Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: processes inventions 06/08

20080150173 - Method for fabricating luminescent articles: A method for fabricating luminescent articles. A first step involves providing a transparent liquid epoxy having a low viscosity, approximately equivalent to viscosity of water. A second step involves increasing the viscosity of the transparent epoxy by adding powdered luminescent, to arrive at a mixture containing between 40% and 80%... Agent: Davis Bujold & Daniels, P.l.l.c.

20080150175 - Fresnel lens angular segment manufacturing apparatus and method: A roller extruder for manufacturing Fresnel lens angular segments from raw sheet plastic, the roller extruder having a blank roller and a die roller positioned a desired roller clearance from the blank roller, the die roller having two peripheral lens dies with an angular displacement between the lens dies increasing... Agent: J. David Nelson Nelson Snuffer Dahle & Poulsen, P.c.

20080150176 - Dual-layer recordable optical disc and manufacturing method thereof: A dual-layer recordable optical disc includes a first recording layer and a second recording layer disposed on the first recording layer. The first recording layer is made of organic material, and the second recording layer is made of inorganic material. The optical disc may further includes a first substrate, a... Agent: J.c. Patents

20080150177 - Surface treatment of fluorinated ophthalmic devices: A method for treating a surface of a fluorinated silicone-containing ophthalmic device is provided, the method comprising plasma treating the fluorinated silicone-containing ophthalmic device with a hydrogen-containing atmosphere in the presence of an oxidizing source thereby increasing the wettability and/or biocompatibility of the device.... Agent: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated

20080150178 - High intensity uv mold pretreatment: This invention is related to ophthalmic lenses and the associated processes used to manufacture ophthalmic lenses. In particular, the present invention is related to a process for manufacturing contact lenses using high intensity UV light on lens molds to decouple mold creation from lens manufacture.... Agent: Ciba Vision Corporation Patent Department

20080150174 - Manufacture of display devices with ultrathin lins arrays for viewing interlaced images: A method for fabricating a device for displaying an interlaced image. The method includes providing a film of transparent material and creating a lens array in the film by forming parallel lens sets on a first side of the film, and then bonding an interlaced image including sets of elongate... Agent: Marsh, Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP

20080150179 - Fresnel lens angular segment manufacturing apparatus and method: A roller extruder for manufacturing Fresnel lens angular segments from raw plastic, the roller extruder having a blank roller and a die roller positioned a desired roller clearance from the blank roller, the die roller having two peripheral lens dies with an angular displacement between the lens dies increasing linearly... Agent: J. David Nelson Nelson, Snuffer, Dahle & Poulsen, P.c.

20080150180 - Vitreous carbon material and process for making the same: A defect-free vitreous carbon material having a three-dimensional (x,y,z) size in which each of the x, y and z dimensions exceeds twelve millimeters. A process of making such vitreous carbon material employs a three-dimensional fiber mesh that vaporizes at elevated temperature, in which the mesh is impregnated with a polymerizable... Agent: Intellectual Property / Technology Law

20080150181 - Injection molding machine and method of adjusting control condition for reverse rotation of screw in injection molding machine: An injection molding machine capable of appropriately adjusting a control condition for a reverse rotation of a screw and a method for adjusting the control condition. Molding is repeated with an amount of a reverse rotation of the screw performed after completion of metering and before injection to be varied... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20080150182 - Method of manufacturing foamed thermoplastic films and trash bags: A method of manufacturing foamed thermoplastic films and trash bags wherein a foaming agent is added to a base thermoplastic resin. The resultant foaming agent/base resin mixture is extruded to form a single-ply foamed thermoplastic film. The film may be formed into bag, such as a trash bag.... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, Pc

20080150183 - Densification of formed composite parts: Methods and apparatuses for combining raw fibrous and binding materials in single mixing step (Step S3), followed by consolidation (Step S5) to greatly shorten overall cycle time to finished fiber-reinforced composite part. Chopped fibrous materials and binder materials are deposited sequentially onto belt conveyor (Step S2) so that materials are... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080150184 - Composites of polymers and metal/metalloid oxide nanoparticles and methods for forming these composites: Successful dispersion approaches are described for the formation of dispersion of dry powders of inorganic particles. In some embodiments, it is desirable to form the dispersion in two processing steps in which the particles are surface modified in the second processing step. Composites can be formed using the well dispersed... Agent: Dardi & Associates, Pllc

20080150185 - Hydroentangled nonwoven fabrics, process, products and apparatus: Fibers are hydroentangled at temperatures near or above their glass transition temperature, the resultant fabrics are then rapidly cooled. A process of preparing a nonwoven fabric that includes depositing fibers on a foraminous support; impinging hot or warm water upon the fibers to hydroentangle them; and then rapidly cooling the... Agent: Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc. Catherine E. Wolf

20080150186 - Co-molded direct flock and flock transfer and methods of making same: b

20080150187 - Molded dielectric layer in print-patterned electronic circuits: A method forms a first active electronic layer, prints an array of pillars on the first active electronic layer, dispenses a curable polymer over the array of pillars, molds the curable polymer by contacting the curable polymer with a mold structure to displace the curable polymer from upper surfaces of... Agent: Marger Johnson & Mccollom/parc

20080150188 - Method and device for producing a molded plastic part: The invention relates to a method for producing a molded plastic part, including the steps of: spraying a quasi-endless plastic tube with an annular gap of a spray head; shaping and at least partially cooling the plastic tube with a molding line connecting to the spray head. In particular, the... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, Llc

20080150189 - Presnel lens angular segment manufacturing apparatus and method: A roller extruder for manufacturing Fresnel lens angular segments from raw plastic, the roller extruder having a blank roller and a die roller positioned a desired roller clearance from the blank roller, the die roller having two peripheral lens dies with an angular displacement between the lens dies increasing linearly... Agent: J. David Nelson Nelson Snuffer Dahle & Poulsen, P.c.

20080150190 - Molding method, molding machine, and molded product: An object is to provide a molding method and a molding machine which can reduce load acting on a drive section for mold clamping, as well as a molded product produced by the molding method or the molding machine. The method includes the steps (the molding machine includes means) for... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.l.p.

20080150191 - Method and apparatus for producing a product using a bendable mold shell: A method and apparatus for producing a product using a substantially flat mold shell is provided. A substantially flat mold shell converted from a 3-dimensional mold. The substantially flat mold shell has open ends. When the open ends are brought proximate to each other, the substantially flat mold shell has... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20080150192 - Device for a layerwise manufacturing of a three-dimensional object and method for supplying a building material: A device (1) for manufacturing a three-dimensional object by a layer wise solidification of a building material at positions in the respective layers that correspond to the object is provided. A feed (96) that supplies the building material to a building space (10) in the device (1) and at least... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20080150193 - Method of manufacture of a molded hollow using tangential structures: An improved method of molding an extended product having a longitudinal hollow through the center, wherein the use of numerous lateral chaplets to stabilize the product core during the molding process is significantly reduced or eliminated. Tangential structures positioned on a core suspended throughout the length of the cavity will... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080150194 - Apparatus and methods of end forming tubes: Small diameter plastic catheters or tubes are end formed using a glass mould with a cavity having a smoothly-rounded closed end. The end of the mould contacts a heater so that the closed end of the cavity can be heated. The tube is loaded on a hollow, metal pin so... Agent: Louis Woo Law Office Of Louis Woo

20080150195 - Multi-live feed injection molding: A plastic mold injection apparatus (300) is provided. The apparatus includes a runner system (110) that delivers a plastic melt through a flow tube (111), a cavity (120) that receives the plastic melt, and a hydraulic drive mechanism (130) that drives a pin in and out of a flow tube... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20080150196 - Device for demolding concrete products: Device for demolding concrete products (10) which mainly consists of a drum (8) that can be driven while rotating, and of means (17, 21) which make it possible to guide a mold (9) for concrete products (10) round the drum (8), characterized in that the device (1) comprises a shaft... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, Pllc

20080150197 - Electrostatic spinning apparatus: An electrostatic spinning apparatus includes a feeding device, at least one linear electrode, at least one collecting electrode, and a high-voltage power supply. The feeding device includes a tank and a roller and an electrostatic spinning solution is contained in the tank. The roller is rolled in the tank. The... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080150198 - Process for manufacturing a container by blow molding: The present invention further provides a method of filling a plurality of containers with a product on a filling line, the containers comprising three regions: a side-wall region; a deformable panel region; and a pivot region, and wherein the pivot region lies between the side-wall region and the deformable panel... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20080150199 - Silicon nitride body and method of manufacture: A densified silicon nitride body can be formed using a lanthana-based sintering aid. The composition may exhibit properties that provide a material useful in a variety of applications that can benefit from improved wear characteristics. The composition may be densified by sintering and hot isostatic pressing.... Agent: Grossman, Tucker, Perreault & Pfleger, Pllc

20080150200 - Jig for firing silicon carbide based material and method for manufacturing porous silicon carbide body: A jig for firing a silicon carbide based material of the present invention is a jig for firing a silicon carbide based material, which is used for placing a silicon carbide based molded body thereon upon firing of the silicon carbide based molded body, wherein a SiO source layer is... Agent: Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.c.

20080143003 - Actinically curable silicone hydrogel copolymers and uses thereof: The present invention provides inks and methods for making colored silicone hydrogel contact lenses. The ink of the invention comprises an actinically-curable binder copolymer comprising fluorine-containing segments and is characterized by having capability to be cured actinically or thermally to form a colored film on a molding surface of a... Agent: Ciba Vision Corporation Patent Department

20080143004 - Method and system for molding optical components: A method of and system for molding optical components uses a thermo-curable composition, which has unconventional low shrinkage and can be heated to high temperature so that it can be cured at unconventional fast rate with relative simple means. This allows fast production of optical components at low cost both... Agent: Gordon & Jacobson, P.c.

20080143005 - Method of producing carbon fiber reinforced ceramic matrix composites: The present invention relates to a method of producing carbon fiber reinforced ceramic matrix composites, the method of producing carbon fiber reinforced ceramic matrix composites according to the present invention is characterized in that the method comprises the steps of: producing a carbon fiber reinforced resin composite that is molded... Agent: David S. Resnick

20080143006 - Injection molding method and injection molding apparatus: An injection rate (cm3/sec) of a screw feeder at the time of starting an injection is the largest and the injection rate (cm3/sec) thereof gradually or sequentially decreases until an end of injection so that a temperature of a melted resin reaching the end portion of a cavity decreases within... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20080143007 - Method for the production of a support web that is made of plastic with a modified mfi: The invention relates to a method for producing a support web (10) that is made of a predefined amount of plastic material by means of a plurality of molding elements (16, 17) which are formed in hollow spaces (12) of a mold (5), the plastic material being fed to the... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.l.p.

20080143008 - Molding apparatus and molding process: A molding apparatus includes a die set having a chamber, a vacuum pump communicated to the chamber, and a feeding mechanism suited for supplying a molding material to the chamber of the die set with simultaneous extraction of gas out of the chamber by the vacuum pump.... Agent: J.c. Patents, Inc.

20080143009 - High crimp bicomponent fibers: A bicomponent fiber wherein (a) the first component comprises from about 90 to 100 wt. % poly(trimethylene terephthalate) and (b) the second component is a polymer composition comprising (i) poly(trimethylene terephthalate) and (ii) polymer containing polyalkylene ether repeating units. Yarn, fiber, fabrics and carpets comprising the bicomponent fiber, as well... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080143010 - Chemical coating composition for glass fibers for improved fiber dispersion: A coating composition that improves fiber dispersion and mechanical properties in reinforced composite articles is provided. The coating composition includes a chemical compound that acts as an emulsifier, a surfactant, and a melt viscosity reducer. In at least one exemplary embodiment, the chemical compound is an ethoxylated fatty acid or... Agent: Owens Corning

20080143011 - Radially expandable polytetrafluoroethylene: Extruded, stretched, sintered tubular PTPE materials are produced which are suited for use in the medical field as liners and covers for expandable stents. The PTFE materials have an unusually low REC (Radial Expansion Coefficient) and RER (Radial Expansion Ratio).... Agent: Morrison & Foerster, LLP

20080143012 - Novel polymer films and textile laminates containing such polymer films: Polymer film having at least two regions of differing translucency. The at least two regions of differing translucency can be obtained by selectively compressing regions of the polymer film. Laminate comprising textile material and such a polymer film. The laminates can be breathable and/or waterproof. Suitable uses for the laminate... Agent: Richard W. Ellis, Esquire W. L. Gore Associates, Inc.

20080143013 - Polyethylene-syndiotactic polypropylene composition and processing thereof: A processable polypropylene composition comprising a mixture of a major amount of a syndiotactic polypropylene and a minor amount of polyethylene wax. The syndiotactic polypropylene has a designated recrystallization temperature, an original minor melting peak and a higher original melting peak. The polyethylene wax provides a recrystallization temperature of the... Agent: Fina Technology Inc

20080143014 - Asymmetric gas separation membranes with superior capabilities for gas separation: This invention relates to a method of making flat sheet asymmetric membranes, including cellulose diacetate/cellulose triacetate blended membranes, polyimide membranes, and polyimide/polyethersulfone blended membranes by formulating the polymer or the blended polymers dopes in a dual solvent mixture containing 1,3 dioxolane and a second solvent, such as N,N′-methylpyrrolidinone (NMP). The... Agent: Honeywell Intellectual Property Inc Patent Services

20080143015 - Method of fabricating porous aio2 mold having sub-micro structure: A mold having a sub-micro, or even nano, structure is fabricated. The mold is a porous mold. With the mold, a sub-micro pattern is easily imprinted on a large surface of a substrate or a LED. No expansive equipment is necessary. The fabricating process is fast and cheap; and thus... Agent: Troxell Law Office Pllc

20080143016 - Film feeding machine: A film feeding machine includes a drawing device to draw a continuous film out of a film base to a predetermined position. The film is held by a feeding device and cut off by a cutting device to have a film piece. The film piece is fed to external equipment... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20080143017 - Method and apparatus for the manufacture of labeled plastic products: A method for the manufacture of plastic products in a mold (2), provided with at least one label, comprising the steps of: feeding a strip of film comprising at least one label; feeding-through the strip of film (34) over a joining surface of the mold in open condition such that... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20080143018 - Process for the preparation of a poured cosmetic product with a superficial relief: There is disclosed a process for the preparation of a poured cosmetic product with a superficial relief. There are provided a first step of dosing a liquid state mixture of said cosmetic product within a shaped mould, a second step of solidifying the mixture within the mould, a third step... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20080143020 - Mold, method for producing the same and magnetic recording medium: There is provided a mold which contains at least two electroforming layers, wherein the mold has a concavo-convex pattern on a surface thereof, and the electroforming layers include at least two adjacent layers having the same crystal orientation.... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080143019 - Release surfaces, particularly for use in nanoimprint lithography: provides good release properties. The coated substrates are particularly good for a lithographic method and apparatus for creating ultra-fine (sub-25 nm) patters in a thin film coated on a substrate is provided, in which a mold having at least one protruding feature is pressed into a thin film carried on... Agent: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi

20080143021 - Method for finely polishing/structuring thermosensitive dielectric materials by a laser beam: The invention relates to a method for finely polishing/structuring thermosensitive dielectric materials, in particular materials exhibiting a low thermal expansion coefficient, by a laser beam consisting in directing an intensive ultrashort laser beam to a processable material surface, in adjusting the action time within a range from 10-13 s to... Agent: Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP

20080143022 - Method of controlling the opening and closing of a blow mold and blowing device for implementing same: A method of controlling the opening and closing of a book-type blow mold that is used to produce containers from a thermoplastic material, such as PET, by blowing or blow-drawing heated preforms. The mold includes at least two mold halves which can be moved away from one another by rotating... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080143023 - Method of molding product with surface film: The present invention provides a die with a first die member, a second die member and a holder device between the first die member and the second die member. A film is sent to the die between the holder device and the second die member. And then, operating the holder... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20080143024 - Method and apparatus for producing polystyrene tubular shrink film via film blow molding: In a method and apparatus for producing polystyrene tubular shrink film via film blow molding, a polystyrene plastic material is extruded into a circular tubular film, which is cooled and then uniformly heated in a special hot water tank to become softened. Hot air is then blown into the softened... Agent: Leong C Lei

20080136050 - Method of manufacturing light guide panel with pattern accuracy: A method of manufacturing a mold for producing a light guide panel and a method of manufacturing the light guide panel using the mold are presented. The mold is made by manufacturing a pattern master on which a fine pattern is formed. A side mold for forming a light-receiving surface... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20080136051 - Carbon nanotube reinforced porous carbon having three-dimensionally ordered porosity and method of fabricating the same: A solid carbon has CNTs dispersed therein and is formed about three-dimensionally ordered spherical voids arranged in an opal-like lattice.... Agent: National Aeronautics And Space Administration Langley Research Center

20080136052 - Electroactive polymer manufacturing: Described herein are transducers and their fabrication. The transducers convert between mechanical and electrical energy. Some transducers of the present invention include a pre-strained polymer. The pre-strain improves the conversion between electrical and mechanical energy. The present invention provides methods for fabricating electromechanical devices including one or more electroactive polymers.... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20080136053 - Cooling apparatus for fired body, firing furnace, cooling method of ceramic fired body, and method for manufacturing honeycomb structure: A cooling apparatus for a fired body includes a transporting member for transporting a firing jig in which a ceramic fired body is housed; a plurality of blowers for cooling the ceramic fired body; and a suction mechanism for changing the atmosphere inside the firing jig from an inert gas... Agent: Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.c.

20080136054 - Fiber and nanofiber spinning apparatus: The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for spinning fibers, or fiberizers, using a rotary fiber-making die system made up of thin plates, embodied by a housing fixture, configured and stacked to define slots, channels and/or grooves through which the material used to make the fibers will... Agent: Roetzel And Andress

20080136055 - Cleaning tablets or water-softening tablets and their manufacture: A method of making cleaning or water-softening tablets involves making a premix of cleaning or water-softening particulates and a lubricant, for example a sucrose ester or sorbitan ester; feeding the premix into a feed port of an extruder; feeding a binder, for example polyethylene glycol, into the extruder at or... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus

20080136056 - Parts cooler: Systems and methods are provided for integrated curing and cooling of golf ball cores. A plate die is used to separate hot golf ball cores from a post-mold matrix. The hot golf ball cores are held in an insulated unit to maintain the elevated temperature of the golf ball cores... Agent: Acushnet Company

20080136057 - Method for producing sucker elements, sucker element produced with the method, and article with sucker: A method for producing sucker elements consisting in thermoforming a layer of plastic material by means of two mold parts, which form at least one impression that has a frustum-like peripheral shape, the mold parts forming means for blanking the peripheral rim of each thermoformed element with a substantially flat... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20080136058 - Compression molding machine: A compression molding machine includes a wheel mounted for rotation around a horizontal axis and a plurality of angularly spaced molds disposed around the wheel. Each of the molds includes a first mold segment and a second mold segment disposed radially outwardly of the first mold segment. Each of the... Agent: Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, P.c.

20080136059 - Balloon catheter, its fabrication method, and method for fixedly mounting a balloon on catheter tube: To provide a balloon catheter having a flexible and highly expandable balloon so as to prevent the inner wall of the blood vessel from being damaged by the passage of the balloon In a balloon catheter aimed to be stayed in a blood vessel and to be used mainly for... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer Pllc

20080136060 - System and method for forming and curing a composite structure: Embodiments of the present invention provide a system for forming a composite perform by passing resin through the composite preform. The system includes a resin flow chamber and a first chamber, which may be a vacuum or pressure chamber. The resin flow chamber includes first and second ends integrally formed... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20080136061 - Method of processing polycarbonate with supercritical fluids: A method for forming shaped parts from polycarbonate that results in parts having substantially increased chemical resistance. The method includes providing a mold having at least one cavity, such that the mold has a means for cooling the area adjacent to the cavity. Molten polycarbonate is then mixed with a... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080136062 - Drying apparatus, method for drying ceramic molded body, and method for manufacturing honeycomb structure: A drying apparatus including a conveying member configured to convey an item to be dried, a plurality of microwave irradiation portions disposed alternately at an upper side and a lower side of the conveying member, and a plurality of hot air blowing portions. The microwave irradiation portions are configured to... Agent: Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.c.

20080136063 - Nanofiber and method for fabricating the same: A nanofiber and fabrication methods thereof. The method for fabricating the nanofiber includes preparing an electrospinning composition and performing an electrospinning process employing the electrospinning composition. Particularly, the electrospinning composition includes a polymer and an additive as a uniform solution in an organic solvent, wherein the additive renders the electronic... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080136064 - Molding apparatus and a molding method: Disclosed, amongst other things, is a molding apparatus and related method for producing aseptic preforms, and a molding apparatus and related method for a controlled crystallization of a molded article, amongst other things.... Agent: Husky Injection Molding Systems, Ltd Co/amc Intellectual Property Grp

20080136065 - Method and apparatus for producing three-dimensionally structured surfaces: In a method for producing three-dimensionally structured surfaces of objects as a reproduction of an original surface, the topology of the original surface is determined, and the data are used for controlling a machining tool. The determined topology and a random topology of a reproduction surface are brought closer to... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080136066 - Apparatus and method for inductive heating a workpiece using an interposed thermal insulating layer: Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method with inductive heating of an electrically conductive workpiece such as a barrel used in molding or extrusion, having a layer of thermal insulation interposed between the induction windings and the workpiece, and using alternating current (AC) at an elevated frequency. Further, variable pitch... Agent: Robert J Herberger Mclaughlin And Mcnally

20080136067 - Method and apparatus for the production of hollow molded articles and a hollow molded article made by the method: A method of producing an injection-molded plastics article having a hollow interior, such as a pipe section comprising the steps of forming a mold cavity having outer dye parts and an inner mandrill to define an annular mold cavity. Then introducing plastics material into the mold cavity and delivering a... Agent: Weide & Miller, Ltd.

20080136068 - Mold cooling by recovery of energy from spent compressed air in blow-molding process: Heat is extracted from compressed gas used in a blow-molding process by expansion cooling the exhausted gas and/or passing the exhausted gas through a vortex tube, which supplies cold gas at an exit thereof. The cold gas is then routed through cooling channels in the mold. This obviates the need... Agent: Ropes & Gray LLP

20080128929 - Method for manufacturing optical devices: A method for manufacturing an optical device including at least one silicone elastomer optical waveguide includes the steps of providing a substantially rigid mold with a patterned surface, providing a core layer of a curable silicone elastomer, patterning the core layer by means of the patterned surface of the substantially... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080128927 - Methods of making high gain optical devices having a continuous and dispersive phase: Methods of making optical films having continuous phase/disperse phase morphology are disclosed which can control the nature of the disperse phase in such films to yield enhanced optical properties. When used in liquid crystal displays and the like, the films can increase the screen luminance beyond that achievable with known... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080128928 - Methods of making light diffusing films and articles using the same: Disclosed herein are light diffusing films, methods of making the same and articles using the same. In one embodiment, a method for producing a film, comprising: combining, to form a combination, a polycarbonate having a yellowness index of about 0.8 to about 1.5 as measured in accordance with ASTM E313-73... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080128930 - Method of releasing contact lens: A method of making a contact lens involves adding a lens-forming mixture to a contact lens mold, copolymerizing the lens-forming monomers to form a contact lens, releasing the contact lens from the mold; and removing the polymeric material from the contact lens. The polymeric material is not reactive with the... Agent: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated

20080128931 - Method for preparing nanocomposite zno-sio2 fluorescent film by sputtering: A method for preparing nanocomposite ZnO—SiO2 fluorescent thin film by magnetron sputtering is proposed. ZnO is formed as nano-sized crystalline particles uniformly dispersed in the amorphous SiO2 matrix after the sputtering. The photoluminescence (PL) revealed that the spectra consisted of three emission bands, violet, blue and green-yellow and the mixed... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, Pllc

20080128932 - Supple tissue dressing assemblies, systems, and methods formed from hydrophilic polymer sponge structures such as chitosan: Methods of forming supple tissue dressing assemblies from hydrophilic polymer sponge structures, such as chitosan, by uniformly cooling the sponge structure and freezer from above freezing to below freezing. The supple tissue dressing assemblies are characterized by suppleness or multi-dimensional flexibility. The assemblies can be flexed, bent, folded, twisted, and... Agent: Ryan Kromholz & Manion, S.c.

20080128933 - Wood-plastic composites using recycled carpet waste and systems and methods of manufacturing: An extruded composite utilized as a building material includes a base polymer, unseparated processed recycled carpet waste, and a filler material, which may be a wood filler or other natural fiber. The recycled carpet waste may be used to decrease the amount of both base polymer and wood filler to... Agent: Goodwin Procter LLP Patent Administrator

20080128934 - Thermoplastic compositions and method of use thereof for molded articles: A polyolefin composition containing elastomers (plasticizers), crystalline polypropylene, modified by mixing with polybutene-1 and a coupling agent and a bicyclic dicarboxyl acid salt nucleating agent and/or a lubricant which comprises an unsaturated fatty acid ester which acts as a surface modifier in a molded article is described. The composition is... Agent: Ian C. Mcleod Mcleod & Moyne, P.c.

20080128935 - Method and device for producing a film made of a thermoplastic material: A method and a device for producing a film made of a thermoplastic material, wherein a plastic melt is blown up into a film bubble and is shaped into a desired film by a calibrating arrangement, and a downstream arranged flattening device. For providing as contactless as possible a guidance,... Agent: Pauley Petersen & Erickson Suite 365

20080128936 - External sprue bar position alignment method: An external sprue bar position alignment device is comprised of a mounting bracket and a sprue bar alignment frame that is attached to the mounting bracket. The sprue bar alignment frame and mounting bracket define a channel configured to receive a sprue bar upon a mold closing. The sprue bar... Agent: Husky Injection Molding Systems, Ltd Co/amc Intellectual Property Grp

20080128937 - Foamed rotomolded polyethylene: This invention relates to foamed structures prepared from a polyethylene having a high density, high melt index and narrow molecular weight distribution. In general, it is very difficult to prepare uniform foams from this particular type of polyethylene. We have discovered that the use of a nucleating agent mitigates this... Agent: Kenneth H. Johnson

20080128938 - Densification of fibrous structures by resin transfer moulding for making thick parts of composite material: A fiber structure for forming the reinforcement of a part to be made is placed in a mold (22) having at least one wall formed by a flexible membrane, and then a resin composition is injected into the mold, the composition having a volatile material content of less than 25%... Agent: Weingarten, Schurgin, Gagnebin & Lebovici LLP

20080128939 - Cable manufacturing process: A process for manufacturing a cable which includes a conductor; an inner semiconductive layer surrounding the conductor and having a thickness lower than or equal to 0.4 mm; and an insulating layer surrounding the inner semiconductive layer. The process includes the step of co-extruding the inner semiconductive layer and the... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080128940 - Material layering device: A material layering device. A material layering device may include a first pinning roller and a second pinning roller. The distance between the first pinning roller and the second pinning roller is less than a diameter of an substrate. The device also includes a return system, wherein the return system... Agent: Advantia Law Group

20080128941 - Process for the additivation of synthetic fibres, artificial fibres and polymers with special properties: A process for the additivation of synthetic fibres, artificial fibres and polymers conferring special properties to them, the process comprising the following steps: the encapsulation of an additive in the pores of a porous material; the incorporation of particles of the porous material (capsules) into the polymer matrix of the... Agent: Notaro And Michalos

20080128942 - Method of creating chemical induced pre-stressed zones in concrete: Embodiments of the present invention comprise a method for creating pre-stressed zones in concrete. In one embodiment, a circular blade is coated with a chemical which retards the setting of the concrete. The circular blade is then rolled through the wet concrete, thus transferring the retarding chemical from the blade... Agent: Peacock Myers, P.c.

20080128943 - Method for manufacturing a multi-shot molded component: A method for manufacturing a multi-shot interior trim component within a mold tool, comprising the steps of moving a first mold portion adjacent a second mold portion to define a potential cavity volume; modifying the potential cavity volume to define a first reduced cavity volume; depositing a first material in... Agent: Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn LLP

20080128944 - Injection molded polymeric stampers/imprinters for fabricating patterned recording media: A method of manufacturing a stamper/imprinter for patterning of a recording medium via thermally assisted nano-imprint lithography, comprising steps of: providing a first stamper/imprinter comprising a topographically patterned surface having a correspondence to a selected pattern to be formed in a surface of the medium; injection molding a layer of... Agent: Seagate Technology Llc C/o Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080128945 - Mold and molding apparatus using the same: A molding apparatus for patterning a workpiece includes a mold having a pattern to be transferred to the workpiece, with the pattern including recesses, a first support member for supporting the mold, and a second support member, arranged opposite to the first support member, for supporting the workpiece. A pressing... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080128946 - Mold assembly for lightweight pistons: A mold assembly for molding lightweight pistons having weight reduction pockets formed in outer surfaces thereof above pin holes. The weight reduction pockets are formed using window structures that are movable upward and downward at inclined angles. The movement of the windows is coordinated with the movement of pin members... Agent: Butzel Long

20080128947 - Tire manufacturing method: A green tire (20) is put into a mold (16) in which an insert core (18) and a bladder (22) are accommodated. In the putting operation, a diameter of the insert core (18) is reduced and the bladder (22) is contracted. After the putting operation, the diameter of the insert... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080128949 - Method and apparatus for producing molded product: A method for producing a molded product consisting of a resin polymerized by a melt polycondensation reaction, comprising continuous feeding of a prepolymer in molten state from a prepolymer feeding port to a polymerization reactor, discharging from holes of a porous plate, followed by polymerization while dropping along a supporting... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080128948 - Production method for fuel cell: A production method for a fuel cell including an electrolyte, an anode which is provided on one of both sides of the electrolyte, a cathode which is provided on the other side of the electrolyte, and separators one of which is provided on an outer side of the anode and... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080128950 - Injection molding process: A process for the preparation of a molded article formed of an isotactic ethylene propylene copolymer comprising providing an isotactic ethylene-propylene copolymer having an ethylene content of no more than 5 weight percent produced by the copolymerization of ethylene and propylene in the presence of an isospecific metallocene catalyst; heating... Agent: Fina Technology Inc

20080128951 - Impregnated diamond cutting structures: An insert for a drill bit that includes diamond particles disposed in a matrix material, wherein the diamond particles have a contiguity of 15% or less is disclosed. A method of forming a diamond-impregnated cutting structure, that includes loading a plurality of substantially uniformly coated diamond particles into a mold... Agent: Osha, Liang LLP / Smith

20080128952 - Method for laser drilling a component made of a ceramic matrix composite, hole obtained by this method, component made of a ceramic matrix composite containing it, and turbojet comprising such a component:

20080128953 - Workpiece dividing method utilizing laser beam: A workpiece dividing method comprising applying a laser beam from one surface side of a workpiece permeable to the laser beam. The laser beam applied from the one surface side of the workpiece is focused onto the other surface of the workpiece or its vicinity to deteriorate a region ranging... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP

20080128954 - Magnetic blockout: A magnetic blockout assembly including a concrete barrier element having a front side, a back side and a cavity in the front side, at least one magnet embedded within the back side of the concrete barrier element, and a flange connector having an engagement surface sized and shaped to fit... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080128955 - Injection molding process, apparatus and material for forming cured-in-place gaskets: The present invention relates to a process for forming a cured-in-place gasket by liquid injection molding. More particularly, the present invention relates to a low pressure and room temperature process for forming a cured-in-place gasket by liquid injection molding.... Agent: Loctite Corporation

20080128956 - Device for a layer-wise manufacturing of a three-dimensional object: A device (1) for manufacturing a three-dimensional object by a layerwise solidification of a building material at positions in the respective layers that correspond to the object is provided. The device comprises a machine frame (2, 3, 4, 5) and a building space (10) that is positioned in the machine... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20080128958 - Method and device for blow forming containers: The method and device are used to blow form containers. A preform is elongated by means of an elongation bar after thermal conditioning inside a blow mould and is moulded into a container under the effect of the blow pressure. Initially, a first blow pressure provided by a low pressure... Agent: Friedrich Kueffner

20080128957 - Mold clamp assembly for blow molding machine and method: A mold clamp assembly for a rotary-type or shuttle-type blow molding machine is mounted on a frame and includes a mold opening and closing drive connected to the two mold halves independently of the frame so that when the mold halves are closed, clamp forces are not transmitted to the... Agent: Hooker & Habib, P.c.

20080128959 - Process and extrusion blow-moulding machine for producing plastic containers: Process for producing plastic containers, including an extrusion blow molding machine, is disclosed. For example, in an extrusion blow molding process for plastic bottles, in which plastic tubing (T) which has been extruded from an extruder head (4) in a definable cycle is placed in the mold cavity (7) of... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney Pc

20080128960 - Golf club shaft and method of producing the same: A composite golf club shaft having a reinforcing ribbon of composite material spiraling along an intermediate portion of the shaft and bonded thereto to reinforce the hoop strength of the shaft. The ribbon is shaped into a rib of different cross-sectional shapes, the preferred embodiment being a thin rectangular shape... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080128961 - Moldable high dielectric constant nano-composites: The present invention comprises the use of high dielectric constant composite materials comprising a high particle loading to form molded structures comprising three dimensional shapes. The composite material comprises ceramic dielectric particles, preferably nano-sized particles, and a thermoset polymer system. The composite material exhibits a high energy density.... Agent: Peacock Myers, P.c.