Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: processes inventions 07/07

20070170607 - Mold and molding method: In a mold, at least a first half includes an insert member forming a cavity surface on one end side; a body member having an insertion part into which the insert member is inserted; and an insert member fixer interposed between the insert member and the insertion part, for holding... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070170605 - Organic light emitting display and fabricating method of the same: Disclosed are an organic light emitting display and a fabricating method of the same, which improve impact resistance and sealing property of a device using a reinforcing member besides a sealant. A first substrate includes a pixel region and a non-pixel region, at least one organic light emitting diode is... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070170606 - System and method for selectively enabling or disabling an optical device using optical blocking material on an energy masked area of the optical device: A system for selectively enabling or disabling an optical device, such as an optical disc, includes an optical blocking material bonded or otherwise integrated into the optical device. In a specific embodiment, the optical blocking material includes a dye, such as an energy-sensitive dye. The optical blocking material is initially... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070170611 - Start-up procedure for underwater pelletizer: A method for starting up or stopping and restarting an underwater pelletizer is described. The method involves inducing partial freeze-off of the polymer melt in the holes of an internally insulated die plate to prevent polymer drool by passing full water flow across the face of the die plate. The... Agent: Michael J. Blake Eastman Chemical Company

20070170608 - Injection molding process for forming a retroreflector: An injection process for forming a retroreflector on a matrix mold having a plurality of prisms that each define a cavity. The process includes the steps of a) injecting a first layer of plastic on the matrix mold for partially filling up each prism up to a predetermined uniform thickness... Agent: Robic

20070170609 - Method for producing cellulose fiber: There is provided with a cellulose fiber suitable for industrial material which is produced by a process comprising following steps: producing NMMO solution made in a manner to dissolve 0.1 wt % to 10 wt % of salt and polyvinyl alcohol in concentrated N-Methyl Morpholine N-oxide (NMMO) in liquid state;... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070170610 - Method for the production of patterned designs: A method for the production of a fabric for industrial use comprising extruding polymer material onto a carrier structure to produce a patterned design on the carrier structure, wherein a cross-sectional profile of the extruded polymer material is substantially convex. An apparatus for carrying out the method comprising a polymer... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070170612 - Process for introducing at least one chemical compound into an extruder, introduction device, extruder equipped with such a device and processes using such an extruder: A method for modifying or synthesizing a polymeric material where a chemical compound and supercritical carbon dioxide are introduced into an extruder, and extruding the raw material or polymeric material under conditions permitting reaction with the chemical compound.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070170613 - Method of manufacturing a granular mineral composition: A method for forming mineral granules can be accomplished with a granulation reaction of edible acids and mineral bases to form mineral salts. The reaction is carried out in a manner that produces granules without requiring a binder or requiring the use of extrusion and milling techniques to control particle... Agent: Workman Nydegger (f/k/a Workman Nydegger & Seeley)

20070170614 - Method and device for extrusion pressing of bent extruded profiles: The invention relates to a method for extruding curved extruded profiles. The extruded profile (9) is formed in a matrix (4) mounted upstream in a counter beam (6) of an extruder system (1) and is subsequently curved or bent due to the effect of external forces and separated, supported and... Agent: K.f. Ross P.C.

20070170615 - Methods and apparatus for forming mesh and link elements: A method of adding a new link element to three or more formed link elements including the steps of: providing three or more formed link elements; and adding a new link element to the formed link elements by moulding a single link element through at least three of the formed... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070170616 - Storage magazine for microstructured molded parts and fabrication procedure: This describes a procedure for replicative fabrication and packaging of at least one microstructured molded part as one magazine/molded part composite as well as a magazine with at least one microstructured molded part as one magazine/molded part composite. The first step covers fabrication of at least one microstructured molded part... Agent: Hudak, Shunk & Farine, Co., L.p.a.

20070170617 - Patterning substrates employing multiple chucks: The present invention is directed towards a method for patterning first and second substrates in a nanoimprint lithography system, the method including, inter alia, positioning the first substrate on a first substrate chuck; positioning a nanoimprint material on the first substrate; obtaining a spatial relationship between the first substrate and... Agent: Molecular Imprints

20070170618 - Method of multi-axial crystalline thermoplastic coating of composite structures: A method for thermoplastic coating composite structures includes applying a crystalline crystalline multi-axially oriented thermoplastic layer onto a working surface of a tool. A layer of composite material is applied onto the crystalline crystalline multi-axially oriented thermoplastic layer, and the crystalline crystalline multi-axially oriented thermoplastic layer and the layer of... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski L.l.p

20070170619 - Method for continuous production of fibre-reinforced plastic plates: A method for the continuous production of a thermoplastic plate material which is reinforced with a flat-shaped fibrous structure. The method is characterized in that a first web-shaped fibrous structure is guided to a fibre laying device, and one or several additional web-shaped fibrous structures are arranged inline over the... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C.

20070170620 - Method of correcting shape of green tire and apparatus for carrying out the same: The shapes of the upper tire bead Bu and the lower tire bead Bl of a green tire G and the axial distance between the tire beads Bu and Bl are corrected in a short work time. The green tire G is placed in horizontal attitude on a green tire... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070170621 - Cover and method for manufacturing the same: The present invention discloses a cover including a base, a patterned layer, a protective layer and a bottom layer. The base has a first surface, and a second surface on the opposite side of the first surface. The patterned layer is formed on the first surface of the base. The... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20070170622 - Floor mat for automobile and manufacturing method therefor: A floor mat for an automobile and manufacturing method therefor is provided. The automobile floor mat is laid on the indoor floor of the automobile in order to protect the indoor floor of the automobile, in which sill skirts and skid-proof bosses are formed in the mat more precisely and... Agent: Ipla P.A.

20070170623 - Catheter having selectively varied lamination: A tubular medical catheter having at least one region of selectively varied lamination is provided herein.... Agent: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.IPLegal Department

20070164465 - Mold and molding method: A mold for molding a product in a cavity formed by closing the mold includes a first half; a second half; and a plurality of aligning members which come in contact with each side circumferential surface of the first half 100 and the second half at least in three directions,... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070164463 - Pattern transfer device and pattern transfer method: An object is to transfer a concavo-convex pattern formed on the surface of a transfer die onto a transfer target accurately. A pattern transfer apparatus according to the present invention is one for putting a transfer die having a concavo-convex pattern against a transfer target on a substrate to transfer... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20070164464 - Flexible spinal disc: A medical device and its use are described. The device is useful for replacement or treatment of a diseased or damaged intervertebral spinal disc. The device has volume to occupy space between vertebral bodies, has mechanical elasticity to provide motion between vertebral bodies, and sufficient strength to withstand the forces... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20070164466 - Method for producing filler-containing foam slabs: Process for production of foam webs or foam sheets, these webs or sheets being based on a polymer selected from polysulfones, polyetherimides, polyether ketones, and styrene polymers, via extrusion of a melt which comprises the polymer and a blowing agent, and then foaming of this melt, which comprises a process... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20070164467 - Process for reducing surface aberrations: The processes and resins of the present invention allow the extrusion of polymer products, such as polymer films, that have a reduced occurrence of surface aberrations, e.g., surface melt fracture and/or haze bands and/or haze. Preferably, the polymer products produced in accordance with the present invention are substantially free of... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C.

20070164468 - Process for producing fibre compositions: The present invention concerns a process for producing fibre composites. In particular, the invention provides a novel way of producing biodegradable composites comprising a hydrophobic polymer material and a reinforcing component of fibres derived from plant materials. Composite material produced by means of the present invention has improved strength properties... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070164469 - Molding coping fixture: A molding coping fixture is disclosed. The coping fixture includes a plurality of shims, where the shims can be adjusted to conform to a profile of a molding to be coped, the shims are secured into the fixture and maintain the profile during a coping cut by a router. The... Agent: Law Office Of Marc D. Machtinger, Ltd.

20070164470 - Method and apparatus for press forming sheet material: A press forming apparatus comprises an upper die 10 provided with an upper drawing die 13, a punch 12, an upper movable blank holder 14, and a trimming member 15 and a lower die 20 provided with a lower drawing die 23, a die 22, an outer periphery drawing die... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20070164471 - Automated hardness and moisture control in raw material processing systems: In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a system for controlling the properties of an extrusion from a production line is provided. The production line comprises a raw material feed, a mixer, and an extruder. The control system comprises one or more ammeters electrically coupled to an electrically... Agent: Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

20070164472 - Method and apparatus for producing a hollow body: A method of and an apparatus for producing a hollow body of thermoplastic includes the steps of injection molding a first hollow body part with an outward-protruding first joining edge, injection molding at least a second hollow body part with an outward-protruding second joining edge, putting the hollow body parts... Agent: Ronald E. Greigg Greigg & Greigg P.l.l.c.

20070164473 - Method and apparatus for fixing sealing and mounting strips to members: A method of forming a sealing or mounting strip on the periphery of a vehicle door 4 is disclosed. The method includes providing a fixed extrusion device 15 for producing an extruded sealing or mounting strip, moving the door 4 with respect to the fixed extrusion device 15, while operating... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20070164474 - Process for the manufacture of a ballistic-resistant moulded article: The invention relates to a process for the manufacture of a ballistic-resistant molded article in which a stack of monolayers is formed, each monolayer containing unidirectionally oriented reinforcing fibers and at most 30 mass % of a plastic matrix material, the reinforcing fibers being highly-drawn polyethylene fibers, and with the... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070164475 - Molding construction and a molding method for a resin-molded product: A connector (20) is placed in a first die (50) so that an end of a wall (41) of the connector (20) closely contacts a recess (55) of the first die (50) to define a cutoff (58). The dies then are closed to define a filling space (60C) between a... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20070164476 - Contact lithography apparatus and method employing substrate deformation: A contact lithography apparatus and a method of transferring a pattern to a surface employ deformation of a substrate for pattern transfer. The contact lithography apparatus includes a patterning tool and a substrate holder that variably retains a substrate. The substrate holder includes a plurality of retention zones. Each retention... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070164477 - Production method of an electroacoustic transducer diaphragm, electroacoustic transducer diaphragm, and an electroacoustic transducer: A production method for an electroacoustic transducer diaphragm includes producing an adhered sheet by adhering a sheet member on a surface of a wooden sheet having a thickness of from 0.01 mm to 3 mm, and the sheet member being made of a material different from the wooden sheet, immersing... Agent: Nath & Associates

20070164478 - Thin wall glove with multiple colors and thicker cuff: Extra coagulant is added to the cuff portion of the former by a spray nozzle located between the coagulant and latex dipping tanks. A former is placed into a coagulant. After removal from the coagulant, additional coagulant to the cuff portion of the former by any conventional means, such as... Agent: Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp

20070164479 - Pressurized molding of composite parts: Apparatus and methods for molding composite bodies into composite parts using pressure. A lower inflexible mold is combined with an elastic upper mold layer to form a molding cavity in which the composite body to be molded is placed. An elastic pressure layer is used in combination with the upper... Agent: Hexcel Corporation

20070164480 - Device and method for monitoring the production of tablets in a rotary press: Device for monitoring the production of tablets in a rotary press, with die bores in a circular die plate for the accommodation of a powder to be pressed, upper- and lower stamps, a pressing station for pressing the powder in the die bores by means of the upper and lower... Agent: Vidas, Arrett & Steinkraus, P.A.

20070164481 - Molded panel, molded panel system and connection system: A molded panel is provided, which includes a body and a plurality of supporting members. The body includes a generally planar top surface and a bottom surface. The supporting members extend from the bottom surface of the body to define a support structure. The support structure includes a top surface... Agent: James R. Franks Nova Chemicals Inc.

20070164482 - Method for manufacturing a golf product: A process for reaction injection molding a polyurethane material for a layer of a golf ball is disclosed herein. The layer is preferably a cover for the golf ball. The process discloses preferred pressure parameters and mass flow parameters for reaction injection molding the layer. Such preferred pressure parameters include... Agent: Michael A. Catania Callaway Golf Company

20070164483 - Method for manufacturing a separator plate for pem fuel cells: A method for manufacturing a composite separator plate for a fuel cell stack. The method includes preparing expanded graphite into particles, and dispersing the expanded graphite particles into a polymeric resin. The resin, including the graphite particles, is compression molded to form the separator plate. In one embodiment, the expanded... Agent: Warn Hoffmann Miller & Lalone, P.C. General Motors Corporation

20070164484 - Method of manufacturing molded products having surface designs: A method of manufacturing molded concrete products including, but not limited to, precast concrete panels having at least one decorative design on the surface(s) of such panels. At least one chemical cement retarder to a substrate. Thereafter, a stencil pattern embodying a desired pattern is placed on the retarder-laden substrate... Agent: Ted M. Anthony

20070164485 - Method for forming objects: A method for forming objects includes a step of spreading a base material layer on a surface, a step of initiating a first physical or chemical change of the base material layer by exposure to one of ultra violet beams or infra-red beams so as to become a gelled material,... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070164486 - Thermoplastic tube: A method for producing a tube section from thermoplastic material, in which a tube section is extruded by means of an extruder which is provided with an extruder die having an inner core, which inner core defines an axial hollow space in the tube section, the tube section coming out... Agent: Blank Rome LLP

20070164487 - Method for imprint lithography at constant temperature: Method for transferring a pattern from a template (10) having a structured surface (11) to a substrate (12) carrying a surface layer (14) of a material devised to 5 solidify upon exposure to radiation, comprising: arranging said template and substrate mutually parallel in an imprint apparatus, with said structured surface... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070164488 - Method and device for blow molding containers: Disclosed are a method and a device for blow molding containers (2). A parison (1) is stretched by means of a stretching rod (11) within a blow mold (4) and molded into the container by applying blow pressure following thermal conditioning. The pressurized gas is introduced into the container (2)... Agent: Friedrich Kueffner

20070164489 - Apparatuses and processes for packaging products: An apparatus comprises an operating device and a die suitable for interacting to form containers from a sheet material, a cutting device for separating said containers from said sheet material, said cutting means being so shaped as to be removably connectable to said operating device.... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070164490 - Method of manufacturing of abrasive tools: A method of producing an abrasive tool, comprising the steps of preparing a blank of an abrasive tool including abrasing grains in a bond; placing the thusly formed blank in a container; covering the thusly formed blank in the container with at least a protective material; applying a glass material... Agent: Ilya Zborovsky

20070158864 - Device and method for manufacturing and optical preform: The present invention relates to a device for manufacturing an optical preform by means of an internal vapour deposition process, said device comprising an energy source and a substrate tube, which substrate tube comprises a supply side for supplying glass-forming precursors and a discharge side for discharging constituents that have... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070158865 - Method for producing contact lenses: The invention provides an improved process for manufacturing silicone-hydrogel contact lenses. The improvement includes use of a vacuum force to transport lens molds to and from a hot water deblocking process.... Agent: Ciba Vision Corporation Patent Department

20070158866 - System, method, and apparatus for membrane, pad, and stamper architecture for uniform base layer and nanoimprinting pressure: A nanoimprinting system incorporates a patterned media contact architecture to provide a uniform imprinting pressure across the target imprinting area on a disk substrate. The system leverages the unique disk substrate characteristic of an inner diameter hole by incorporating a membrane suspension, gel-pad buffering, and air cushion loading that exploits... Agent: Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

20070158867 - Production machine: The invention relates to a production machine with a hydraulic and/or electric drive and also measured data acquisition for at least one positional determination and at least two measured variables dependent on the latter in the production machine. If a further setpoint profile is exceeded, a setpoint input is corrected... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20070158868 - Method for recycling optical disk resin molding and recycled optical disk: Method to recover resin used in an optical disk in high purity. The method includes an abrading step and a peripheral face removing step. The abrading step abrades a recording surface, opposite to a reading surface where a substrate of the optical disk is exposed, until the substrate becomes exposed.... Agent: Wood, Phillips, Katz, Clark & Mortimer

20070158869 - Process for producing adhesive film: A process for producing an adhesive film includes laminating an adhesive layer containing thermoplastic polyimide onto at least one surface of a highly heat-resistant polyimide layer by coextrusion casting method, wherein a chemical dehydrator and a catalyst are contained in a precursor solution of the highly heat-resistant polyimide and/or a... Agent: Kagan Binder, PLLC

20070158870 - Process for producing resin model and process of lost wax precision casting with the resin model: A process for producing a resin model for use in lost wax precious casting, comprising at least a hardened resin layer forming step of injecting two-pack reaction hardening type urethane resin solution (A) of 1 to 3 minutes of a working life, through a casting port (4) of a resin... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070158871 - Press-molding apparatus, mold, and press-molding method: The invention provides a press-molding apparatus, a mold, and a press-molding method, which can shorten a molding cycle and enhance productivity. There are provided a first mold; a second mold disposed to face the first mold and including a substrate (14), a heat insulating member (21) disposed on a side... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20070158872 - Stamp for micro/nano imprint lithography using diamond-like carbon and method of fabricating the same: The present invention relates to a micro/nano imprint lithography technique and in particular, to a stamp that is used in an UV-micro/nano imprint lithography process or thermal micro/nano imprint lithography process and a method for fabricating the stamp. The method for fabricating a stamp for micro/nano imprint lithography of the... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20070158873 - Process for making a shoe inner sole: A process for producing an inner sole including a sole base and a plurality of blisters integrally formed on the sole base and extending away from the sole base, the process comprising the steps of preparing a mold with a recess for forming the sole base and the blisters, the... Agent: D. Peter Hochberg Co. L.p.a.

20070158874 - Method for the manufacture of a reinforced plastic product: A method for the manufacture of a plastic product, wherein a reinforcement package (2) is placed against a molding wall (1), an air extraction and a supply (5) for liquid plastic material (6) are installed, and the reinforcement package is covered by an air-tight covering (3), on which, non-detachably, channel... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus, P.A.

20070158875 - Mold-clamping apparatus and method of adjusting mold thickness: An object is to provide a mold-clamping apparatus (10) in which the number of parts to be moved in adjusting mold thickness is reduced to thereby exhibit enhanced accuracy in adjusting mold thickness. The mold-clamping apparatus (10) includes a first stationary member to which a stationary mold (15) is attached;... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20070158876 - Method and apparatus for controlling the stacking height of stackable products during compression molding off stops: Method and apparatus for controlling the stacking height of stackable products during compression molding off stops includes slides that are movable into and out of an end of blind pockets in a compression mold in which the stack height surfaces are formed during the molding cycle. The slides are held... Agent: Renner Otto Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20070158877 - Method and device for producing dimensionally accurate foam: A method for producing dimensionally accurate metal foam from a foamable, powder metallurgically produced metal semifinished product having a melting point >200° C. involving: the introduction of material, which is capable of foaming above 200 ° C., into a mold which has a coefficient of expansion of less than 3... Agent: Roberts, Mlotkowski & Hobbes

20070158878 - Nonwoven and method for producing fiberglass-reinfroced or carbon fiber-reinforced synthetic materials: A mat is used in a method for the manufacture of glass fiber reinforced plastics or carbon fiber reinforced plastics as a layer for the absorption of excess resin expelled during the manufacturing process. The mat consists of thermally bonded plastic fibers, with at least one side of the mat... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070158879 - Ceramic honeycomb structure and its production method and coating material used therefor: A ceramic honeycomb structure comprising a ceramic honeycomb body comprising axial grooves on its periphery and cell walls constituting a larger number of flow paths inside the grooves, and a peripheral wall layer covering the grooves, wherein there are stress release portions at least partially in the peripheral wall layer... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070158880 - Methods of making bioabsorbable drug delivery devices comprised of solvent cast tubes: A bioabsorbable drug delivery device and various methods of making the same. The devices are preferably formed from bioabsorbable materials using low temperature fabrication processes, whereby drugs or other bio-active agents are incorporated into or onto the device and degradation of the drugs or other agents during processing is minimized.... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20070152358 - Wire grid polarizer and method for producing same: There are provided a thin wire grid polarizer having a high transmittance, a high quenching ratio and a high degree of polarization, and a method for producing the same at low costs. A fluoridated polyimide thin film 12, a hydrophilic thin film 13 and a hydrophobic thin film 14 are... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C.

20070152359 - Method of making an arbitrary surface optical element: An arbitrary surface optical element, such as a mirror for use in a rear projection television, includes a non-optical portion and an optical portion. The non-optical portion circumscribes the optical portion and has a thickness greater than the optical portion. Accordingly, the two portions cool at approximately the same rate,... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.l.p

20070152361 - Method and apparatus for producing micro particles: The invention relates to a method and apparatus for producing substantially monodisperse micro particles mainly of heat sensible material using a carrier gas and a drying gas. Relatively dense micro particles with diameters in the range 1-120 μm with a very narrow span can be obtained.... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070152360 - Microparticles, microparticle production method, and microparticle production apparatus: A to-be-treated body, which contains raw material particles 5 of a substance and with which a solvent 4 of a to-be-treated liquid 2 is made solid, is used, and a laser light source 10, which supplies a laser light of a predetermined wavelength to a treatment chamber 3 that contains... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20070152362 - Method for curing a thick, non-uniform rubber article: Finite element analysis or thermocouple probes are used to determine the state of cure for each zone of a non-uniform, thick rubber article, such as a large tire or a tread for a tire. From this knowledge of those cure-limiting zones, heat transfer elements are added to the mold to... Agent: Michelin North America, Inc. Intellectual Property Department

20070152363 - Gel production via multi-stream mixing: This invention relates to methods of preparing porous gels with improved consistencies and properties by stabilizing gel precursors. It further relates to processing of precursors, sol and other ingredients for casting gels in a continuous fashion.... Agent: Aspen Aerogels Inc.IPDepartment

20070152364 - Process for extruding a porous substrate: A method is provided for extruding and curing a highly porous substrate. More particularly, the present invention enables fibers, such as organic, inorganic, glass, ceramic, polymer, or metal fibers, to be mixed and extruded to form a highly porous substrate. Depending on the particular mixture, the present invention enables substrate... Agent: Geo2 Technologies

20070152365 - High-performance absorbent structure: Disclosed is an absorbent structure having wet integrity greater than about 4.0 mN/gsm, softness greater than 8.0/J, pliability greater than about 70/N, and providing a substantially dry liquid-accepting surface after receiving a quantity of liquid. The structure includes an upper ply having an upper fluid receiving surface and a lower... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20070152366 - Energy absorber, a method for making an energy absorber, and several items which include such an energy absorber: An energy absorber 10 which is made by a new and novel process and which includes beads, such as beads 12, 14, and 16 which are selectively coupled together and reside upon an elastomeric surface 90. The beads, such as beads 12, 14, and 16 are formed, in one non-limiting... Agent: John G. Chupa Law Offices Of John Chupa And Associates, P.C.

20070152367 - Eptfe process and product for medical applications: The invention described herein consists of an expanded PTFE (ePTFE) material that contains a novel fibril and node structure that exhibits a pore size distribution of two or more distinct pore sizes. The pore size distribution of small pores inter-spaced with larger pores to create a mosaic pore structure is... Agent: Lathrop & Gage Lc

20070152368 - Method of modifying cyclic olefin copolymer using reactive extrusion: The present invention relates to a method of modifying a cyclic olefin copolymer, in which a monomer having at least one unsaturated carboxyl group is grafted onto a main chain of the cyclic olefin copolymer using reactive extrusion. The cyclic olefin copolymer is modified so as to have at least... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070152369 - Sealing device: A sliding portion between a seal lip (7) and the circumference of a shaft (3) is made of a sliding face (10) so that the facial pressure at the initial action time can be lowered to suppress the proceeding of the wear of the seal lip (7) thereby to elongate... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20070152370 - Method for surface imprinted films with carbon nanotubes: A method of making films surface imprinted with nanometer-sized particles to produce micro- and/or nano-structured electron and hole collecting interfaces, include providing at least one transparent substrate, providing at least one photoabsorbing conjugated polymer, providing a sufficient amount of nanometer-sized particles to produce a charge separation interface, providing at least... Agent: Navairwd Counsel Group

20070152371 - Closed corner mold for corner shaped simulated stone products: A mold for manufacturing a simulated corner stone product includes a flexible layer that includes one or more corner stone shaped mold cavities. A cover is removably positioned against each mold cavity such that a back face of each corner stone product is formed with a desirable molded interior angle.... Agent: Owens Corning

20070152372 - Apparatus for fabricating flat panel display device method of fabricating the same and method of fabricating flat panel display device using the same: An apparatus for fabricating a flat panel display device includes a device that applies a flowable material on a substrate; a soft mold having a base surface, a groove part recessed in relation to the base surface, and a protruding part protruding from the base surface, the soft mold applying... Agent: Seyfarth Shaw, LLP

20070152373 - Method for fabricating high-strength golf club head parts: This invention provides a method for fabricating golf club head parts of high strength. At first, vapor grown carbon fibers (VGCF) with 3-D linkage structure is directly grown through a fluidized bed process. Then the VGCF in weight of less than 50 wt % is compounded with 50 wt %˜99... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070152374 - Plastic laminate body, manufacturing method of the same, and rear projection type image display apparatus: A manufacturing method of a plastic laminate body, the plastic laminate body having at least one plastic laminate member that is laminated on a plastic substrate, which plastic substrate is pre-processed in advance so as to have a substantially final configuration, the manufacturing method includes softening the plastic laminate member... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070152375 - Nucleating agent and injection molding method of polyethylene terephalate: The invention relates to a nucleating agent for polyethylene terephthalate and injection molding method thereof. The nucleating agent comprises a SiO2 core grafted with bis(2-hydroxyethyl)terephthalate, which accelerates the crystallization of polyethylene terephthalate for injection molding.... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070152376 - Apparatus for demolding building products from a mold: A demolding apparatus for removing molded building products from a mold has a conveyor assembly to advance the mold in a machine direction. A removal mechanism contacts a dislodged portion of the molded building product and applies a dislodging force to the dislodged portion of the molded building product.... Agent: Owens Corning

20070152377 - Method of making of cementitious article resembling a naturally occurring item: A method of making a cementitious product that resembles a naturally found item is disclosed. The original item, for instance a piece of petrified wood, is used as a guide in mold-making and subsequent decoration of the cast product. The mold is made by applying coats of resinous composition to... Agent: Keaty Professional Law Corporation Thomas S. Keaty

20070152378 - Method of manufacturing nano-fibers with excellent fiber formation: The present invention relates to a method for producing nanofibers with an excellent fiber formation property, characterized in that: when nanofibers 3 having a thickness of a nano level are produced by electrostatically spinning a spinning liquid 1 of a polymer resin solution on a collector 8 through a nozzle... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070152379 - Systems and methods for transforming reformable materials into solid objects: A method of forming an object in accordance with a master shape includes providing a container having first and second elastomeric membranes, providing a volume of particles in the container, introducing a sufficient amount of liquid into the volume of particles to cause a mixture of the particles and liquid... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070152380 - Encapsulating fibrous inserts with molding material: Disclosed is a molding system. According to an aspect, the molding system includes molding-system elements configured to process a molding material. The molding system includes a mold surface configured to cooperate with the molding-system elements. The molding system also includes a fibrous-insert generating mechanism configured to generate a fibrous insert... Agent: Husky Injection Molding Systems, Ltd Co/amc Intellectual Property Grp

20070152381 - Process for colouring ceramic materials: The invention relates to a new process for colouring ceramic materials by using aqueous solutions of chromophore ions. In particular, certain types of silica are added to the ceramic mixes which are to be coloured, after which aqueous or organic solutions comprising inorganic salts of Fe (II) and/or Fe (III),... Agent: Lorusso And Associates

20070152382 - Transporting apparatus and method for manufacturing honeycomb structured body: A transporting apparatus of the present invention comprises a storage unit for temporarily storing a wet mixture and a transporting unit equipped with a conveyor for transporting the wet mixture.... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP