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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7939002 | Retardation film, method for producing the same, polarizing plate and liquid crystal display A method of producing a long roll retardation film comprising the sequential steps of: (a) casting a film forming material on an endless support to form a long roll film; (b) stretching the long roll film in a lateral direction of the long roll film while both edges... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7871554 | Process for producing polyimide film The invention is directed to a process for producing polyimide film, including stretching, at 150° C. to 380° C. and a stretch ratio of 1.2 to 4.0, an unstretched polyimide film which is formed from a polyimide having a repeating unit represented by formula (1): | 01/18/2011 |
| 7560061 | Polyamide fiber for uncoated airbags A high strength polyamide fiber consisting of polyamide monofilaments each having a fineness of less than 4 denier and a stress-strain curve where (a) the monofilament elongates less than 5% when subjected to an initial stress of 1.0 g/d, (b) it elongates less than ... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7396498 | Orientation of films to improve barrier and UV stability The invention disclosed herein relates to a method of treating plastics material fibers, filaments or film to improve their resistance to degradation by UV radiation and/or increase their resistance to gas (oxygen) transmissivity and an improved plastics material so... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7273578 | Method and apparatus for low-speed, high-throughput fiber drawing using coiled fiber loops A method and apparatus for continuous drawing of fibers in the form of coiled fiber loops (e.g., polygonal or serpentine loops). The successive fiber loops are continuously laid on receiving ends of a plurality of conveyer-drawing members (CDM) [e.g., rotating threa... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7261850 | Methods of making balloon catheter tip A balloon catheter for medical treatment of a patient has an improved tip design and methods of making the tip. The balloon catheter has a flexible shaft with proximal and distal ends, a hub affixed to the proximal end, and a balloon affixed to the shaft near the di... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7214339 | Polyester film and a production method thereof The object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a polyester film excellent in rigidity, toughness, dimensional stability, electric properties, etc. and less in thickness fluctuation and surface defects, hence very suitable as a film for vari... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7147925 | White, steam-sterilizable and extrusion-coatable polyester film The invention relates to a single- or multilayer, white, biaxially oriented polyester film. Films of the invention are formed from thermoplastic polyester and are coated on at least one side with a water-soluble adhesion-promoting layer that includes a hydrolyzed am... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7147817 | Method of making a low profile balloon A method of making a catheter balloon or other expandable tubular medical device or component thereof, in which an assembly of heat shrink material on an outer surface of coaxially disposed first and second tubes is heated to radially shrink the heat shrink material... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7141307 | Extrusion-coatable polyester film comprising poly(m-xyleneadipamide) Polyester films which comprise not only thermoplastic polyester, e.g. polyethylene terephthalate, but also from 5 to 45% by weight of poly(m-xyleneadipamide) and optionally from 0.02 to 1% by weight of fillers, and which have, on at least one surface, an adhesion-pr... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7122617 | Polybenzazole precursor film, polybenzazole film and method of producing the same The first film of the present invention is a film produced by solidifying a polybenzazole precursor that has been oriented in a given direction by the application of a magnetic or electric field. The second film of the present invention is a film produced by solidif... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7101605 | White, biaxially oriented polyester film White, biaxially oriented polyester films which have a base layer B which comprises a thermoplastic polyester such as polyethylene terephthalate, and which comprise substantially only TiO2 as a white pigment, whose R value is less than 43 daN/mm2 | 09/05/2006 |
| 7052753 | Multiple layer polymeric films and process for making them Novel films, and processes for making them, are provided. The films are characterized by the inclusion of a layer of vinylidene chloride copolymer between at least two other layers which contain ethylene vinyl acetate, and optionally linear low density polyethylene.... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7037461 | Method of stretching film A method of stretching films in which all or a portion of the width of the film is cooled during or just after stretching so as to improve the uniformity of the film. The includes stretching a polymeric film in a tenter that grasps the film with a plurality of clips... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7005169 | Polyester film having improved oxygen barrier, comprising poly(m-xyleneadipamide) and also an overlayer and a barrier coating, process for its production and its use Biaxially oriented polyester films which have a polyester-containing base layer (B) which additionally comprises poly(m-xyleneadipamide) and has been provided on at least one side with an overlayer (A) which has been coated with a barrier layer (D), said barrier lay... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6991837 | Polyester film having improved oxygen barrier, comprising poly(m-xyleneadipamide) and a barrier coating, process for its production and its use Biaxially oriented polyester films which have a polyester-containing base layer (B) which additionally comprises poly(m-xyleneadipamide) and which is coated on at least one side with a barrier layer (D), the barrier layer comprising polyvinyl alcohol and a copolymer... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6833090 | Process for making a polarizing film The present invention provides a polarizing film having a high polarization degree and high transmittance, a process for producing the polarizing film, and a polarizing plate using the polarizing film, and an optical member. In the process for producing the polarizi... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6814909 | Indicator An indicator comprising a porous resin material, and a liquid retained in the pores of the porous resin material, in which the whiteness of the porous resin material is at least 80, and the whiteness of the porous resin material is at least 20 larger than that of th... | 11/09/2004 |
| RE38583 | Process for the production of cellulosic moulded bodies The invention relates to a process for the manufacture of cellulosic flat films and cellulosic membranes in the form of flat membranes whereby a solution of cellulose in an aqueous tertiary amine oxide is moulded in film form using an extrusion nozzle which has an o... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6713010 | System for stretch-wrapping The invention provides a wrapping system for stretch-wrap plastic film. Plastic film (25) is partially pre-stretched by a selected amount and then relaxed prior to winding on a core (14). The film (25) is subsequently further stretched as it is ... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6703138 | Laminated polyester film A laminated polyester film in which a coating layer whose main constituent component is a water-soluble or water-dispersible resin is provided on at least one side of a polyester film, wherein the water resistance value of the film is at least 90%, the di... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6638988 | Porous film, separator for cell, and cell A porous thermoplastic resin film capable of functioning well as a separator of a cell is provided. The porous film is constituted with a thermoplastic resin and a filler, wherein XR defined by the following formula: is smaller than 5, where Y(... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6558591 | Process of making microporous film A microporous film of polyethylene having an intrinsic viscosity above 5 dl/g is prepared from a homogeneous solution in an evaporable solvent. The film is cooled and evaporable solvent is evaporated at a temperature below the dissolution temperature. The... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6544462 | Drawing method Crystalline polymers are drawn using pressurized saturated steam having an absolute pressure of at least 2.0 kg/cm2 as a drawing medium. The steam is charged into an airtight container having a drawable material inlet for feeding a drawable mat... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6517762 | Polyester film and production method thereof The object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a polyester film excellent in rigidity, toughness, dimensional stability, electric properties, etc. and less in thickness fluctuation and surface defects, hence very suitable as a fi... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6440532 | Biaxially oriented polyester film, process for producing the same, and use thereof as substrate for photographic sensitive material A biaxially oriented polyester film whose thermal shrinkage factors satisfy relationships represented by the following expressions (1) to (5) at the same time when it is heated at 120° C. for 20 seconds: 0.001ࣘSMDࣘ0.1 (1) -0.1ࣘSTDࣘ0.1... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6383430 | Method for producing stretch wrap plastic film The present specification discloses a plastics material film (1) that is stretched beyond its yield point to about 100% to 400% elongation and thereafter only partially relaxed to release part of the elastic deformation component in the film to retain bet... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6358457 | Method of stretching films according to an overbias or overstretch profile A method of biaxially stretching a polymeric film along an overbias stretch profile having the steps of (a) imparting a sufficiently high temperature to the film to allow a significant amount of biaxial stretch; and (b) biaxial tenter stretching the film ... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6322732 | Method for finishing pre-printed paper from multiple webs Reformation techniques and apparatus. Typically employed to permit separate printing and finishing of multiple webs of paper, these techniques and apparatus utilize or provide heat and, in some cases, initial tension, to change dimensions (including repea... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6303067 | Method of stretching films according to an overbias or overstretch stretch profile A method of biaxially stretching a polymeric film according to an overbias or overstretch stretch profile to a final first direction stretch parameter and a final second direction stretch parameter to provide a film having uniform properties. First, a suf... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6203743 | Heat setting a tow of synthetic fibers using high pressure dewatering nip An apparatus and method for heat setting a traveling tow of synthetic filaments utilizing a high pressure dewatering nip roll mechanism to remove moisture from the tow prior to heat setting. The high pressure dewatering nip roll mechanism includes a pair ... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6165401 | Process for the production of cellulosic moulded bodies The invention relates to a process for the manufacture of cellulosic flat films and cellulosic membranes in the form of flat membranes whereby a solution of cellulose in an aqueous tertiary amine oxide is moulded in film form using an extrusion nozzle whi... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6023824 | Process for producing a high-strength, high-shrinkage polyamide 66 filament yarn A process for producing high strength, high shrinkage nylon 66 filament yarn for industrial fabrics formed as airbag fabrics, the process having the steps of drawing of a nylon 66 LOY filament yarn having a relative viscosity RV of at least 40 by at least... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6017480 | Process for producing polyolefin materials A process for producing polyolefin materials is disclosed which comprises the steps of (a) preparing a molded article of an ultra-high-molecular-weight polyolefin having a viscosity-average molecular weight of more than 500,000; (b) stretching said articl... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5998007 | Multidirectionally stretch-crazed microencapsulated polymer film and a method of manufacturing thereof A multidirectionally stretch-crazed microencapsulated polymer film having a matrix material and microcapsules which are formed in the matrix material in the form of crazes which are filled with an encapsulated substance (30, 30a) and oriented at least in ... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5996639 | Multiple compartment corrugated hose An apparatus and method of producing a multiple compartment corrugated hose with at least one inner corrugated partition. The corrugation of the inner partition is achieved by maintaining a predetermined ratio between the peripheral wall and the inner par... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5985437 | Interdraw pretreatment for polyester film An oriented polyester film coated on at least one surface with a coating that improves its adhesion to water-based coatings is disclosed. The coating contains at least one sulfopolyester; at least one tetrablock copolymer resin; and at least one acrylamid... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5973834 | Method for the manufacture of a light-polarizing polyvinylene sheet A method is provided for the manufacture of a polyvinylidene-based light polarizer (cf., a "K Sheet"-type polarizer). In one embodiment, the polyvinylidene chromophore of said polarizer is produced by the acid catalyzed dehydration of an oriented polymeri... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5925447 | Permanent antistatic coating and coated polymeric film A thermoplastic film coated with a permanent antistatic composition to form an antistatic coating thereon, and a method for priming a thermoplastic film with the antistatic composition. The antistatic composition comprises: from 2 to 11% by weight of an a... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5925305 | Oriented film easy to split and method of producing the same An oriented splittable film which contains nylon and meta-xylylene adipamide at a weight ratio of 40-85:15-60 and which was oriented with a magnification above 2.8 times in both directions of MD and TD. Examples of nylon include nylon 66, nylon 6-66 copol... | 07/20/1999 |
