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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8187513 | Method for producing articles consisting of polymer materials having a medicamentous depot effect The process for the preparation of articles from polymer materials having a medicamentous depot effect is performed by mixing the starting materials, shaping the mixture, cross-linking the polymer material at least until a sufficient dimensional stability is reached... | 05/29/2012 |
| 7470383 | Submersible pump drop pipe and casing assembly connection and method of manufacture A submersible pump drop pipe and casing assembly and method of manufacture is disclosed. The drop pipe/casing has a seated connector and base. The seated connector has a first and second cylinder section, the first cylinder section being used to align and direct the... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7425291 | Apparatus and method for extrusion of thin-walled tubes The present invention provides an apparatus and method for manufacturing polymeric thin-walled tubular members, which are well-suited for use as vascular grafts. The apparatus of the present invention enables extrusion of a tubular member having an extremely thin wa... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7357893 | Method and device for the production and filling of containers In a method for the production and filling of containers (12), at least one tube (3) of plasticized plastic material is extruded into an open mold (6). The tube (3) is bonded at its advancing end on closing the mold (6) to form the... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7264764 | Method of manufacturing branching pipe The manufacturing method of the invention manufactures a fuel filler pipe (branching pipe), where a breather pipe is branched off from a filler pipe main body. The manufacturing method extrudes a first extruded tubular member and a second extruded tubular member, co... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7250130 | Method and inspection device used for the cyclic production of injection molded parts The invention relates to a manufacturing inspection method for the cyclic production of injection-molded parts in multi-cavity casting molds involving a row-by-row monitoring of the injection-molded parts after they are removed from the casting molds, said monitorin... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7238317 | Method of continuously producing a twin-wall pipe with a ventilation zone between a socket and an adjacent elevation A twin-wall pipe comprises an internal pipe and an external pipe. The external pipe is corrugated, having elevations and troughs. The twin-wall pipe is further provided with a socket. In a transition portion towards the twin-wall pipe and the socket, provision is ma... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7229429 | Multiple lumen catheter A cylindrical elongate body having proximal and distal ends and enclosing two similar longitudinally extending lumens separated by a septum and a further lumen within the septum. A convergently tapered tip extending from the distal end of the body defines part of th... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7229514 | Method of making curved hose The present invention is directed to a method for manufacturing a curved hose. The method is comprised of the steps of (a) forming a hose assembly, the hose assembly comprising: (i) an innermost layer of a halogenated polyolefin rubber; (ii) a polyester reinforcemen... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7175791 | Process for producing dish-shaped moldings of thermoplastic material A process for the production of dish-shaped moldings or hollow bodies of thermoplastic material comprises the step of producing an at least approximately tubular preform by the extrusion of thermoplastic material. The preform is axially divided to form at least one ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7169341 | Process for producing extruded honeycomb bodies and extrusion die A process is provided for producing extruded honeycomb bodies with passages, in particular as catalyst carrier bodies for the cleaning of exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine. The passages are bounded by wall regions which are at least partly provided with... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7097798 | Equipment and method for manufacturing honeycomb structural body An apparatus for molding a honeycomb structure provided with an extruder for the honeycomb structure capable of extruding a honeycomb structure in the gravity direction or an oblique direction at an angle of smaller than 30° with the gravity direction and at least ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7037295 | Co-extruded taper shaft An apparatus and method for providing a co-extruded, tapered multi-layer shaft. A co-extruded, tapered multi-layer shaft may be fabricated by selecting a first material for the inner layer of the shaft and a second material for the outer layer of the shaft. The firs... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7018195 | Device and method for flaring tubing A device or method for flaring nylon or plastic tubings while on a tube-bending fixture, without the necessity of flaring in the assembly process so the tube can be inserted with a coupler or connector. A first embodiment includes a tapered post having a bi-metallic... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6994816 | Equipment and method for manufacturing honeycomb structural body An apparatus for producing a honeycomb structure having an extruder, at least one cradle and a cutting device comprising a small-gage wire for cutting the honeycomb structure and a notching member; said cradle is provided with a means capable of moving the honeycomb... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6958120 | Membrane module The invention relates to a method for producing a membrane module, comprising a plurality of bar-shaped ceramic filter elements disposed parallel to each other and stretched on the ends of the bay by covers, which extend perpendicular to said bars. Said modules also... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6942654 | Intravascular catheter with axial member An intravascular catheter having a shaft, at least a portion of which includes a braid reinforcement with an axial wire or fiber disposed between the helical members that form the braid. The axial member prevents the elongation of the shaft of the catheter thereby m... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6939494 | Method of making ventilation tube A medical ventilation tube for placement in an opening formed in an anatomical structure, such as the tympanic membrane of the ear, includes a hollow tubular shaft made of a first material having a hardness or durometer to maintain a passage through the shaft when t... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6827892 | Method of preparing thin-walled articles A polymeric binder system and method of making, and a method for extruding thin-walled articles such as thin-walled tubes is provided. The extrusion method comprises providing a polymeric binder system comprising a substantially homogeneous solution of a polymeric b... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6797212 | Method for forming hollow fibers A thin walled microtube is formed by providing a continuous elongated member having an outer surface. The member is at least partially formed of a water soluble material. A coating material is provided. The coating material may be a silicone compound that is curable... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6797349 | Handled container and method of molding the same A handled container includes: a container body formed by blow molding in a blow mold and having an inwardly depressed portion in a bottom portion; a carrying handle formed integrally with the container body by blow molding at a position corresponding to the depresse... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6764627 | Method of making corrugated part A method for continuously forming molded parts includes providing an extruder; directing a hollow column of plastic material from the extruder; providing a plurality of die blocks each including planar end segments having differing geometry and joined by the interme... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6759109 | Process for manufacturing a multilayer rubber hose and a product thereof A rubber hose having a multilayer wall is formed of an inner layer of NBR type rubber having a high AN content, available at a low cost and highly impermeable to fuel and an outer layer of a rubber composition having a minimum Mooney viscosity of 25 to 65 at its cur... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6740273 | Method for making balloon catheter The present invention relates to a method for making a silicon balloon catheter in which a first tube having its outer diameter slightly smaller than that of a desired catheter is formed by an extruding method, mold lubricant is coated at a portion of a balloon inje... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6660199 | Pipe structure and method of manufacture A pipe section formed of a polymeric material which has a substantially constant thickness throughout, the terminal edge of the female connection having a reinforcement structure which rigidifies the end of the female connection and prevents deformation, ... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6607679 | Organic PTC thermistor In an organic PTC thermistor comprising a matrix of at least two high-molecular weight compounds, a low-molecular weight organic compound, and conductive particles having spiky protuberances, a thermoplastic elastomer is contained in the matrix whereby th... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6592803 | Process for producing belt-shaped member from a die-extruded film having a film thickness, die gap relationship A process produces a belt-shaped member to be used in an image-forming apparatus is disclosed in which a toner image held on a latent-image-bearing member is electrostatically transferred under application of a voltage via the belt-shaped transfer member.... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6527991 | Method for embossing a foam article A method of manufacturing a foamed article includes embossing or otherwise impressing a three dimensional pattern into a surface of an article formed from a polymer composition with a blowing agent. The three dimensional pattern is formed prior to activat... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6521155 | Chimney-pipe and manufacture of same A process for manufacturing a plastic pipe from recycled crushed PET starting material includes kneading the starting material under the influence of heat while removing moisture therefrom so as to prevent hydrolysis of the PET material and thereafter fee... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6508972 | Method for manufacturing rubber tubes An efficient process is described for making rubber tube segments, such as lathe-cut gaskets or conveyor roller covers, by cross-head extrusion of uncured rubber onto an axially aligned string of mandrels. Each mandrel in the string is separated from its ... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6503440 | Process for making a container with a pressure equalization opening and containers produced accordingly A process for the production of a container (1) comprising an outer container (2), an inner bag (3) disposed therein and a pressure equalisation opening (10) disposed in the outer container (2), and also a container (1) produced according to this process,... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6464916 | Method of manufacturing curved hose The present invention is directed to a method for manufacturing a curved hose. The method is comprised of the steps of forming a hose pre-assembly, partially curing the hose on a linear mandrel, and then completing the curing of the hose pre-assembly on a... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6458301 | Method for forming weatherseals from an interchangeable insert die assembly A method for forming a composite extrusion is disclosed, wherein a continuous length is formed having a leading length and a trailing length, the leading length including the primary extrudate and a first appendage extrudate and the trailing length includ... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6399002 | Method of making a pipe with coupling conforming to pipe diameter A plastic pipe has a multiple layer wall construction including major and minor wall portions. The major wall portions are formed with first corrugations and are separated from one another by the minor wall portions which are formed with second corrugatio... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6303072 | Process of making an endless belt A process for producing an endless belt includes melt-extruding an extrusion material into a cylinder by means of an extruder, where the extrusion material has a tensile break strength of 400 kgf/cm2 or above and a breaking extension of from 3.... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6296804 | Biaxial stretching of plastic tubes A continuous process and apparatus for producing oriented plastic tube comprising the steps of extrusion, temperature conditioning, diametrical expansion and cooling, characterized by the step of inducing axial draw of the tube between first and second ha... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6270707 | Manufacturing method of a highly conductive polytetrafluoroethylene sheet This invention concerns a method of manufacturing a highly conductive polytetrafluoroethylene sheet; a method of manufacturing a highly conductive unsintered polytetrafluoroethylene sheet: and a method of manufacturing a highly conductive sintered sheet. ... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6109006 | Process for making extruded pet containers A method for extruding, calibrating, and cooling a multi-layer profile comprising polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and a barrier material, and the product produced by such method. The method further encompasses the use of a standard can seamer and standar... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6083441 | Method for making a stackable and inexpensively transportable splash bar structure An elongated tubular structure of plastic strands is bisected along its axis to form open-topped self-supporting half-shells that can be used in cooling towers. The half-shells are stackable and can be transported in densely packed bundles.... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6019934 | Hollow extrusion using internal coolant The process according to the invention for producing large-bore thick-walled pipes made of polyethylene comprises extruding the polymer composition out of an annular die 3 and subsequently cooling the melt 7 emerging from the die 3 using water as the cool... | 02/01/2000 |
