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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7311864 | Articles of manufacture made from coffee bean residue, and methods for making such articles Coffee bean residue is a primary constituent of new thermosetting polymer compositions and articles of manufacture. The articles are made by compression molding and curing of one or more thermosetting polymer resins blended with coffee bean residue. Other additives ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7229581 | Process for producing a thermoplastic film using plastic bottle recyclate Invention relates to a process for producing a single-layer or multilayer film by extrusion or coextrusion, biaxial orientation, and heat setting based on crystallizable thermoplastics whose principal constituent is a crystallizable thermoplastic having a standard v... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7141196 | Method of manufacturing a golf ball having one or more layers The present invention relates to golf ball components and golf balls comprising high levels of pre-vulcanized or pre-crosslinked materials, as well as methods of making same. The pre-vulcanized or pre-crosslinked materials are typically thermoset materials that are ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7081217 | Method for making plastic materials using recyclable plastics A method of making plastic materials, such as plastic lumber, wherein recyclable plastics are sorted into at least two categories and the recyclable plastics in each category are then shredded and chipped, extruded, and mixed with selected colour concentrates to pro... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7045555 | Regenerated resin composition A regenerated resin composition comprising (I) a molded article pulverized material (Component A) that satisfies conditions (1) that the molded article pulverized material is a pulverized material of a molded article having an aromatic polycarbonate res... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7018582 | Method and apparatus for forming an article and an article formed thereby A method for forming an article in which thermoplastics materials are used as the binding agent. Materials (21) are shredded in a shredder (1), compressed in a compressing chamber (15) and moulded in a moulding chamber (16, 17, 19, 20, 26, 27... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7010248 | Toner recycling method and toner recycling system A toner recycling method and a toner recycling system use two personal computers and a display. A personal computer carries out management of information of toner, which is collected at a toner collection site. Another personal computer generates recycling informati... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7001554 | Synthetic fiber filled erosion control blanket A durable erosion control blanket featuring a novel synthetic fiber filler is disclosed. The erosion control blanket of the present invention addresses the need for a particularly resilient erosion control blanket through the use of a post-consumer, crimped, polyest... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6988524 | Apparatus for making tires filled with flatproofing material A tire, and an apparatus and method for forming a tire. The tire may either be a tubed or tubeless tire, and is filled with a mixture of virgin rubber and small rubber pieces. Preferably, a machine grinds the core of used flatproofed tires, or pieces thereof, into a... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6986854 | Molded article laminated with fabric and method for reprocessing the same The present invention relates to a molded article laminated with fabric wherein a thermoplastic resin (A) has a fabric, made up of fibers of a highly heat resisting thermoplastic resin (B), adhered to the surface thereof, wherein the thermoplastic resin (A) of the m... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6958127 | Coated molded article, method of recycling the same and apparatus therefor Coated moldings coated, on surfaces of moldings, with paint constituted of a thermoplastic resin having affinity for a thermoplastic resin used as a main constituent of the moldings. Method and apparatus for recycling the coated moldings are also described in which ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6881368 | Recycled ABS resin, recycled ABS alloy resin and production process of ABS alloy resin The invention relates to a recycled ABS resin. The recycled ABS resin is obtained by recycling an ABS resin formed into parts by injection molding of a virgin material thereof and used mainly in electric and electronic equipments. ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6881762 | Process for recycling powder coating waste A process for recycling of powder coating waste comprising the steps of (1) compressing powder coating waste to powder coating compacts having a volume of 0.5 mm3 to 15 cm3 by applying pressing forces; (2) placing the formed powder coating comp... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6855650 | Synthetic fiber filled erosion control blanket A durable erosion control blanket featuring a novel synthetic fiber filler is disclosed. The erosion control blanket of the present invention addresses the need for a particularly resilient erosion control blanket through the use of a post-consumer, crimped, polyest... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6841106 | Foamed polyester resin molding and process for producing the same The invention provides a method for producing a foamed article comprising the steps of: heating a mixture comprising (a) 100 parts by weight of linear saturated polyester, (b) 0.1 to 10 parts by weight of a mixture as a coupling agent of 0 to 100% by weight of a com... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6833098 | Method of removing cover of golf ball from core A cover peeling machine includes a pair of rolls. The roll has an almost conical shape. Both of the rolls are rotated in a reverse direction. The direction of the rotation is an inward direction as seen from above. A golf ball is put close to a tip of the roll. In t... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6730250 | Method and apparatus for stabilizing material physical properties of recyclable bumpers A method for stabilizing material physical properties of recyclable bumpers including the steps of: separating coating from raw material obtained by cleaning, fracturing and drying recyclable bumpers to form a recycled matrix; mixing an additive with the recycled ma... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6673289 | Manufacture of materials from graphite particles A method of manufacturing flexible sheets of expanded graphite material from recycled materials, comprising providing source materials in the form of flexible sheets of expanded graphite; comminuting the source materials into particles; re-expanding the p... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6635207 | Process for recycling of powder coating waste Process for recycling of powder coating waste, wherein powder coating waste is moved in a vessel rotating about a rotational axis inclined at an angle of 20 to 70 degrees to the horizontal and is thereby exposed to heat, until powder coating agglomerates ... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6579482 | Process for use of crumb rubber in moldable formulations Roofing tiles, sheet rubber, and other rubber-based articles are formed from devulcanized crumb rubber by compounding the rubber with sulfur, a compound containing bound water, and a flame retardant. The articles have a high rubber content and are moldabl... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6576176 | Method of recycling scrap material containing a thermoplastic The invention involves recycling scrap material having a thermoplastic. The invention includes a method of forming a thermoplastic pre-preg sheet for use in a subsequent molding operation. The method includes shredding a first scrap material having a ther... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6551535 | Extrusion coating process for catalytic monoliths A high throughput, automated process for coating ceramic monoliths used as catalytic converters that overcomes problems with coating monoliths individually in a mold. The monoliths are provided with end caps to cover the open functional ends, then loaded ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6497930 | Process for recycling asphalt shingles and product produced thereby A process and the product produced by the process in which recycled asphalt shingles are reduced into granules which are then heated to a temperature above 212° F. in order to evaporate any water contained in the material. Once substantially all the wate... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6423254 | Method for manufacturing products through the use of waste materials of various kind There is disclosed a method for manufacturing products through the use of waste materials of various kind, such as heterogeneous plastic materials, wood, minerals, etc., derived from recycling processes, differentiated waste collection systems, solid urba... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6416705 | Method for devulcanization of cross-linked elastomers A method and apparatus for devulcanizing cured or cross-linked elastomers. The method includes subdividing elastomeric raw material into small particle form, confining the particles of elastomer under high force, as in a screw extruder or the like and, as... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6372173 | Process for production of three-dimensional objects by means of stereolithography Process for production of three-dimensional objects by stereolithography in which a laser hardens particular areas of constantly succeeding layers of resin fluid. Prior to or during laser light action, the particles, which define physical or mechanical qu... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6358448 | Apparatus and method for reclaiming make-up Apparatus and method reclaim make-up of the type ordinarily supplied in block form by processing broken, unusable random-sized pieces of such make-up into a block of usable make-up of prescribed consistency, size and configuration, by advancing the random... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6299811 | Method of recycling polyurethane foam components A method for recycling materials including a significant portion of polyurethane foam includes forming the foam into a fluff of particle sized 0.25-1.0, and most preferably 0.25-0.50 inch. The material is moved to a mold and molded at an elevated temperat... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6253527 | Process of making products from recycled material containing plastics Composite products comprising or incorporating compression moldings of waste or filler particles (16) encapsulated and bound together by a thermoplastic binder (15) into a compacted mass of a shape selected for its end use, the compression molding being p... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6237208 | Process for producing profiled materials, in particular for door and window production A process for the manufacture of section material composed of thermoplastic material, such sections being suitable for the production of door and window jambs and frames. A thermoplastic material component and a second component containing additives are m... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6221291 | Method for making a preform A method of forming a preform, for use in manufacturing a part having a predetermined part outline, includes positioning waste plastic material within an unconsolidated blank. The unconsolidated blank has an outline corresponding to a desired outline of t... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6180203 | Rotational moulding process A method for rotational molding of articles, including the step of rotationally molding a mixture of particulate plastics material comprising at least one thermoplastics material having a first particle size and a second thermoplastics material having a l... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6132655 | Reclamation of thermoplastic wastes Thermoplastic foam is converted into useful products by simultaneously compressing and agitating particles of the foam. The particles are formed into a substantially unitary mass of hot softened material which can be immediately formed, cast or extruded i... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6129880 | Method of forming a headed thermoplastic tube with a reusable closure in a single step A headed thermoplastic tube having a closure member is formed solely from a thermoplastic extruded, stretched sleeve by positioning the sleeve over a forming mandrel with an exposed portion and heating the exposed portion. The heated exposed portion is sh... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6110580 | Recycling trim components for vehicles The invention relates to a method for the recycling of trim components of vehicles. The method comprises the steps of shredding manufacturing scrap and post-consumer scrap from vehicle headliners into small particles to produce fluff. This fluff is then c... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6107400 | Process for transforming a starting material containing at least two different thermoplastic materials into a homogeneous thermoplastic material At least two thermoplastic polymers in a divided state are stirred to produce a homogeneous thermoplastic material. The polymers are inserted into the enclosure and stirred by the blades of the rotor, whereafter the resulting homogeneous material is disch... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6060527 | Method of recovering resin A process for recovering the resin contained in optical information recording media having either a thin metal film layer or a printed coating film layer, coated on at least one side of a resin substrate, which comprises the following steps of: (1) rolling the... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6039914 | Method of converting asphalt composition roofing shingles into dimensional construction products Disclosed is a process of converting asphalt composition roofing shingles into dimensional construction products. Asphalt composition roofing shingles are de-consolidated, such as by grinding, into a crumble. The asphalt shingle crumble is processed in a ... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6030572 | Method for making a plastic aggregate A method for producing a plastic aggregate for use in concrete compositions includes exposing high density plastics to ultraviolet irradiation in the presence of a strong alkali. The plastic may be recycled plastic which has been washed and cut into strip... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6013684 | Method for recycling a cured phenolic resin into a molded article and a vacuum thermal insulator of the molded article There is disclosed a method for recycling a cured phenolic resin by (a) heating a cured phenolic resin to form a thermal decomposition product having a residue, (b) separating said residue from said thermal decomposition product, (c) pulverizing said sepa... | 01/11/2000 |
