt spinning process A method for high speed melt spinning of binder fiber by melting a polymer having a melting temperature range of greater than 0° C. to 160° C., spinning said polymer at a speed of greater than about 2000 meters per minute to form the binder fibers; and winding the... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7247266 | Lubricating coating and application process for elastomeric electrical cable accessories This invention relates to a method for coating an elastomeric component with a coating that has a low coefficient of friction and the articles formed by the method. The method includes preparing an elastomeric coating; applying the coating to a substrate; contacting... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7241410 | Process for making a product of artificial rock The invention relates to a process for making a product of artificial rock and a product thus made for use, in particular, in aquariums, tanks, swimming pools and the like; the process comprises the following operating steps: carrying out a first deposition of a mix... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7241406 | Method of manufacturing a guidewire with an extrusion jacket A method of manufacturing a guidewire having a discrete length. The method includes the steps of feeding a first end of a corewire into an extrusion device, gripping the first end of the corewire with a gripping apparatus, and extruding a first extrusion material on... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7236367 | Power electronics component The invention relates to a power electronics component that comprises a planar ceramics substrate (2) on whose one face condutor tracks (6), applied in thick-film technique, are disposed for electrically connecting electrical power components (7... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7232535 | Process for coextruding a tacky amorphous propylene copolymer composition with a low viscosity polyolefin and article prepared thereby Disclosed is a process for producing non-blocking slats of normally tacky amorphous propylene copolymers. The process entails coextruding the normally tacky amorphous propylene copolymer with a low viscosity polyolefin such as a polyethylene wax forming a core of am... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7204471 | Method and arrangement for forming construction panels and structures A form-work support arrangement for building form-work for moulding a concrete construction panel on top of a previously poured concrete panel (58). Generally the upper panel to be moulded has the same horizontal dimensions as the previously poured panel (... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7198846 | Polytrimethylene terephthalate resin A polytrimethylene terephthalate resin comprising: 90 to 100 mole % of trimethylene terephthalate recurring units, and 0 to 10 mole % of at least one monomer unit obtained from a comonomer other than the monomers used for forming the recurring units and copolymeriza... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7186365 | Methods for forming an imprinting tool Numerous embodiments of a method and apparatus for forming an imprinting tool are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of forming an imprinting tool comprises forming a first mold by use of one or more printing processes, forming a second mold from the first mold,... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7179080 | Tube bending fixture A tube bending fixture having a frame. An upper and lower tube support are both pivotally mounted to the frame between a first and second pivotal position. A bar is slidably mounted to the upper tube support and movable between an extended and a retracted position. ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7169345 | Method for integrated circuit packaging According to one embodiment of the invention, a system for packaging integrated circuits includes a mold tool for packaging integrated circuits. The mold tool includes a first mold plate that includes a first non-planar surface and a second mold plate that includes ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7157028 | Method of making ventilative insole A method of making an insole has the steps: a) Prepare a mold with a cavity therein. The mold has a plurality of protrusions at a portion of a sidewall of the cavity. b) Inject a foaming material into the cavity of the mold. c) Strip the mold to get a piece material... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7124489 | Process for producing a catheter A process for producing a catheter having a head, a shaft, a distal end, and a tip member wherein the tip member is secured onto the distal end of the catheter during production of the tip member. Another embodiment of the present invention is directed to a process ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7111930 | Fluid supply having a fluid absorbing material A fluid supply including a body and a reversibly fluid absorbing material having a first surface energy and disposed in the body. In addition, the fluid supply has at least one fiber having a fiber surface energy where the fiber is disposed within the fluid absorbin... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7112357 | Medical devices comprising a multilayer construction A medical device comprising a first substrate, a second substrate and a powder coated tie layer between the first and second substrates resulting in a multilayer construction. ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7094466 | 3GT/4GT biocomponent fiber and preparation thereof Disclosed are side-by-side or eccentric sheath-core bicomponent fibers comprising a poly(trimethylene terephthalate) component and a poly(tetramethylene terephthalate) component and preparation and use thereof. ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7090793 | Preparation of fuel cell composite bipolar plate A composite bipolar plate of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFC) is prepared as follows: a) preparing a bulk molding compound (BMC) material containing a vinyl ester resin and a graphite powder, the graphite powder content of BMC material ranging from 60... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7084826 | Low cost inductor devices manufactured from conductive loaded resin-based materials Inductors and inductive devices are formed of a conductive loaded resin-based material. The conductive loaded resin-based material comprises micron conductive powder(s), conductive fiber(s), or a combination of conductive powder and conductive fibers in a base resin... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7081287 | High performance thermoplastic vulcanizate A high performance thermoplastic hose useful as a power steering hose, the high performance thermoplastic hose comprising a high performance engineering thermoplastic such as polyurethane and a chlorine-containing polyolefin such as chlorinated polyethylene, chlorin... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7070723 | Method for spin-drawing of melt-spun yarns A method is provided for simultaneous spin-drawing of continuous yarns consisting of one or more filaments, comprising the steps in which a melt of a thermoplastic material is fed to a spinning device, the melt is extruded through a spinneret by means of extrusion o... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7056461 | Process of making polyester multifilament yarn A method of producing a polyethylene terephthalate-based polyester fiber includes spinning polyethylene terephthalate based polyester to produce an undrawn yarn with an intrinsic viscosity of 0.83 or more and a density of 1338 g/cm3 or more, multi-stage d... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7037455 | Insert molding method A method of insert molding a preformed item into a molded product, the molded product being formed by injecting a moldable material into a mold, is disclosed. The method includes adhering the preformed item to a surface of the mold with an adhesive, wherein the surf... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7037579 | Polymer composite fibrous coating on dipped rubber articles and method The present invention provides a method of making an elastomeric article including preparing a non-woven fibrous polymer composition for dip-coating onto a layer of carboxylated acrylonitrile-butadiene elastomeric surface and in particular making industrial or house... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7033422 | Release agents, related anti-freezing/deicing compositions, and related methods Three novel types of release agents comprising waste products of several useful product-making processes well known in the art are disclosed. The first type of release agent is comprised of desugared sugar beet molasses, which is a waste product in the process of re... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7021349 | Spin finish The present spin finish composition comprises at least about 10 percent by weight based on the spin finish composition of components (a) and (b) having the formula R1—(CO)x—O—(CH(R2)—CH2—O)yâ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7014726 | Rock laminate A rock laminate has been provided that includes a layer of rock and a flexible layer. The layer of rock has a plurality of pores that can receive fluid. The flexible layer is positioned above the layer of rock and has a portion which extends into the pores of the la... | 03/21/2006 |
