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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7892477 | Process and device for the manufacture of a particularly heat-resistant hollow body A process and a device for the manufacture of a hollow body, particularly of a heat-resistant hollow body, which is molded out of a heated preform of thermoplastic plastic in a contoured blow mold through the introduction of a first medium into the preform, which me... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7887743 | Method and apparatus for blow-molding containers The method and the apparatus serve for blow-molding containers. After thermal conditioning, a parison is formed into the container within a blowing mold of a blow-molding machine (41) by the action of blow-molding pressure. The required blow-molding gas is pr... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7485251 | Method for producing bottle-shaped container mainly made of polyethylene terephthalate resin A method for producing a bottle-shaped container that is highly thermally resistant and shows an excellent shaping/shape-keeping property in a short period of time is provided. The method for producing the bottle-shaped container mainly made of polyethylene terephth... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7473389 | Method and device for blow-forming containers The invention relates to a method and to a device which is used to blow-form containers (2). A preform (1) is stretched inside a blow form (4) by a horizontal bar (11) after thermal conditioning and is shaped in the container by means of ... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7320586 | Container blowing device The invention concerns a device for blowing containers, in particular bottles, from a preform with a gas and recuperating said gas, comprising at least means for supplying the device with gas at a first pressure and at a second pressure, drawings means and container... | 01/22/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7287658 | Container having a base with a convex dome and method of use A polymeric container for holding a fluid and a gas includes a specially designed base. The base includes an annular outer ridge connected to a convex dome by a flexible annular joint. During a hot fill operation, the structure of the base resists outward deformatio... | 10/30/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7229587 | Blow molded container having holes therein and method and apparatus for facilitating the creation thereof A method and apparatus for facilitating the creation of holes in a blow molded container is disclosed generally comprising first and second mold portions mounted adjacent each other along a seam and a mechanism for creating holes at the seam. In some embodiments, fi... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7220332 | Electrical cable An electrical cable of the present invention comprises a plurality of spaced, parallel flat conductors. Each of the plurality of flat conductors was previously integral with each immediately adjacent flat conductor. A dielectric material is holds the conductors in t... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7182906 | Moisture curable balloon materials The present invention relates to a catheter device having a dilatation balloon formed from a polymeric material crosslinked by moisture through —Si—O—Si— linkages, and to a method of making the same. The polymeric material is formed by reacting at least one ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7175791 | Process for producing dish-shaped moldings of thermoplastic material A process for the production of dish-shaped moldings or hollow bodies of thermoplastic material comprises the step of producing an at least approximately tubular preform by the extrusion of thermoplastic material. The preform is axially divided to form at least one ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172721 | Thermoplastic molding process The invention provides a novel thermoplastic molding process useful in the manufacture of hollow, deformable thermoplastic articles such as hollow doll heads. In the process of the instant invention, a parison is formed at a first injection station and is transferre... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7157040 | Helical blow molding preform and method of manufacturing A multiple cavity bottle is manufactured by injection molding a preform having a helical septum and blow molding the preform to create a bottle having a helical septum separating the bottle into two cavities. The helical septum is molded with a twist sufficient to a... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7153455 | Method of making a stretch/blow molded article (bottle) with an integral projection such as a handle The method involves making a hollow blow molded thermoplastic article having an integral handle. An unblown preform of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is inserted into a blow mold and thereafter stretched by a stretch rod. Blow gas is then injected into the interio... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7153127 | Method and apparatus for blow molding hollow plastic containers A mold system for blow molding hollow plastic containers includes an extruder for providing a hollow tube of plastic material having a longitudinal axis. Three mold segments include at least two mold segments that are movable against the third mold segment, in direc... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7141202 | Method and apparatus for blow molding a bottle with a punched hole in a molded neck recess A method for blow molding bottles having a hole formed in a molded interior recess extending from a top face of a bottle neck includes the steps of: (i) providing a mold having a neck forming cavity with an end flange surface therein; (ii) disposing a parison of mol... | 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 |
| 7108826 | High compliance, high strength catheter balloons useful for treatment of gastrointestinal lesions Balloon especially useful for dilatation of gastrointestinal lesions have a burst pressure of at least 9 atmospheres, a diameter at 3 atmospheres of about 5 mm or more, and an average compliance over the range of from 3 atmospheres to burst of at least 3% per atmosp... | 09/19/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7097446 | Blow-molded container and closure, and method and apparatus for making same A blow-molded plastic container and reinforced lid are simultaneously produced in a blow mold. A lid is reinforced by having a portion of the lid formed by blow molding techniques and another portion of the lid formed by compression molding techniques. The container... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7080746 | Pinch grip type bottle-shaped container A bottle-shaped container according to the present invention is of pinch grip type and includes a container body having opposed recesses formed at sidewall regions of a main body portion of the container body, respectively, to thereby form a grip part of the contain... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7066345 | Bottom structure of bottle-shaped container made of synthetic resin A bottom structure of a biaxially-oriented blow-molded bottle-shaped container is made of a synthetic resin and includes a neck, a shoulder, a body and a bottom. The bottom has a connecting cylindrical wall, a tapered-cylindrical wall, a bottom wall and a grounding ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7033535 | P.E.T. off-center neck bottle and its manufacturing method For the manufacture of a polyethylene terephalate (P.E.T.) bottle with an off-centre neck, a preform is heated and its body is slightly angled with respect to its neck by sideways displacement. The preform is inserted in a blowing mould. A tilted stretching rod is a... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7029732 | Medical device balloons with improved strength properties and processes for producing same A tubular parison for forming a medical device balloon. The parison is formed of a polymeric material, for instance a thermoplastic elastomer. The parison has an elongation at break which is not more than 80% of the elongation of the bulk polymeric material. The elo... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7021920 | Method and apparatus for blow molding a bottle with a punched hole in a molded neck recess An apparatus for blow molding bottles having a hole formed in a molded interior recess is provided. The apparatus includes a mold having a neck forming cavity having an end flange surface. A recess forming rod is slideable within a hole in the end flange surface fro... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7017763 | Base having a flexible vacuum area A non-round base structure for a hot-fill plastic container provides the container with enhanced structural integrity. The base structure is roughly rectangular and is composed of a flexible vacuum absorbing area and a bearing edge which support the container in an ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7005097 | Medical devices employing chain extended polymers Medical devices such as catheters and balloons are formed from a thermoplastic polymer composition comprising a melt mixture product of at least one terminally reactive polymer and a chain extender. ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6974047 | Rectangular container with cooperating vacuum panels and ribs on adjacent sides The present invention provides an improved blow molded plastic non-round container having generally rectangular sidewalls that are adapted for hot-fill applications. The hot-fill container has two adjacent sides one with a vacuum panel and the other with a series of... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6971530 | Plastic container having stepped neck finish The improved plastic container and preform is light weight and includes a base, a cylindrical sidewall projecting upwardly from the base, and a neck finish projecting upwardly from the sidewall and having an opening to the inside of the container. The neck finish in... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6964347 | Handy bottle and process for manufacturing same A handy bottle is capable of absorbing deformation strain caused by variation of capacity, is easy to lift and carry because of its recessed portions for gripping and is excellent in dropping strength and capable of not buckling while maintaining moldability and lig... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6945957 | Valve treatment catheter and methods The invention provides a catheter for insertion into a biological passage which contains a first flowing fluid, the catheter including a tubular member having a proximal end and a distal end; a fluid delivery lumen contained within the tubular member; an inflatable ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6946174 | Moisture curable balloon materials The present invention relates to a catheter device having a dilatation balloon formed from a polymeric material crosslinked by moisture through —Si—O—Si—linkages, and to a method of making the same. The polymeric material is formed by reacting at least one o... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6939569 | Medical device having anti-infective and contraceptive properties There is disclosed a medical device for implantation that acts to prevent transmission of infectious agents. Specifically, the present invention provides implantable devices, such as catheters or living skin matrices or wound dressings, for insertion into various bo... | 09/06/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6916167 | Method and apparatus for extrusion blow molding of shapes with an even wall thickness and varying radii A method of extrusion blow molding is disclosed; the method allows the finished part to have consistent and even wall thickness within a broad range of local mold radii. This result is achieved without resorting to injection blow molding or other common techniques o... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6910596 | Water bottle with handle A liquid storage bottle is provided with a generally cylindrical liquid storage chamber and an integral handle. A well is formed in the liquid storage chamber to accommodate the handle. The walls of the well are configured to prevent water from pooling thereon, and ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 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 |
