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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7887742 | Process and apparatus for the blow molding of containers using wall-thickness measurement of the molded article The process and the apparatus serve for the blow moulding of containers (2). A parison (1) composed of a thermoplastic material is first subjected to heat conditioning along a transport path in the region of a heating section (30). The parison i... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7736579 | Production of UHMWPE sheet materials Wide panels of UHMWPE having exceptional flatness and surface quality are ram extruded through a slit die equipped with a plurality of individually adjustable cooling zones proximate the panel exit slit and transverse to the machine direction which cool the by a bac... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7371699 | Net-reinforced film structure with modified strand profile A net-reinforced film structure includes a film layer and a netting attached to the film layer having a pattern of netting strands. The netting strands are sealed to an opposing film structure, which may be either a similar net-reinforced film or a standard sheet of... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7309663 | Asymmetric porous polytetrafluoroethylene membrane for clothing The present invention provides an asymmetric porous PTFE membrane for clothing having little change over time and conventionally known properties of a porous PTFE molded article such as water permeability resistance, air permeability, sealing properties and electric... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7294297 | Method and device of the production of brushes In a method for producing a bristle from thermoplastic polymers through injection molding, the molten polymer mass is injected under pressure into a bristle-molding channel of predetermined length having a predetermined cross-section along this length and the channe... | 11/13/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7261536 | Injection molding device with outside air inlet part A resin molding device, resin molding method and resin molded product capable of guiding a sink to an optional position to perform a precise molding. A resin molding metal mold includes a gate formed in the central part of a cavity, a stepped part increasing the ope... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7247269 | Method for making a spiral array ultrasound transducer The present invention relates to a method for making an ablation transducer having a plurality of helical elements that can be operated out of phase to orient the acoustical energy beam forward or backward in the longitudinal direction. The transducers includes a cy... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7238307 | Method for pre-conditioning inserts for injection molding A method is disclosed for pre-conditioning inserts for improved replication during injection molding. The pre-conditioned inserts provide improved bonding with the injection-material and improved replication of complex molding surfaces. The pre-conditioning of the i... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7179398 | Etchant for wires, a method for manufacturing the wires using the etchant, a thin film transistor array substrate and a method for manufacturing the same including the method First, a lower film of AlNd Alloy and an upper film of MoW alloy are deposited in succession, and then patterned by an etchant including HNO3 of 0.1–10%, H3PO4 of 65–55%, CH3COOH of 5–20%, a stabilizer of 0.1–5% an... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7169464 | Aligned extrudate structure The present invention provides an improved composite material structure having large portions of additive material aligned over a substantial width of a material structure and occupying a larger percentage of the structure volume. The material structure includes a r... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7166668 | Method of making a finished product A method of making a finished product includes the steps of providing a feedstock comprising a polymer component comprising 5 to 100 parts by weight of a polymer selected from the group consisting of polyethylene in particulate form, polyvinyl chloride in particulat... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7108495 | Apparatus for continuous forming shaped polymeric articles This invention relates to methods and apparatus for manufacturing shaped polymeric articles by substantially continuous vacuum forming. The method includes providing a sheet of hot polymeric material which is disposed onto a rotating belt having a mold impression. V... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7069635 | Methods and devices for the production of a pipe from biaxialy oriented thermoplastic material having an integrated socket A method for forming an integral socket to a pipe made from biaxially oriented thermoplastic material is described. The pipe has a pipe body and is provided, at one or both ends, with an integral socket. The biaxially oriented thermoplastic pipe is subjected to a so... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7045202 | Long glass fiber filler reinforced resin material for molding, method for molding molded article, and molded article molded by the method A long glass fiber filler reinforced resin material for molding includes a masterbatch formed of a composite of a matrix resin with a polypropylene (PP) component and a long glass fiber filler and a diluent resin made from an ethylene-propylene block copolymer. The ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7044057 | Fabrication of printed dining plates A method of fabricating a formed object, comprising the steps of printing a desired high quality photo or near photo like image on a forming material at a resolution substantially equal to the resolution of an original digital image used to form the high quality ima... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7045031 | Method of optimizing spacing between elastic members in applying leg elastics A method of applying leg elastics to absorbent garments involves optimizing the spacing between multiple elastic members. The elastic members are bonded to a substrate with variable spacing along the length of the leg opening. More particularly, narrower spacing is ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7022058 | Method for preparing air channel-equipped film for use in vacuum package Disclosed is a method for preparing an air channel-equipped film for use in vacuum packages, which comprises the step of providing a gas-impermeable base, along with a melt-extruded heat-sealable resin, to a laminating unit consisting of a laminating roll and a cool... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7017352 | Cooling of extruded and compression molded materials The present invention relates to a system and a method for cooling extruded and molded materials. The present invention is especially useful to thoroughly cool an extrudate by directing a cooling fluid toward a surface of the extrudate (e.g., an interior surface tha... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7011509 | Cooled calibrating device for a plastic extrusion facility The invention relates to a cooled calibrating device for a plastic extrusion facility, comprising a housing (5) receiving a cooling liquid (2) and calibrating guides (6) through which a plastic profile (1) is passed, in addition to inlet ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6913729 | Large blow moldings made from polyethylene Large blow moldings are made from polyethylene of density ρ≧0.94 g/cm3 and of melt flow rate MFR 190/21.6 | 07/05/2005 |
| 6909028 | Stable breathable elastic garments A thermally stable microporous breathable film is provided comprising at least 35% filler, by weight of the filled-film, and a thermoplastic polymer blend of a first polyethylene polymer and a second polyethylene polymer. The first polyethylene polymer comprises 30%... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6890476 | Fiber-reinforced composites and method for the production thereof A thread or other element for bonding fibers in a fibrous reinforcement for use in a fiber composite is such that it is at least degraded in the course of the production of said fiber composite. ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6863856 | Slotted mold for making a catheter balloon A method of making a catheter balloon, and a balloon formed thereby, in which a polymeric tube is radially expanded in a mold having a wall with an outer surface and an inner surface defining a chamber, and having at least a section with one or more channels in the ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6855288 | Cooling and counter-pressure method for producing plastic parts by injection A cooling procedure for the manufacture of plastic parts by injection, that uses a gas under pressure that is lodged in the cavity provided by the two mould parts (1, 2) during at least the cooling phase. The cold gas, and its application, covers both coated ... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6833105 | Method for making aluminate cement A process of manufacturing a sulfoaluminate or ferroaluminate cement, and an apparatus for the manufacture. The cement is manufactured from a mixture containing CaCO3, Al3 and/or Al(OH)3, CaSO4, SiO2 and/or a pr... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6814920 | Method for forming a non-delaminating multilayer container mouth A method of preventing delamination of multiple layers of an oriented polymer container having an opening defined by the multiple layers comprising a bi-axially oriented multilayer polymer container having an opening defined by a perimeter at which the multiple laye... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6752610 | Apparatus for continuous forming shaped polymeric articles This invention relates to methods and apparatus for manufacturing shaped polymeric articles by substantially continuous vacuum forming. The method includes providing a sheet of hot polymeric material which is disposed onto a rotating belt having a mold impression. V... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6696010 | Method and apparatus for forming blow molded plastic container with inclined mouth Method and apparatus for forming a blow molded plastic container with a mouth and neck portion thereof which is inclined or angled with respect to the body portion of the container, including heating the neck of the container and bending the heated neck o... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6641905 | Power transmission belt and process for production of the same There is provided a power transmission belt which comprises a compression layer and an adhesive rubber layer which are adhered to each other by vulcanizing together and which has polyester fiber cords embedded in the adhesive rubber layer, wherein the com... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6572813 | Balloon forming process The present invention is directed to apparatus and method for forming balloons with improved dimensional stability and balloons formed by the same. The method of the present invention provides for a very accurate control of the temperature profile of the ... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6565794 | Bag having improved tie features A tie bag having improved tie features is provided by increasing the thickness of the tie features as compared to the bag thickness.... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6540955 | Process of making a socket on a pipe of thermoplastic material A method of forming a socket on a pipe of thermoplastic material is disclosed. In the process, an end section of the pipe is heated in a heating station. Then, the pipe is transferred to a socket-forming station having a socket-forming mandrel. This is fo... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6537484 | Method for manufacturing a multi-layer plastic pipe A multi-layered plastic pipe particularly suitable for use as an intake manifold of an internal combustion engine is provided. The present pipe includes a hollow plastic core, at least one spacer member provided on the hollow plastic core and an outer lay... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6521168 | Method and equipment for the dual orientation of multiple-layer thermoplastic materials A process for orienting and drawing multiple-layer thermoplastic materials, in particular of a tubular type, wherein a tube exiting from a heating tunnel is brought up to an orienting temperature of a first material having the highest orienting temperatur... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6511623 | Manufacturing method of filter element A manufacturing method for a filter element having a filter portion and a flange portion formed along an outer periphery of the filter portion to protrude outwardly. First, a corrugated intermediate product having plural ridges of the filter element is fo... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6508966 | Splittable tubular medical device and method for manufacture This invention relates to a splittable medical device incorporating two sets of preferential tear lines. The first set of preferential tear lines preferably includes two longitudinally extending skives formed along the exterior surface of the proximal por... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6485666 | Post extrusion profile processing This invention relates to the post-extrusion processing of extruded profiles in an economic manner. The first process step involves heating at least a portion of the extruded profile in a preheated profile heating means to a first temperature at which the... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6482173 | Intra-aortic balloon catheter having an ultra-thin stretch blow molded balloon membrane An intra-aortic balloon catheter having an ultra-thin stretch blow molded balloon membrane. The balloon membrane is made from thermoplastic elastomeric and/or semicrystalline materials such as but not limited to polyurethane and polyetheramid.... | 11/19/2002 |
