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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7833467 | Polyester container having excellent heat resistance and shock resistance and method of producing the same A polyester container obtained by stretch-forming a preform of a thermoplastic polyester resin formed by injection forming wherein the central portion of the bottom wall is the remaining part of the gate at the time of injection forming, and is formed relatively thi... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7833466 | Biaxially oriented polyester container and method of manufacturing the container A biaxially oriented polyester container with a uniformly and sufficiently elongated and thin-walled bottom part having excellent drop strength, improved ESC resistance and reduced weight, and a method of manufacturing the container. The biaxially oriented polyester... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7604769 | Method of manufacture of a plastic container with stretched external thread A method of making a plastic container having a body and a finish with at least one external thread includes injection or compression molding a plastic preform having a body and a finish with at least one external thread, blow molding the body of the preform to form... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7316798 | Biaxial orientation blow molding process The double blow molding process comprises a primary blow molding step of biaxially drawing and blow molding the preform into a primary intermediate product, a step of heating the primary intermediate product to shrink-mold it into the secondary intermediate product,... | 01/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7303796 | Preform assembly, container assembly and method of manufacture A finish on a hollow plastic preform or container includes a neck that is at least partially of crystallizable polymer construction and is at least partially crystallized, and a finish ring externally secured over the neck. The neck preferably is of molded plastic c... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7264464 | Cooling tube with a low friction coating An intimate fit preform cooling tube with an inner mating surface that includes a polymeric coating to increase its lubricity and thereby reduce friction with a preform to be engaged therewith. The cooling tube of the present invention substantially reduces or elimi... | 09/04/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7153466 | Method and apparatus for blow-molding an article having a solid radially outwardly projecting flange A solid outwardly projecting flange is formed on the side wall of a blow-molded article by providing a blow mold having a circumferential groove that is filled by flowable thermoplastic during a blow cycle. The mold includes a heating system locally disposed adjacen... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7141190 | Biaxially oriented hollow thermoplastic bodies and improved method for sterilization A process of molding thermoplastic preforms into bottles and similar containers wherein pressurized liquids, such as water, are used in the stretching and shaping process instead of pneumatic gases, such as heated air. The result is greater control over the crystall... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7115309 | Synthetic resin preform to be biaxially stretched and blow molded into a bottle The blow molded preform of a laminated wall structure comprises a bulging shoulder portion which has a diameter that widens slightly in the downward direction; a bottom shell portion for molding a bottom, which has been blow molded from a corresponding portion of a ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7084214 | Polyester resin composition for profile extrusion molding and molded article comprising the same A polyester resin composition for profile extrusion molding comprising an amorphous polyester, at least one component selected from the group consisting of a crystalline polyester and a nucleating agent, and optionally a reactive compound; a polyester resin composit... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7052644 | Continuous production of molded plastic containers A system for making plastic containers includes a source for providing a continuous stream of molten plastic, and a cutter for severing a continuing series of individual mold charges from the continuous molten plastic stream. A compression molder includes a pluralit... | 05/30/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7044928 | Tampon applicator assembly having an improved plunger and methods of making A plunger having a first end, a second end, and a main body is provided. The first end of the plunger is about 10% to about 15% larger than the main body and the second end is more than about 50% larger than the main body. ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7033656 | Graded crystallization of container finishes A container, a container preform and a method of making the container or preform in which the finish of the preform or container is at least partially of crystallizable polymer construction, and has an end portion remote from the body of the preform or container, a ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7026026 | Balloons made from liquid crystal polymer blends Balloons for use on medical devices such as catheter balloons are formed from polymer blend products which include a liquid crystal polymer (LCP), a crystallizable thermoplastic polymer, especially thermoplastic polyesters such as PET, and a compatabilizer. The comp... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7025923 | Methods for forming complex-shaped components in a heated polymeric film A thin-walled polymeric component that may have a selected complex shape, and a method of forming the component. The method includes heating a portion of a polymeric film to a selected malleable temperature, and forming a protrusion in the heated portion while it is... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7026377 | High performance fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin, method and apparatus for making the same A process for producing a fiber-reinforced molded article and the resulting article such as a cantilevered battery tray. In the process, thermoplastic material in its solid state having a melt flow index above 25 g/10 minutes is fed into a suitable processing machin... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6997336 | Plastic cafare A plastic carafe includes a body portion having an enclosed base defined by a plurality of upstanding posts and a plurality of panels separating the posts from one another. The carafe further includes a neck portion having a blown finish at the top of the carafe tha... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6979420 | Method of molding balloon catheters employing microwave energy An apparatus 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 be directed... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6977103 | Dimensionally stable balloons An inflatable medical balloon comprises a polymer matrix material and a plurality of fibers distributed in the matrix material. The plurality of fibers operatively adhere to the matrix material and provide reinforcement thereof. The fibers may be parallel or angular... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6959305 | Unique identification of SQL cursor occurrences in a repetitive, nested environment A cursor query identifier is defined to uniquely identify cursors in a relational database system that supports nested routine invocation. The identifier includes a cursor nesting level value that corresponds to the nested level at which the cursor is opened. The id... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6948924 | Mold assembly with modular mold shells A mold assembly for forming a container has two modular mold half shells that are adapted to be surrounded by mold half carriers. Each modular mold half shell has an upper body mold section and at least one lower body mold section. The upper body mold sections of th... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6939498 | Method of making crystallized bottlenecks A method for making a crystallized bottleneck of a polyester beer bottle is provided. The bottleneck has no machined screw threads and a length of 0.5-35 mm. To manufacture the crystallized bottleneck, an uncrystallized blank of the bottle is placed in an air-condit... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6926792 | Method of fabricating an air-bag and an air-bag fabricated by the method In manufacturing an air-bag (1) which is formed from two super-imposed layers of fabric (2) interconnected by a plurality of seams (3), a sealant material is applied to the interior of the air-bag. The sealant material is applied by introducing ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6926859 | Method of forming container with high-crystallinity sidewall and low-crystallinity base A method of making a polyester container having an enhanced level of crystallinity in the sidewall while maintaining a low level of crystallinity in a thickened base portion. The container is particularly useful as a refillable container which can withstand higher c... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6923334 | Blow molded slender grippable bottle having dome with flex panels A blow-molded plastic bottle body for use in containing hot-filled beverages. The bottle body has a dome with various interactive functional zones. For example, some of the zones are primarily responsible for accommodating vacuum absorption, while other zones are pr... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6916307 | Catheter with distally distending balloon A balloon catheter having a balloon disposed upon an elongate shaft near a relatively rigid distal insertion tip, a fluid lumen for fluid communication with a body cavity and an inflation lumen for fluid communication with the balloon. The balloon holds the catheter... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6913455 | Hot fill mold shell assembly with reduced heat transfer A hot fill hot fill mold assembly has two mold half shells and two mold half carriers for supporting the mold half shells. The shells each have an inner wall that defines the shape of at least a portion of the container to be formed. Each shell has outer wall surfac... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6901868 | Plant for the thermal treatment of material and operation process thereof The plant for the thermal treatment of material, in particular scrap material, comprises at least a reaction zone within a rotary kiln having the longitudinal axis inclined of an angle in the range 0°±45° with regard to an horizontal plane and provided of first h... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6890621 | Stretch blow receptacle and molding method of the same Improve the strength of the stretch blow receptacle and make the heat resistant treatment easier, by making the receptacle wall cross-section multi-layered in view of crystalline density, and the crystalline density of the surface layer high density. The inventions ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6884382 | Stretched container threads and method of manufacture A method of making a plastic container having a body and a finish with at least one external thread includes injection or compression molding a plastic preform having a body and a finish with at least one external thread, blow molding the body of the preform to form... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6855289 | Method and apparatus for cooling during in-mold handle attachment Method and apparatus for in-mold handle attachment, wherein a portion of a blow-molded container is formed about a retaining member on a handle during blow molding. After forming the container portion about the retaining member, a cooling medium is directed at the l... | 02/15/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6773656 | Blow molded product and production method therefor Provided are scratch-resistant blow moldings of crystalline resin having good surface gloss of at least 80% and high surface hardness of at least HB. A crystalline resin melt parison is blown in a blow mold into a blow-molded article, where the temperature of the in... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6740284 | Container with improved neck portion and method for making the same A plastic blow molded container having a central vertical axis constructed in accordance with the present invention includes a cylindrical upper rim, an oriented neck portion, a lower body portion, and a closed base portion. The upper rim of the container includes a... | 05/25/2004 |
