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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8168112 | Blown films and processes of forming the same Blown films and processes of forming the same are described herein. The processes generally include providing a bimodal ethylene based polymer, blending the bimodal ethylene based polymer with at least about 30 ppm peroxide to form modified polyethylene and forming ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8163226 | Stabilized polyethylene material Stabilized polyethylene materials which offer an advantageously balanced combination of thermal, mechanical and processing properties, and which maintain their physical properties in chlorinated water environments are disclosed. The materials include an antioxidant ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 7927540 | Method of manufacturing a composite filter media A method of making a composite filter media includes, in an exemplary embodiment, forming a nonwoven fabric mat that includes a plurality of synthetic fibers by a spunbond process, and calendaring the nonwoven fabric mat with embossing calendar rolls to form a bond ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7922959 | Method of manufacturing a composite filter media A method of making a composite filter media includes, in an exemplary embodiment, forming a nonwoven fabric mat that includes a plurality of synthetic fibers by a spunbond process, and calendering the nonwoven fabric mat with embossing calender rolls to form a bond ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7829008 | Fabricating a stent from a blow molded tube Disclosed is a method for fabricating a stent, the method comprising: positioning a polymeric tube inside a mold, wherein a high thermally conductive element covers at least a portion of the outer surface of the mold, the high thermally conductive element having a t... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7708928 | Process for forming medical device balloons Medical device balloons are formed from a tubular parison by a process or apparatus which establishes a controlled location (initiation zone) on the parison where radial expansion is initiated. Initiation within the initiation zone is achieved by heating the parison... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7491358 | Method and device for regulating the temperature of parisons A method and device serve the tempering preforms of a thermoplastic material. The preforms are modeled subsequent to tempering into a container inside a blow-molding mold by the action of a medium under pressure. During tempering, the preforms are heated by being ac... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7306760 | Process and apparatus for producing bottle-shaped container made of synthetic resin A method for producing bottle-type containers made of a synthetic resin, e.g., polyethylene-terephthalate resin, includes a heat treatment step for heating and crystallizing a neck portion of a perform corresponding to a neck portion of a container. In a first stage... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7284778 | Device for carrying preforms comprising improved gripping means A device for carrying a preform in a temperature condition oven, including a gripping device provided with gripping claws, which enclose an outer surface of the neck of the preform. An inner core is provided that penetrates axially inside the neck over a distance su... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7264458 | Process and apparatus for forming medical device balloons Medical device balloons are formed from a tubular parison by a process or apparatus which establishes a controlled location (initiation zone) on the parison where radial expansion is initiated. Initiation within the initiation zone is achieved by heating the parison... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7244381 | Method for blow forming a container made of plastic and for coating the inside of said container The invention relates to a method for blow forming a container (1) from a parison (2) made of plastic. After heating, said container is preformed by a gas injected into the container (1, 2) at a low pressure of 5 bar and by expanding the inner v... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7234234 | Method of manufacturing bandpass filters for GHz bands Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a BPF (bandpass filter) for GHz bands of the structure that an input signal line (2) and an output signal line (3) run with a small gap on one surface of a sheet (1) made by dispersing soft magnetic metal p... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7175799 | Process for producing hollow member A process is provided for producing a hollow member having a wall thickness, in a cross section orthogonal to the longitudinal direction, that varies in the longitudinal direction, the process including a heating step of heating a tubular material (Pa) so that the t... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7101597 | Medical devices made from polymer blends containing low melting temperature liquid crystal polymers A medical device, at least a portion of which is composed of a polymeric material in which the polymeric material is a melt blend product of at least two different thermoplastic polymers, one of the thermoplastic polymers being a thermoplastic liquid crystal polymer... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7063870 | Manufacture of functionally graded carbon-carbon composites Annular brake disc preform (15), wherein 40 to 80 layers of reinforcement fibers of at least two different lengths (11, 19) ranging from 10–60 mm are distributed in a planar gradient throughout the body of the preform, with the reinforcement fibers l... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7056466 | Method of manufacture medical devices employing microwave energy An apparatus and method for molding balloon catheters is disclosed. The balloon may be molded by providing a polymeric tube within a mold having an interior cavity in the shape of the desired balloon. Microwave energy, which may be generated by a gyrotron, may then ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6982311 | Films produced from substantially linear homogeneous olefin polymer compositions The subject invention provides a film having at least one layer comprising an interpolymer of ethylene and at least on comonomer selected from the group consisting of C3-C20 α-olefins, dienes, and cycloalkenes, wherein the interpolymer is char... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6962670 | Determination of layer thickness or non-uniformity of layer thickness based on fluorophore additives The invention provides a method for measuring the thickness, or non-uniformity of thickness, of one or more layers of a film or article such as a preform. At least one layer contains a known concentration and a substantially uniform distribution of fluorophores. The... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6896838 | Halogenated polymeric containers for 1, 1-disubstituted monomer compositions A container made without employing a mold release agent, comprised of halogenated polymeric material provides an extended shelf-life for 1,1-disubstituted ethylene adhesive monomer compositions. ... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6852267 | Method for producing tubular containers The invention relates to a method for producing tubular containers with an open filling opening and with an end that is provided with a seal. The inventive method comprises the following steps: separately producing a preform with a neck with definitive dimensions an... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6838037 | Method for making biodegradable polyhydroxyalkanoate copolymers having improved crystallization properties Methods for enhancing the rate of a first biodegradable polyhydroxyalkanoate having a copolymer, or a blend thereof, of at least two randomly repeating monomer units, and has a melting point Tm1, by solution blending or melt blending the first biodegradable polyhydr... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6835347 | Method of forming a highly thermally conductive and high strength article A highly thermally conductive and high strength net-shape moldable molding composition, with a thermal conductivity above 4 W/m° K and a strength of at least 15 ksi includes a polymer base matrix of, by volume, between 30 and 70 percent. A first highly thermally co... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6833174 | Molded sheet, its use, and process for its production A molded sheet has a core which is composed of a number of core layers and, located on both sides of the core, substrate layers, decorative layers, and clear layers. Flame retardants have been added to the various layers of the molding, and specifically in a manner ... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6686034 | Process for producing a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin molded product and product thereby produced A new process for producing a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin molded product with a high mechanical strength and no heat substantial deterioration of the resin, by an efficient heating without applying shear stress to the fiber-reinforced thermoplast... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6620895 | Processing polyethylenes Polyethylenes made from ethylene and a series of -olefins using a catalyst that copolymerizes ethylene and -olefins usually have excellent melt processing characteristics, especially in uses where high zero shear viscosity and low high shear... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6436547 | Laminated packaging material, method of manufacturing of said laminated material and packaging containers produced therefrom The invention relates to a laminated packaging material comprising a core layer of paper or paperboard and a gas barrier layer of a polyarmide blend including a condensation polymer of metaxylene diamine and adipic acid (Nylon-MXD6) and a second crystalli... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6428735 | Method for making a carbonated soft drink bottle with an internal web and hand-grip feature A machine and method for blow molding a polyester bottle for carbonated beverages with an internal web structure positioned between two hand-grip depressions. The machine and method uses an injection-molded preform having a web feature and maintains the w... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6423263 | Method for producing molded crystalline resin article To provide a method for producing a molded crystalline resin article which enables a higher crystallization degree and to mass-produce the molded crystalline resin articles. The method comprises molding a molded resin article from a thermoplastic resin co... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6383439 | Chemically modified elastomers and blends thereof This invention relates to grafted ethylene-higher -olefin polymers and blends thereof. Preferred grafted ethylene-higher -olefin polymers are multimodal EPDM's having 5-40 weight % of a higher molecular weight, higher ethylene content, lower... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6361301 | Heater assembly for blow molding plastic preforms A heater assembly (20) for heating blow molding plastic preforms (14) includes a plurality of elongated heaters (26) mounted by a housing (24) and extending along a path of conveyance of the preforms in a parallel relationship to each other, and each heat... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6315939 | Process for producing stretch blow formed plastic containers Stretch blow molded containers are made from a preform made of a plastic material suitable for stretch blow molding such as, e.g., PET. The preform is heated to a temperature suitable for stretch blow molding and is introduced into a mold. An explosive ga... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6254820 | Multi-layer laminated preform and method of its manufacture A blank (2) is molded for the manufacture of a multi-layer preform (1). The blank possesses protrusions (5). After the protrusions (5) have been brought to a plasticized state under the action of heat, those surfaces that contain protrusions (5) are cover... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6217308 | Multicavity blow molding machine for producing hollow bodies A blow-molding apparatus has an ionization bar extending along the row of extruded parisons to dissipate electrostatic charge thereon. The ionization bar comprises a conductive strip received in an insulating holder and preferably a copper laminate strip ... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6113840 | Process for heat treatment of the body of a preform or of an intermediate-stage container made of a thermoplastic material The invention relates to the thermal treatment of the body (2) of a preform (1) or of an intermediate container made of a thermoplastic material during a process for manufacture of the container, such as a flask or bottle, in particular by blowing or stre... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6090337 | Method for making multi-layer plastic preform for blow molding A method for making a multi-layer plastic preform 14 with an inner layer 28 that is extrusion blow molded from a resin having an intrinsic viscosity greater than 0.90, and an outer layer 44 that is injection molded around the inner layer from a resin havi... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6086796 | Diamond-like carbon over-coats for optical recording media devices and method thereof A method is provided for manufacturing a diamond-like carbon (DLC) coated optical phase-change recording medium for use with near-field optical head devices and which exhibits superior wear resistance and improved lifetime. According to the method, the su... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5980229 | Heating device for machines for the transformation of plastic materials The heating device for a machine for transforming plastic materials, comprises a heating body (39) disposed between two parallel rows (41, 42) of preforms (14). It is provided with at least two heating tubes (40) having bidirectional heating blades (54). ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5876768 | Machines for the production of receptacles of plastic material The machine for the production of receptacles of plastic material includes a loading device (5) in which the preforms are disposed neck down on supports (7) of double carriers (8) heated in a heating device (10) and moved into a drawing-blowing device (12... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5786023 | Method and apparatus for the freeform growth of three-dimensional structures using pressurized precursor flows and growth rate control Method and apparatus for the selective heat-induced deposition of solid material from gas-phase or super-critical fluids to produce three-dimensional parts by pyrolysis of the fluids. The apparatus involves computer/feedback control of the evolving shape ... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5783637 | Plastic container made form a fusion blend of post consumer plastic and ethylene polymers A plastic container made from a fusion blend of a post consumer plastic and ethylene polymers and comprising post consumer resin of homopolymer high density polyethylene resin and a small amount of linear low density polyethylene resin. In another form, t... | 07/21/1998 |
