Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: processes inventions 09/08

20080230932 - Molding apparatus and molding method for optical elements: In a molding apparatus for optical elements, comprising a heating section, a press-molding section and a cooling section on a conveying path, a plurality of successive molds being simultaneously slid and conveyed on the conveying path in a conveying direction, and comprising conveying arms for pushing rear sides of the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080230931 - Process and installation for molding an optical lens: The object of the invention is a process for molding an optical element such as a lens (2). According to the invention, the element is obtained by a reaction injection molding process comprising the steps of mixing at least two polymerizing reactants and forcing the obtained reacting mixture by an... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

20080230933 - Optical element and method for manufacturing the same: An optical element 10 has an alignment property providing layer 12 laminated on a transparent base material 11 and a refractive index anisotropic layer 13 laminated on the layer 12. The layer 12 is an alignment layer having alignment limiting force for providing alignment property to the layer 13, and... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080230934 - Method of producing a wafer scale package: A method for manufacturing a wafer scale package including at least one substrate having replicated optical elements. The method uses two substrates, at least one of which is pre-shaped and has at least one recess in its front surface. Optical elements are replicated on a first substrate by causing a... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20080230935 - Methods for producing a pitch foam: Methods to produce a pitch foam from a hydrocarbon carbonaceous precursor material. A gaseous blowing material is dissolved in the carbonaceous precursor material, and the resultant solution is pressurized in a vessel. As the solution is exhausted from the vessel, the gaseous blowing agent and the hydrocarbons of the carbonaceous... Agent: Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

20080230936 - Membrane electrode assembly and method of manufacturing same: Disclosed herein is a membrane electrode assembly with a superior power generating efficiency and a method of manufacturing the same. Also disclosed is a manufacturing apparatus thereof wherein a gasket with an optimum thickness can be easily applied to the membrane electrode assembly without preparing various types of gaskets. A... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20080230937 - Method for controlling the injection molding process of an injection molding machine: A method for controlling the injection moulding process of an injection moulding machine with an injection moulding tool that forms at least one cavity for a moulded part to be produced, wherein a melt is introduced into the cavity by an incision. The temporal progression of the temperature of the... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C.

20080230938 - Moulded part comprising a composite layer plate or film and a carrier layer with an improved shine: m

20080230939 - Method of making composite support structure for use in sanding and sanders formed therefrom: A method of making a composite support structure and sander includes the steps of providing a rigid plate adjacent a mold such that a polyfoam layer can be formed to a front surface thereof which includes a wall defining a contained surface, the plate having a back surface for connection... Agent: R. William Graham

20080230940 - Method for producing metal-ceramic-composite materials: The production of moulded bodies from hard-metal powders by pressing and simultaneous or subsequent heat treatment is known. The mixture of hard material powders and aluminium powders for producing dry-pressed moulded bodies is an example thereof. As a result of the risk of demixing and the loss of homogeneity, the... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP

20080230941 - Methods for applying images to resin materials: A process for printing an image on a surface of a resin member includes (a) providing a transfer medium with an image on one side of the transfer medium, (b) providing a liquid resin, (c) placing the one side of the transfer medium with the image and the liquid resin... Agent: Alan J. Howarth

20080230942 - Composite sheet materials and processes for manufacturing same: Provided are, among other things, systems, methods and techniques for manufacturing sheet material. In one representative embodiment, a sheet of fabric material is positioned across a patterning template that has a number of openings; and the sheet of fabric material and the patterning template are fed through an extrusion device... Agent: Joseph Swan, A Professional Corporation

20080230943 - Method and apparatus for enhanced fiber bundle dispersion with a divergent fiber draw unit: A method and associated apparatus for melt extruding a nonwoven web includes providing a plurality of fibers from an extrusion device. The fibers are conveyed through a diverging profile portion of a fiber drawing unit (FDU) that causes the fibers to spread and expand in the machine direction within the... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20080230944 - Method for producing cellulose acylate film: A dope is cast onto a drum. A casting film is cooled and solidified by the drum. The casting film is peeled as a film containing a solvent. The peeled film is guided to a tenter. In the tenter, in a first drying step, the film is dried by dry... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080230945 - Solution casting apparatus and solution casting method: A casting die includes lip plates and inner deckle plates, each of which has a contact face. The contact faces form an outlet of the casing die. A distance between a ridge of the lip plate and that of the inner deckle plate is at most 9 μm. Further, nozzles... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080230946 - Solution casting method: A primary dope containing a polymer, a solvent and an additive is fed to a filtration device in a filtrating unit. The filtration device includes a filter on which a deposit layer of a filtration aid is formed, and impurities in the primary dope are adsorbed to the deposit layer.... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080230947 - Articles comprising nanoscale patterns with reduced edge roughness and methods of making same: In accordance with the invention, an article comprising a nanoscale surface pattern, such as a grating, is provided with a nanoscale patterns of reduced edge and/or sidewall roughness. Smooth featured articles, can be fabricated by nanoimprint lithography using a mold having sloped profile molding features. Another approach uses a mold... Agent: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi

20080230948 - Heat staking process with increased retention force: A heat staking method and apparatus is provided for use in deforming a heat-stake so that it becomes mechanically coupled to an encapsulate. The deformed portion of the heat-stake contacts a retention component that provides additional composition strength and fastening surface to the encapsulate.... Agent: Brouse Mcdowell Lpa

20080230949 - Injection molding process for forming coated molded parts: A method for molding color-coated plastic parts is disclosed. The method includes a technique for applying a color layer to the surface of sections of a mold when the mold is closed, and distributing a substrate into a cavity defined by the mold sections whereby the last point of fill... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20080230950 - Resin sealing method, mold for resin sealing, and resin sealing apparatus: A resin sealing method includes the steps of providing an intermediate mold between an upper mold and a lower mold, the intermediate mold having a cavity forming part where a resin sealed part is received; and introducing sealing resin into the cavity forming part of the intermediate mold and another... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080230951 - Methods for making microfluidic devices and devices produced thereof: Described herein are methods for making microfluidic devices comprising glass or glass-containing materials, wherein the methods have decreased cost and/or improved dimensional properties over similar formed glass articles produced using current techniques.... Agent: Corning Incorporated

20080230952 - Apparatus for molding proppants and method: An apparatus for molding a proppant is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a first member comprising a manifold for channeling a plastic fluid to a cavity block, with the cavity block containing a plurality of semi-spherical cavities. The apparatus further includes a second member that comprises a movable plate for engaging... Agent: Longman Russo A Professional Law Corporation

20080230953 - Modeling compound stamping toys and methods: A modeling compound stamping tool is disclosed including a stamping element having multiple images, and a gear assembly with a handle mechanically coupled for selection of an image of the stamping element to assist in the creation of art forms, artistic designs or impressions. The described methods of stamping the... Agent: Perry Hoffman & Associates P.C.

20080230954 - Injection stretch blow molded polylactide bottle and process for making same: An injection stretch blow molding process for making containers from a polylactic acid resin. In one aspect the process comprises molding the polylactic acid resin into a perform, applying heat to the perform, stretching and blowing the perform in axial and radial dimensions in order to form a preliminary molded... Agent: Neugeboren O''dowd PC

20080230955 - Lubricant composition and article, disk molding stamper, disk molding apparatus, disk forming method, method of forming lubrication coating: A boundary lubricant film 1 is formed on a stamper 22 contact portion of a stationary mirror 21 and/or a stationary mirror 21 contact portion of the stamper 22. The boundary lubricant film 1 contains one of kinds of phosphate esters. A material is injected into a cavity 14. As... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080230956 - Process for producing foam boards: A process for producing foam moldings from prefoamed foam particles which have a polymer coating in a mold under pressure, wherein the prefoamed foam particles comprise from 10 to 70% by weight, based on the foam particles, of a filler, and also foam moldings produced therefrom and their use.... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20080230957 - Device for transforming materials using induction heating: A device for transforming thermoplastic matrix composite materials or thermosetting materials, includes two mold casings that are mobile relative to each other, electrically conductive, and include a molding zone designed to be in contact with the material to be transformed. The faces of one of the two mold casings are... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20080230958 - In-mould coating method and device for the same: An in-mould coating method and a coating device for the same, wherein the inserts in the mould of the coating device are made of transparent material and are each coated with reflective material. In each insert are installed light generators, light sensors, cameras, etc. The coating method comprises the steps... Agent: Banger Shi

20080230959 - Compositions for dark-field polymerization and method of using the same for imprint lithography processes: The present invention provides a composition and a method of using the same to form a pattern on a substrate using imprint lithography employing dark-field polymerization. To that end, the composition includes a bis vinyl ether component, and an initiator component that produces an acid in response to radiation. The... Agent: Board Of Regents, The University Of Texas System

20080230960 - Method for manufacturing information recording medium, method for forming resin mask, transferring apparatus, and light-transmitting stamper: An information recording medium manufacturing method is provided in which a resin material can be reliably cured even when a light-transmitting stamper is used repeatedly. A resin mask forming method and a transferring apparatus and a light-transmitting stamper used in these methods are also provided. In the above methods, a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080230961 - Method for producing a multi-chamber syringe with a by-pass channel: A method for producing a multi-chamber syringe with a by-pass channel from a plastic material comprises the steps of producing a tubular preform from a thermoplastic material; providing a die designed to enclose the preform from the outside in an area of the by-pass channel to be formed, the at... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080230962 - Method of creating high strength expanded thermoformable honeycomb structures with cementitious reinforcement: A method for producing expanded honeycomb materials with cementitious reinforcement, in a composite structure having significant structural rigidity and strength, reduction in overall weight and ease of installation comprising the steps of: placing an expanded thermoformable honeycomb in a mold or suitable mold; partially or completely filling either or both... Agent: Paul D. Greeley Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.L.P.

20080230963 - Method of manufacturing low temperatue co-firing substrate: There is provided a method of manufacturing an LTCC substrate, capable of enhancing coatability of an external electrode pad, yield of the LTCC substrate as a package and product reliability and ensuring compactness of a product utilizing the LTCC substrate package. The method includes: forming a cavity on external electrode... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080230964 - Tungsten shot: The present invention relates to a process for the production of sintered three-dimensional strips of shaped bodies and for the production of the shaped bodies from a pulverulent, inorganic material, to sintered three-dimensional shaped bodies and to the use of the sintered, three-dimensional shaped bodies as shot pellets, munitions, angling... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20080224340 - Method of making a polarizing sheet and method of lamination: A method of making a polarizing sheet and a related method of lamination are disclosed. The method of making a polarizing sheet includes steps of forming a surface-modified polarizer having carboxylic groups from a polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) film, and then performing a thermocompression lamination to laminate the polarizer with at... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20080224338 - Method for producing a photochromic plastic article: m

20080224339 - Prismatic films for optical applications: The invention relates to coextruded foils with prism structure, to a process for production of coextruded foils with prism structure and to uses.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080224341 - Process and apparatus for compounding and injection-moulding desiccant-filled polymers: Disclosed is an injection moulding machine, comprising an extruder for continuously producing a melt of a desiccant-filled polymer; at least one injection device fluidly connected with the extruder by a first conduit to receive melt and including an injection ram movable to a forward position for injection of melt into... Agent: Scott R. Cox Lynch, Cox, Gilman & Mahan, P.s.c.

20080224342 - Method for forming two-tone parts for automotive interior applications: The present invention is directed at an improved method for forming two-tone trim panels for automobiles and the like, wherein the color demarcation line between color regions of the panel skin may be hidden in a narrow groove or joint. The groove in the formed skin may be formed by... Agent: Grossman, Tucker, Perreault & Pfleger, PLLC

20080224343 - Open ceramic media structure and method of manufacturing: A method of producing a porous ceramic media structure is provided. The method comprises preparing an aqueous solution that comprises ceramic fibers in a liquid carrier, adding a pore-forming, fibrous material to the aqueous solution, drying the aqueous solution to form a ceramic web, and removing the fibrous material from... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Law Department Patent Services

20080224344 - Method of making a cemented carbide body: m

20080224345 - Methods of manufacturing hot mix on site utilizing a composition of pellets of tacky, deformable material dispersed within a flowable fine material: Methods of manufacturing hot mix on site utilizing a composition of discrete substances that are capable of being mixed together to form a composite material are disclosed. The composition includes a plurality of pellets of a tacky, deformable material at an ambient temperature dispersed within a flowable fine material. Stone... Agent: Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P. A.

20080224346 - Method and apparatus for producing plastic film: A film (5) is extruded from plastic material by means of an extruder. Material is mixed into the plastic (5a) of the plastic film (5) before the extrusion so that cavitation bubbles are formed in the material particles mixed into the plastic (5a) when the plastic film is stretched. The... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20080224347 - Method for manufacturing keypad: In a method for manufacturing compact keypad, a first molding die with bottom surface of smooth face, matted face or patterned layer is prepared. Colloid is injected into the first molding die and a first carrier covers the surface of the colloid. A rolling wheel presses the first carrier and... Agent: Hdsl

20080224348 - Press-molding apparatus and work-conveying method in the apparatus: In a press-molding apparatus comprising a heating section, a molding section and a cooling section, each of the sections including an inlet and an outlet for a work, each of the inlet and the outlet is provided with a door, which has a restoring force and is capable of being... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080224349 - Methods for manufacturing multi-layer rotationally molded parts: This invention relates generally to methods of rotationally molding multi-layer parts. More particularly, in certain embodiments, the invention relates to methods of manufacturing a part having an interior layer of polymerized macrocyclic polyester oligomer and an exterior layer of a substantially non-oligomeric polymer. The invention also relates to methods of... Agent: Goodwin Procter LLP Patent Administrator

20080224350 - Fluid dispensing closure and method of manufacturing the same: A method for creating spout assembly for use with a container having an internal chamber in communication with a predefined opening includes molding steps. A hollow body is molded of a first material and includes a passage therethrough. A base member of a second material is molded over the hollow... Agent: Maginot, Moore & Beck

20080224351 - Method and apparatus for incrementally stretching a web: A method and apparatus is provided which uses activation members for incrementally stretching a web at a low strain rate. The activation members include an activation belt and a single activation member wherein the activation belt and single activation member comprise a plurality of teeth and grooves that complement and... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Global Legal Department - Ip

20080224352 - Solution casting process and system: m

20080224353 - Hydraulic valve of molding system: Disclosed is: (i) a molding system having a hydraulic valve, (ii) a molding system having: (a) an extruder, (b) a hydraulic circuit, and (c) a hydraulic valve, (iii) a hydraulic valve of a molding system, (iv) a method of a molding system having a hydraulic valve, and (v) a valve... Agent: Husky Injection Molding Systems, Ltd Co/amc Intellectual Property Grp

20080224354 - Polyethylene composition for injection moulding with improved stress crack/stiffness relation and impact resistance: The present invention relates to a polyethylene composition wherein (i) the composition has an MFR2 of 0.05 to 100 g/10 min, (ii) the environmental stress crack resistance ESCR measured in hours according to ASTM 1693, condition B and E-modulus EM measured according to ISO 527-2: 1993 in MPa satisfy the... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20080224355 - Method for bow reduction of a composite sheet: A method for bow reduction of a composite sheet includes providing a bow composite sheet including a top sheet and a bottom sheet, the top sheet including a non-metal and the bottom sheet including a metal, and either placing the bow composite sheet on a continuous transportation unit including a... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20080224356 - Method for producing a matrix used for producing decorating dressing: The invention relates to a process for the production of a die for the production of a surface-structured coating which can be bonded to a sheet-like substrate, in particular a leather or a textile material, and which is formed by application of a liquid plastic material to the surface of... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20080224357 - Method for producing foamed slabs: A process for producing foam moldings from prefoamed foam particles which have a polymer coating under pressure in a mold in the absence of steam, and also foam moldings produced therefrom and their use.... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20080224358 - Nano-molding process: A nano-molding process including an imprint process that replicates features sizes less than 7 nanometers. The nano-molding process produces a line edge roughness of the replicated features that is less than 2 nanometers. The nano-molding process including the steps of: a) forming a first substrate having nano-scale features formed thereon,... Agent: Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

20080224359 - Manufacturing method of thin keypad assembly: In a method of manufacturing a thin keypad of a keypad panel having a smooth surface, a mist surface or a lines layer, the method includes the steps of: preparing a mold with an internal bottom surface of a coarse surface, a smooth surface or a lines surface; applying an... Agent: Hdsl

20080224360 - Method and device for manufacturing a unitary caul sheet: A method and device are provided for manufacturing a unitary caul sheet to be used in creating a composite material fuselage for an airplane. Specifically, a generally tubular shaped tool having a hollow interior cavity defining a fuselage IML surface is provided. In the method, a caul sheet material such... Agent: Neil K. Nydegger Nydegger & Associates

20080224361 - In mold manufacture of an object with embedded display panel: This invention relates to an object having a display panel embedded in its top surface and processes for its manufacture. The process comprises the steps of: forming an in-mold display transfer film or foil which comprises a temporary carrier layer, a release layer, a display panel, an adhesive layer and... Agent: Howrey LLP

20080224362 - Device for treating containers: i

20080224363 - Method for manufacturing a plastic fuel tank: Method for manufacturing a plastic fuel tank by moulding a parison in which, during the moulding operation, a pipe (3) is attached to the parison at least two points, the said pipe being deformable.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080224364 - Method for flexing a substrate during processing: A method is provided to cause deformation of a substrate during processing of the substrate. The method comprises supporting a substrate on a substrate support in a vacuum chamber for processing; providing backside gas through inlet ports of each of a plurality of groups of ports lying in a respective... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP (tokyo Electron)

20080224365 - Systems and methods for bladderless tire curing: The disclosure relates to a system for curing tires that does not require a traditional bladder. The system disclosed has a top and bottom assembly ring that is coupled to modified mold rings. The bottom assembly ring has a curing medium delivery system, which has ports and an angular slot... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080224366 - Water resistant composite material: A composite material includes polyimide material, a particulate metal oxide dispersed in the polyimide material in an amount between about 0.1 wt % and about 20.0 wt %, and a carbonaceous material dispersed in the polyimide material in an amount between about 0.0 wt % and about 45.0 wt %.... Agent: Larson Newman Abel Polansky & White, LLP

20080217797 - Simple micro concave mirror: A novel A SIMPLE FIBER OPTIC MICRO CONCAVE MIRROR has been recognized. This mirror is formed by making a precision micro lens in a material deposited on the end of an optical fiber held in a suitable fiber ferrule. Multiple dielectric layers are applied on the lens to achieve the... Agent: Youngmin Choi

20080217798 - Mold structure and the manufacturing method thereof: A mold structure and the manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. The mold structure is comprised of: an axle; a roller, axially ensheathing the axle; and a mold having a specific imprint pattern of microstructures formed thereon, being arranged to mount on the periphery of the roller while connecting to the... Agent: Wpat, Pc

20080217799 - Optical bodies including strippable boundary layers: The present disclosure is directed to optical bodies including a first optical film, a second optical film and one or more strippable boundary layers disposed between the first and second optical films. Each major surface of a strippable boundary layer may be disposed adjacent to an optical film or another... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080217800 - Method for stabilizing lens mold assembly: The invention provides for partially curing a flash ring during mold assembly to make the ring sufficiently tacky so that the back mold half will remain adhered to the mold assembly during the subsequent cure processing.... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20080217796 - Method for manufacturing a component having a three-dimensional structure in a surface region and a ceramic component: A method of manufacturing a component having a three-dimensional structure in a surface region, includes:—a step of forming a substantially solid layer (13) of material, which step comprises the steps of applying a substantially fluid composition over a surface, and—a step of removing an intermediate composition (12), impervious to at... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080217801 - Apparatus for forming aggregate composite forms: Broadly, the invention provides for apparatus to form and gas-cure composite and or aggregate materials while controlling the flow of compound at a desired concentration and pressure.... Agent: Battelle Memorial Institute

20080217802 - Filling method and filling apparatus of powder-particle material in compression molding: Powder-particle material in compression molding is transferred using air suction power and filled thinly, evenly and rapidly in a female mold. An adsorption pad 21 which is held so as to be freely movable in the vertical direction is provided at a movable cylinder 7, which can move in the... Agent: Mark D. Saralino (general) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20080217803 - Method of molding a hydrodynamic pressure producuing part: To enable molding of a hydrodynamic pressure producing part on the flat surface of a material by simple steps highly accurately and at low costs. A microdroplet 13 of an ultraviolet curable type ink from a nozzle head 11 by the ink jet method is caused to land or dropped... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080217804 - Process for the cutting of thermoplastic polymers downstream of a water-ring die: Process for the production of substantially cylindrical pellets of vinyl-aromatic (co)polymers, leaving a water-ring extrusion die, wherein the extrusion is effected so that the length/diameter ratio of the pellet ranges from 1.3 to 2 and the diameter of the (base) ranges from 2 to 3.2 mm, with a flow-rate of... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080217805 - Method and apparatus for producing a seal including a portion having a wall of variable thickness: The method makes it possible to produce a seal (1) of an extruded plastics material, including a tubular section (3) with a wall of variable thickμess (WT), using a distribution chamber having a terminal die plate (12) with an annular extrusion orifice (15) formed therein, corresponding to the cross section... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080217806 - Continuous molding method of composite material having stepwise sectional thickness: A molding material 10 is prepared such that three plies, for example, of prepreg 31, 32, 33 are laminated with different end face positions on each face of a prepreg laminate 20 of a carbon fibre or the like, and prepreg peel plies 41, 42, 43 are arranged continuously to... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080217807 - Composite fiber filter comprising nan0-materials, and manufacturing method and apparatus thereof: Disclosed herein is a method for manufacturing a composite fiber filter having high efficiency and high functionality, the method comprising: melt-spinning microfiber yarns on a forming rod, which is made of a conductive material, grounded at one end thereof and rotatably driven, using a melt-spinning device, to form on the... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20080217808 - Curved extrusions and method of forming the same: A curved extrusion includes a body that has indefinite length and a cross-section, and that is formed to contour and at least one channel cut into the cross-section that is filled with deposited material such that said cross-section of said body is restored. By cutting the channels into the cross-section... Agent: Duke W. Yee

20080217809 - Absorbent core for disposable absorbent article: c

20080217810 - Golf ball manufacturing method: The invention provides a method of manufacturing golf balls having a core and at least one cover layer which involves injecting a molten cover resin material around a core so as to form a cover layer. The cover resin material is a single resin composition made up of (A) a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080217811 - Method of recycling fiberglass reinforced plastics: A method of recycling fiberglass reinforced plastics. The steps include grinding used fiber reinforced plastic material such as scraps with a grinder into a predetermined length to form a grinded reinforced plastic material. The grinded reinforced material is then mixed with a mixing agent to form a composite material that... Agent: Zarley Law Firm P.L.C

20080217812 - Spreader box apparatus and method of forming bi-laminar paintball shell material and paintballs for use with paintball gun: A spreader box and method form a bi-laminar paintball shell material. Walls of a box body define a reservoir containing, and an aperture dispensing, a first gel. Walls of a gate body define a reservoir containing, and an aperture dispensing, a second gel. Within the box, the first gel is... Agent: Lang Michener LLP

20080217813 - 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

20080217814 - Method for forming and selling candles: A method and apparatus (“utility”) for quickly and conveniently melting and blending candle materials to form a candle is provided. The utility utilizes a heated inclined surface on which the candle materials may be placed to melt. The melted candle materials may be directed into a candle mold. The utility... Agent: Jeffrey Schitter

20080217815 - Apparatus and method for molding polymer parts by displacemnt injection molding: A displacement-injection molding system utilizes a plasticizing vessel with cylindrical heat transfer cores extending into the cavity of the plasticizing vessel to efficiently heat polymer granules to their injection temperature and a variable volume mold utilizing back pressure to maintain the injected polymer under pressure. A plunger for ejecting polymer... Agent: Erickson & Kleypas, L.l.c.

20080217816 - Production method for sole plate: Disclosed is a sole plate production method, which comprises the steps of heating a sole-plate substrate material made of thermoplastic resin, pressing the heated substrate material relative to a foot sole of a human to prepare a sole-plate substrate (1) having a shape corresponding to a sole arch of the... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20080217817 - Screw design and method for metal injection molding: A screw and method for processing metal, metallic alloys, and metal matrix composites in a plastic injection molding machine is disclosed. The screw includes shank with a screw shaft extending from the shank. The screw shaft includes a rear portion proximate to the shank, a middle portion proximate the rear... Agent: Barlow, Josephs & Holmes, Ltd.

20080217818 - Stereolithographic apparatus: An improved stereolithography apparatus for forming three-dimensional objects using multiple chambered resin vats and a quick disconnect mounting system to permit concurrent use of multiple photopolymer build materials and easy change over of resin vats is disclosed. The apparatus permits easy change over from multiple chambered vat use to single... Agent: Summa, Allan & Additon

20080217819 - Micro/nano-pattern film contact transfer process: A micro/nano-pattern film contact transfer process is described, comprising: providing a mold, wherein an imprinting pattern is set in a first surface of the mold; forming a release layer on the first surface of the mold and a transfer material layer on the release layer; providing a substrate; placing the... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080217820 - Tissue scaffold having aligned fibrils, apparatus and method for producing the same, and artificial tissue and methods of use thereof: A tubular tissue scaffold is described which comprises a tube having a wall, wherein the wall includes biopolymer fibrils that are aligned in a helical pattern around the longitudinal axis of the tube where the pitch of the helical pattern changes with the radial position in the tube wall. The... Agent: Marcia T. Greci

20080217821 - Welding method by means of electromagnetic radiation: Two shaped articles A and B which are not directly weldable to one another can be welded to one another with the aid of a film C if the material of the first surface of this film is compatible with the material of the shaped article A and the material... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080217822 - Method and apparatus of electrical field assisted imprinting: A method and apparatus for performing nanoimprint lithography. When an electric field is applied between the mold and the substrate, various forces can be generated among molds, substrates, and resists. The electrostatic force between the mold and the substrate can serve as an imprinting pressure to press the structured mold... Agent: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi

20080217823 - Mold construction for a process and apparatus for manufacturing shaped containers: A molding unit (20) for use in a can shaping process. Container preforms (F) are mounted on a table (16) which is rotated so a blank is moved from an initial loading station (P1) to a molding station (P4). The molding unit includes a two-part mold (20a, 20b) split vertically... Agent: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi

20080211120 - Cube corner retroreflector with limited range: Retroreflective articles having cube corner elements are disclosed, with the dihedral angle errors of the cube corner elements selected to limit the visibility range of the retroreflective article. Also disclosed are methods for making the cube corner elements and the retroreflective articles.... Agent: Roberts Mlotkowski Safran & Cole, P.C.

20080211121 - Device for manufacturing fabrils and method thereof: The present invention discloses a device for manufacturing fibrils comprising: a rotating device with at least one opening being made of an electric conduction material and hollow for containing polymer or biopolymer; and an outer barrier being made of electric conduction materials and around the rotating device; wherein while revolving... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080211122 - Process for producing heatsealable filter materials: Processes for producing a filter material which contains heatsealable, biodegradable and compostable polymeric fibers and is characterized in that it additionally contains a lubricant in an amount from 0.5 to 5.0% by weight, based on the paper weight of the ready-produced filter material.... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20080211123 - Bruxism evaluating sheet: The purpose of the present invention is to develop an apparatus that can examine the occlusal contact patterns during the sleep bruxism, which can not be evaluated by the observation of the interior of oral cavity or by means of the articulator, in order to establish a convenient evaluation means... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20080211124 - System and method for printing and supporting three dimensional objects: A method for building a three-dimensional (3-D) object is provided. The method may include dispensing an interface material to form a lower part of the three dimensional object, inserting an insert into a recess present in the lower part and dispensing the interface material on the lower part to form... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20080211125 - Method for controlling a container blow molding machine to correct anomalies in material distribution: The invention concerns a method for controlling a blow molding machine (18) for making containers (12). The machine (18) comprises a control system (26) and a number of blow molding stations (22) and is characterized in that the control system implements iteratively a control cycle including the following successive phases:... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080211126 - Molding condition setting method and control method of injection molding machine: Adjusting a mold-clamping force by moving a fixing position of a toggle support (15) of a mold-clamping apparatus (10) so as to be close to a target mold-clamping force. Changing a mold protection position in accordance with an amount of movement of the toggle support (10). The adjustment of the... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20080211127 - Conveyer apparatus and method for manufacturing honeycomb structure: A conveyer apparatus including a conveyer portion having disposed therein a conveyer configured to convey a wet mixture. The conveyer is configured to convey the wet mixture such that a percentage of change in moisture content of the wet mixture from before conveyance of the wet mixture to after conveyance... Agent: Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.C.

20080211128 - Twin-sheet thermoforming process and apparatus for insert inclusion: A twin-sheet thermoforming process and associated apparatus which enables placement of an insert between upper and lower sheets before the sheets are actually heated and formed is described herein. Since the insert is positioned before molding takes place, the insert does not cause the formed panels to rest and cool... Agent: Muirhead And Saturnelli, LLC

20080211129 - High volume vaccume/vent block for molding and casting systems: A gas purging block for use with injection molding and die casting systems comprises a stationary-side block for connecting to a stationary mold or die half, and a movable-side block for connecting to a movable mold or die half. The stationary-side block comprises a recessed cooling face having a first... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.A.

20080211130 - Method of making a natural rubber vacuum bag by spray processes, natural rubber vacuum bag made using spray process, and method for using natural rubber bag made using spray process: Disclosed is a method for making a membrane for use as a vacuum bag, a natural rubber vacuum bag made using such methods, and methods for using such a natural rubber bag to form a composite article. One method can include providing a substantially non-porous working surface having a desired... Agent: Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P. A.

20080211131 - Method and device for the production of friction linings: Disclosed are a method and a device for producing friction linings by pressing a pourable material (14). Said material (14) is pre-compressed against at least one support plate 9), whereupon the pre-compressed material (14) is conveyed to a press (4) and is subjected to a final compressing process in a... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080211132 - Apparatus and method for building a three-dimensional article: The invention provides an apparatus for building a three-dimensional article in sequential cross-sectional layers, which apparatus comprises: a powder delivery system comprising one or more reservoirs for delivering a powder and a powder spreading system; a printing system for delivering a liquid; a build chamber comprising a outer wall, an... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080211133 - Mold, production process of mold, imprint apparatus, and imprint method: A mold for imprinting a pattern onto a resin material applied onto a substrate is constituted by a mold substrate formed of a material transparent to light in at least a part of a wavelength range of light used for alignment, an alignment structure area having an alignment structure comprising... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080211134 - Method and apparatus for making spiral separators using sequential heating and cooling: A mold for the interior surfaces of one or more spirals is rotated and heated to a temperature sufficient to melt a weldable plastic such as LLDP or HDP plastic in a predetermined amount deposited thereon. Plastic powder not melted is recovered and redeposited until all the plastic powder is... Agent: Arthur G. Yeager, P.A.

20080211135 - Multicomponent molding with polyester layers: m

20080211136 - Method of making an automotive hardware carrier: The present invention provides for an improved hardware carrier for use in a trim panel assembly, and a method of making the same. To this end, the hardware carrier includes a body having a front and back surface and a seal molded to the front surface of the body for... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP (lear)

20080211137 - Method and tool for producing a plastic component with a decorative layer, a backing layer and an additional molded part attached thereto: A method for producing a component (3) comprising a backing layer, a decorative layer and an additional molded part (1) attached to the component. The method includes the following steps: A plasticized mat comprising fiber fractions, which is a starting material for the backing layer (12), is introduced together with... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080211138 - Method and apparatus for artificially aging pre-cast blocks: A method and apparatus for modifying the surface texture of pre-cast building blocks including a pressure-applying device so positioned as to selectively engage blocks and being adapted to apply a pressure on the surface of blocks so as to modify their texture thereof prior to the curing of the blocks.... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080211139 - Ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer of increased mechanical properties: Solution blending of masterbatch of cationically functionalized polyvinyl acetate copolymer/silicate nanocomposite where the silicate is substantially exfoliated, and ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA), produces product of increased tensile strength and Young's Modulus compared to neat EVA and reduced flammability compared to neat EVA. The product can be injection molded or compression... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080211140 - Method of manufacture of three-dimensional objects for absorption of hydrocarbons and low-polarity chemicals: The present invention relates to methods of recovering hydrocarbons or low polarity organic chemicals from hard surfaces, water and water surfaces, in their vapor state and from porous substrates. The hydrocarbons or low-polarity organic chemicals may be included in a spill. More particularly, the invention relates to the absorption of... Agent: Fellers Snider Blankenship Bailey & Tippens

20080211141 - Methods for producing in-situ grooves in chemical mechanical planarization (cmp) pads, and novel cmp pad designs: Methods for producing in-situ grooves in CMP pads are provided. In general, the methods for producing in-situ grooves comprise the steps of patterning a silicone lining, placing the silicone lining in, or on, a mold, adding CMP pad material to the silicone lining, and allowing the CMP pad to solidify.... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20080211142 - Composition: The instant invention relates to highly filled epoxy resin compositions suitable as casting resins without the need of an extended curing step, to a casting process using said compositions and use of said compositions in a casting process not needing an extended curing step.... Agent: Huntsman International LLC

20080211143 - Collective mounting method of electronic components and manufacturing method of electronic component -embedded substrate: There is disclosed a collective mounting method of electronic components in which a plurality of electronic components can uniformly be pressed to an insulating layer in a short time in a case where the electronic components and a resin layer are fixed. To manufacture a semiconductor-embedded substrate 200 in which... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080211144 - Hollow wall base: A method for manufacturing a flexible, extruded plastic wall base with a hollow core is presented. The method includes using extrusion die for heating and extruding plastics using a multi-functional insert within the die and air pressure to create a hollow core in the wall base. The hollow core allows... Agent: D. Peter Hochberg Co. L.p.a.

20080211145 - Composite component production using fluid density and pressure: A production system for producing a composite component including, a mould assembly (1) including a relatively rigid mould section (3), an elastically deformable mould section (5), fluid pressure means for applying a fluid pressure due to a density and/or pressure of a fluid (12) on said elastically deformable mould section,... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP 111 E. Wayne Street