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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8043548 | Polymer mortar composite pipe material and manufacturing method Composite material and plunger-cast pipe manufacturing method and system wherein the composite material includes waste, chemically unmodified PET material, one or more waste filler materials (e.g. rock crusher fines, lime sludge or waste coal combustion by-products)... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7981349 | Production of UHMWPE sheet materials UHMWPE panels of large width may be ram extruded from a slit die in a stable process, by restraining a panel which exits the die below the crystalline melt temperature against movement away from the die by a back pressure device, so as to exert a back pressure betwe... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7758796 | Production of UHMWPE sheet materials UHMWPE panels of large width may be ram extruded from a slit die in a stable process, by restraining a panel which exits the die below the crystalline melt temperature against movement away from the die by a back pressure device, so as to exert a back pressure betwe... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7717946 | Polymeric plate bendable without thermal energy and methods of manufacture An implantable plate for providing support to a bone of a subject when affixed thereto includes a polymeric body of a biocompatible polymer having a desired amount of polymer molecule orientation in a first direction so that the plate can be bent to conform with a c... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7687002 | Substantially proportional drawing die for polymer compositions An inventive solid state drawing die has shaping walls that define a shaping channel and that, in the course of solid state drawing, direct polymer composition along a drawing path. Each cross section of the drawing path (and, hence, polymer composition in the drawi... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7462318 | Crosslinked polymeric material with enhanced strength and process for manufacturing A radiation crosslinked (50 kGy), pressure-treated UHMWPE material has been developed by applying compressive force on a crosslinked polymer in a direction orthogonal to an axial direction. The deformed material is then cooled while held in a deformed state. The res... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7378144 | Oriented polymer implantable device and process for making same A device is formed by the process into a bone screw or fastener, wherein the head has a degree of polymer alignment and strength, and wherein the shank has a higher degree of polymer alignment and strength. In practice of the present invention, the polymer slug is p... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7344672 | Solid state deformation processing of crosslinked high molecular weight polymeric materials Solid-state deformation processing of crosslinked high molecular weight polymers such as UHMWPE, for example by extrusion below the melt transition, produces materials with a combination of high tensile strength and high oxidative stability. The materials are especi... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7278200 | Method of tensioning a diaphragm for an electro-dynamic loudspeaker Electro-dynamic loudspeakers typically include a diaphragm having a conductor applied to one of its surfaces. The diaphragm is secured to a frame. The conductor is connected to a power supply for providing electrical current through linear traces of the conductor th... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7210213 | Method for manufacturing a dynamic speaker A speaker collective substrate with component insertion hole sections and electrode sections has a plurality of speaker forming areas. An electrical speaker section, which comprises a magnetic circuit section and a vibration section, is inserted into each of the com... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7197415 | Laser alignment method and apparatus A method for setting or calibrating a machine tool wherein the critical components the machine tool are identified as are the critical devices that are employed to affect their position and each of the possible positions to which each of the critical devices may be ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7152299 | Method of assembling a loudspeaker Electro-dynamic loudspeakers typically include a diaphragm having a conductor applied to one of its surfaces. The diaphragm is secured to a frame. The conductor is connected to a power supply for providing electrical current through linear traces of the conductor th... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7094169 | Rotary cutter assembly A rotary cutter assembly (11) includes a rotary cutter (74) rotated by a motor (76) through a drive including pulleys (250, 264) and a belt (326) inside of a combination guard and belt tensioner assembly (260). The rotary cu... | 08/22/2006 |
| 6966435 | Oriented polymer hinge pins in modular plastic conveyor belts A modular plastic conveyor belt hingedly interconnected by hinge pins made of a highly oriented polymer material. The hinge pins are preferably extruded from a material including a highly oriented polymer, such as polyethylene, polypropylene, or nylon. Alternative m... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6939496 | Method and apparatus for forming composite material and composite material therefrom A system and method for extruding composite material and the composite material therefrom. The composite material consists of a filler mixed with a binding agent. The composite material is extruded as billets with enhanced physical properties, such as color, texture... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6916438 | Methods for texturing, patterning and bending polymer sheet materials The texturing, patterning and bending of a solid surface material. The end product can be achieved both through casting technologies and heat pressure processes. Controlled surface deformation can be created in a pre-manufactured flat sheet and the sheet can then be... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6915555 | Method for manufacturing speaker A method of manufacturing a loudspeaker comprises: continuously forming diaphragm portions and alignment portions on a band resin film; positioning one of a frame and a protector at an upper die or lower die; aligning other alignment portions formed on the frame, th... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6908582 | Method for adjusting the shape of a biodegradable and bioabsorbable implant material A process for producing a biodegradable and bioabsorbable implant material, which comprises forging a billet comprising and biodegradable and bioabsorbable crystalline polymer at a low temperature and then forging the same once more or in a plurality of times at a l... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6890395 | Medical device formed of ultrahigh molecular weight polyolefin Medical devices having at least a component, such as a catheter balloon, stent cover and vascular graft, formed of ultrahigh molecular weight polyolefin, such as ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene. The device component is formed from ultrahigh molecular weight ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6761786 | Process of making a balloon for an intraluminal catheter Medical devices such as catheter balloons, stent covers and vascular grafts formed of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene. The devices are formed from polyethylene that has been processed so that it is microporous and has an oriented node and fibril structure. T... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6503439 | Process for forming shaped articles of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene suitable for use as a prosthetic device or a component thereof Disclosed is a method of producing a shaped article suitable for use as the load bearing component of a prosthetic device formed from ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene. polyethylene.... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6395210 | Pultrusion method and device for forming composites using pre-consolidated braids A method and device for forming composites using a pre-consolidated tubular braid (i.e., a braid removed from the braiding machine on which it was produced prior to use in further processing) including feeding the pre-consolidated tubular braid over a sup... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6340440 | Process of making a tubular container A method for producing a tubular container of plastic material, in which the plastic material is supplied to an injection mould (3) which forms therein a blank (1) including a blank body (15) with a tubular portion (16). The tubular portion is open at one... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6261495 | Process of molding a polymer reinforced with particles A plunger machine for molding reinforced polymer is provided. The plunger machine has particular application in molding polymer that is reinforced with particles having an aspect ratio greater than 1:1. The plunger machine includes a barrel housing with a... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6162383 | Method of diametrally expanding an elastic tube A method of diametrally expanding an elastic tube (6), which includes the steps of inserting a distal end portion of a expansion member (1) into an elastic tube (6), the expansion member (1) being provided at least at a surface thereof with a solidified l... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6083440 | Method of making an outer cannula for an intravenous cannula and a cannula made by the method A method for making an outer cannula of an intravenous cannula. An insert pin (3) is inserted into an outer cannula (1) having a hub (12) and a tube (11) made of a shape memory polyurethane resin and having an untreated distal end portion, until a tip end... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6048485 | Thermal gradient beveling of catheters A process for forming a catheter tip is described wherein a mold having an internal surface complimentary to the desired external surface of the catheter tip is formed such that it has two temperature zones. A first higher temperature zone is positioned p... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5985195 | One-step flashing bevel process for a catheter A process for beveling the tip of a medical catheter is described. A catheter blank is mounted on a mandrel normally with the mandrel tip extending beyond the tip of the catheter to be beveled. The mandrel and catheter blank are inserted into a previously... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5891380 | Tamper evident caps and methods A tamper evident cap is provided which includes plastic and includes a skirt having means for engaging means on a neck of a container for closing and opening the container, and an annular frangible band connected to and depending from the skirt, wherein t... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5879612 | Process for manufacturing shaped forms of packaging Process for manufacturing cold formed shaped forms of packaging having at least one recess from a metal-plastic laminate. Examples of such shaped forms of packaging are the base parts of push-through packs or blister packs. The process is such that the la... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5876655 | Method for eliminating flow wrinkles in compression molded panels A large surface shaped structure having a smooth surface is formed by compression molding a charge (26) of reinforced molding material containing a thermoplastic material by placing a heated mold charge (26) in a mold (12, 14) which has its peripheral sur... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5874032 | Method for manufacturing expanded polytetrafluoroethylene products An improved method is provided for extruding ePTFE tube (12) for use in medical applications. A tube (12) of PTFE is extruded, preferably in an extrusion process, using counter-rotated die components (22, 26). The die component (16) is maintained at a con... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5853644 | Device for pressing plastics An apparatus for pressing plastics that includes a press tool which is adapted to be pressed against a press surface with the aid of pressure means. The press surface includes a flat surface which is common to a thermostat-controlled cold device and a the... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5843356 | Catheter tip mold and cut process In a first process described a tapered catheter tip is molded by placing a tubular catheter over a mandrel and inserting the mandrel and catheter assembly into a mold having an inner mold surface. The molded catheter with flash is thereafter removed from ... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5824411 | Self-reinforced ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene composites The invention provides composites of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene reinforced with ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene anisotropic reinforcement of high strength and modulus. The composites have superior mechanical properties relative to n... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5788901 | Method and apparatus for molding continuous lengths of plastic A method and apparatus for producing continuous lengths of compression-molded material containing thermoplastic resin. Discrete lengths of extruded material are indexed through a compression mold. The mold forms, hardens, and integrally joins two successi... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5762854 | Compression molding process A compression molding process for forming an article, preferably a preform or closure, is provided. The process includes the steps of forming thermoplastic resin into a precursor, wherein the precursor fits in a compression mold and has a shape for allowi... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5756030 | Method and apparatus for extruding a rod of homogeneous plastic material A method of extruding a homogeneous plastic rod substantially free of shrink voids, the method having the steps of: extruding a rod central portion of plastic material having a glass transition point and a Vicat softening point below the glass transition ... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5744085 | Pipe-end expanding method and a tool therefor A tool is used for expanding a pipe-end which includes a plurality of jaws that can be moved radially in relation to a centre axis, between a retracted position and an outer expanding position. The jaws are inserted to a given distance in the pipe-end wit... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5741458 | Method of forming a water heater tube A process for the fabrication of a thermoset water heater tube is described. By shifting to a thermoset rather than a thermoplastic, a much higher heat distortion temperature is achieved when compared to standard thermoplastic materials such as polypropyl... | 04/21/1998 |
