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Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: processes February patent applications/inventions, industry category 02/11

20110042838 - Shaped article for use as an optical component and method of producing the shaped article: An optical component and a method of producing the same, which optical component is obtained by photopolymerizing a photopolymerizable composition so as to comprise a matrix and numerous columnar structure bodies oriented in one direction within the matrix, wherein the columnar structure bodies differ in refractive index from the matrix... Agent: Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery

20110042839 - Method for making optical element, and image forming apparatus: A method for injection molding an imaging optical element to be used in an optical scanning apparatus for guiding a light ray in a main scanning direction and a sub-scanning direction. In the imaging optical element, the light ray passes through at least one optical functional surface and does not... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20110042840 - Method for producing molded body or wafer lens: The present invention aims to improve shape precision of a molded body when a plurality of molded bodies, which are projections or recesses made of a curable resin, are formed on both sides of a glass substrate. Disclosed is a method for producing a molded body, which comprises a step... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20110042841 - Process for producing biopolymer nanoparticles: A process for producing a biopolymer nanoparticles product is disclosed. In this process, biopolymer feedstock and a plasticizer are fed to a feed zone of an extruder having a screw configuration in which the feedstock is process using shear forces in the extruder, and a crosslinking agent is added to... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20110042842 - Method and device for producing a coated structure: The present invention relates to a method and a device for producing a coated structure. A support structure is initially introduced into a mold, and subsequently a flooding gap is formed between the support structure and at least one part of the mold. Then, a negative pressure is generated in... Agent: Henry M Feiereisen, LLC Henry M Feiereisen

20110042843 - epoxy foam resin: A process for making epoxy resin foam blocks of varying density comprising mixing together (i) a foam resin comprising: a first epoxy resin, a foaming agent to the extent of 2% to 10% of the mass of the epoxy resin, a surfactant to the extent of 2% to 6% of... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20110042844 - Method and apparatus for forming a batt of particulate material for use as a component in an absorbent core assembly: A method and apparatus for forming a batt of particulate material which may be used in an absorbent article. The apparatus may include a vacuum zone, an air impermeable fence zone adjacent to the vacuum zone, and an air permeable fence zone adjacent to the vacuum zone. The air permeable... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Global Legal Department - Ip

20110042845 - Articles with antibacterial and antifungal activity: The present invention relates to articles with antibacterial and antifungal activity, comprising zinc sulphide. The yarns, fibres, filaments and articles according to the present invention may be used especially in the manufacture of any product liable to be placed in contact with bacteria and/or fungi, for instance clothing, rugs, curtains,... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20110042846 - Diaphragms made of cast polyarylate films: where each of R1, R2, R3, and R4, independently of the others, is hydrogen, C1-4-alkyl, C1-4-alkoxy, or halogen, and each of R5 and R6 independently of the other, is hydrogen, C1-4-alkyl, C1-4-alkoxy, phenyl, or halogen. The thermoformed diaphragms made of cast PAR films can be used as acoustic transducers, preferably... Agent: Fisher, Christen & Sabol

20110042847 - Method of fabricating a template for a concave array mold, a concave array mold and a needle array sheet: A method of fabricating a template (14) for a concave array mold (30) having a plurality of recesses of a high aspect ratio includes arranging a plurality of needles (10) in a mutually separated state and fixing the plurality of the arranged needles (10). This method allows a template for... Agent: Young & Thompson

20110042848 - Method of making a molded trim assembly: The present invention relates to a method of making a molded trim assembly for a vehicle, which trim assembly has a molded polymeric frame with a bright trim piece integrally molded therein, which integral assembly is molded onto a vehicle window and can thereafter be installed in an opening in... Agent: Marshall & Melhorn, LLC

20110042849 - Method of manufacturing stretchable sheet: A method of producing a stretchable sheet which involves: passing a nonwoven fabric including a plurality of types of fibers through a gap between a pair of gear rolls and that rotate while a plurality of teeth and formed on an outer circumferential surface and of each of the pair... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/ann Arbor

20110042850 - Method of manufacturing plastic surface with superhydrophobicity and high transparency: A method of manufacturing a plastic surface with superhydrophobicity and high transparency is disclosed. In this method, a thermal nanoimprinting mold method is used to form a plurality of sub-20 nm nanograss structure on a surface of a cyclic-olefin copolymer (COC) material, so that the surface can have superhydrophobicity and... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20110042851 - Molding apparatus and method of forming undercuts: A molding apparatus can include a primary mold, a stripper, and a swinging member. The swinging member can comprise a molding surface defining an undercut portion of a molded item. The swinging member can directly contact or attached to the stripper and the primary mold. To facilitate removal of a... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20110042852 - Apparatus and method for vulcanizing pneumatic tire: Provided are a apparatus and a method for vulcanizing a pneumatic tire, where are capable of: smoothly releasing a vulcanized pneumatic tire from multiple sectors separated from one another in a circumferential direction in each of an upper mold and a lower mold; and thereby lightening load on each mold.... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20110042853 - Electric injection molding system with dual-driving function and injection molding method using the system: An electrically-driven injection molding system with a dual-driving function comprises an electric apparatus with a dual-driving function, a plasticizing unit, an injection unit, an injection carriage, a guide frame, and a base, wherein the electric apparatus with a dual-driving function is connected with the plasticizing unit and the injection unit,... Agent: Huang, Hanxiong

20110042854 - Sheet feed rolling element for use in an electrophotographic device and mold for injection molding for producing the sheet feed rolling element: A sheet feed roller is provided which is free of a circumferential bulge on a sheet sliding contact surface of a roller portion, thereby improving the quality of images formed by an electrophotographic device. In a sheet feed rolling element for use in an electrophotographic device including a roller portion... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20110042856 - Electrophotographic intermediate transfer belt and method for producing the same, and electrophotographic apparatus: An electrophotographic intermediate transfer belt obtained by applying a coating liquid to any of an inner surface and an outer surface of the mold, and then drying or curing so as to form a film, and demolding the film, including a surface having a black density of 2.2 to 3,... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP

20110042855 - Receiving system: A system and method for post-treatment of a hollow body molding produced in an injection molding mold. A receiving finger is provided with a first end and a second end. The receiving finger is designed that it can engage into the hollow body molding. The outside shape of the receiving... Agent: Michael L. Dunn

20110042857 - Method of evaluating adhesion property, low-adhesion material, and mold for molding resin: A mold surface (6) of an upper mold (1) with which a fluid resin comes into contact has an oxide (3) therein. The oxide (3) contains a metal cation and an ion. Field strength is calculated based on a valence of the metal cation and an ionic radius of the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20110042858 - Method of making molds with production ready surfaces: Disclosed herein are methods of making a mold having a production-ready surface as defined herein. One disclosed method comprises creating an expanded geometric computer model of a mold. A physical model of the mold is produced based on the expanded geometric computer model using a material that disintegrates at sufficient... Agent: Young Basile

20110042859 - Three-dimensional printing: A process for forming a three-dimensional article in sequential layers in accordance with a digital model of the article. The process comprises the steps of defining a layer of a first liquid, applying a second liquid to the first liquid layer in a pattern corresponding to the digital model, and... Agent: Patent Counsel Huntsman Advanced Materials Americas LLC

20110042860 - Device and method for hot embossing of a polymer layer: The invention relates to a device for hot embossing of a magnetic nanoparticle (N)-containing polymer layer and a method for hot embossing of a magnetic nanoparticle-containing polymer layer.... Agent: Kusner & Jaffe Highland Place Suite 310

20110042861 - Methods and apparatus of field-induced pressure imprint lithography: An improved method of imprint lithography involves using field-induced pressure from electric or magnetic fields to press a mold onto a substrate having a moldable surface. In essence, the method comprises the steps of providing a substrate having a moldable surface, providing a mold having a molding surface and pressing... Agent: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi, L.c.

20110042862 - Stabilizers for vinyl ether resist formulations for imprint lithography: Coating compositions suitable for UV imprint lithographic applications include at least one vinyl ether crosslinker having at least two vinyl ether groups; at least one diluent comprising a monofunctional vinyl ether compound; at least one photoacid generator soluble in a selected one or both of the at least one monofunctional... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - IBM Arc Division

20110042863 - Method for making a moulding core, and moulding core for making a complex part made of a composite material: In order to make a structure of a composite material including elongated hollow shapes, such as hollow shapes associated with stiffeners of a stiffened panel, the invention comprises making cores including a bladder made of an elastomer material. The invention relates to a method for making such extractable cores in... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20110042864 - Method for making a flexible pouch: The invention relates to a method for making a flexible pouch, said method being characterized in that it comprises: the step of inserting (a) at least one fluid or powdery material into a hollow mould (3) having an inner wall (3A), said inner wall (3A) defining a closed moulding surface;... Agent: Daly, Crowley, Mofford & Durkee, LLP

20110042865 - Device and method for the production of cellular materials: A system and a method for the production of cellular materials are described. In particular, a system and a method for the production of cellular materials with several geometries such as honeycomb geometry, chiral geometry and auxetic geometry are described. The innovative concept of the present invention concerns the pre-formation... Agent: Paul A. Fattibene Fattibene & Fattibene

20110037183 - Self-compensating multi-mode fiber: An improved multimode fiber optic cable is designed to compensate for the wavelength distribution and emission pattern of laser sources used in high-speed communication systems. The improved multimode fiber optic cable compensates for the wavelength dependent VCSEL polar emission pattern to reduce modal dispersion. Techniques for reducing the modal dispersion... Agent: Panduit Corp.

20110037184 - Method of producing intraocular lens: To provide a manufacturing method of an intraocular lens wherein by using a mold having an optical part molding part for forming a member becoming the optical part by molding, and a support part molding part for forming a member becoming the support part by molding, in which the front... Agent: Henricks Slavin And Holmes LLP Suite 200

20110037182 - Backlight module and the method for manufacturing the same: A backlight module and a manufacture method thereof are provided. The backlight module includes a frame body and an optical plate. The frame body includes a first material frame and a second material frame, and the second material frame is embedded in the first material frame and the strength of... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20110037185 - Continuous process for making pharmaceutical compositions: A process for manufacturing solid oral dosage forms in an equipment train that comprises multiple pieces of apparatus designed for unit operations, such as blending, extruding, cooling, milling and finishing. The equipment in the equipment train allow for the transfer of raw materials and intermediate-processed materials from one apparatus to... Agent: Novartis Corporate Intellectual Property

20110037186 - Formwork and formwork method of a concrete construction: In a formwork in concrete construction, particularly for a round vessel, in which, for a further construction section, formwork elements enclose an upper edge of a completed wall portion, are secured to this completed wall portion, and protrude over this wall portion for filling with concrete, vertical members are arranged... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20110037188 - Blow moulding machine with arrangement for cleaning the blow mould: An apparatus (1) for transforming plastic preforms into containers, comprising at least one blow mould (2) which forms a cavity (4), inside which the plastic preforms can be transformed into containers, comprising a pressure application device (14) for applying a medium to the plastic preforms in order to expand the... Agent: Hayes Soloway P.C.

20110037187 - Blow moulding machine with cleaning system: An apparatus for transforming plastic preforms into containers may include at least one blow mould which forms a cavity, inside which the plastic preforms can be transformed into containers. The apparatus may include a pressure application device for applying a medium to the plastic preforms in order to expand the... Agent: Rissman Hendricks & Oliverio, LLP

20110037189 - Method and device for blow-molding containers: The method and the device are used for blow-molding containers. A preform made of a thermoplastic material is first subject to a thermal conditioning operation along a transport path in the region of a heating section. Thereafter, the preform is formed into the container inside a blowing mold by applying... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20110037190 - Method to manufacture at least a component of a blade of a wind-turbine: A method, machine and blade of a wind-turbine are disclosed. At least a component of a blade includes at least one layer of a composite structure. The layer is built up by a number of unconnected single roving-bundles, which are aligned unidirectional and which shows a common direction. The roving-bundles... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20110037191 - Method and arrangement to produce a wind-turbine-blade: A method and arrangement to produce a wind-turbine-blade are disclosed. A bottom layer is laid down into a forming tool. The bottom layer is used as a base of a pile. A predefined number of additional layers is stacked vertically on top of the basis to form the pile, while... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20110037192 - Flexible lip extruder, and methods: An extrusion die or extruder having a flexible lip that is moveable by a geared mechanism. A shaft is operably connected to at least one gear, which in turn is operably connected to a movable lip of the extruder. Rotation of the shaft results in movement of the extruder lip.... Agent: Kagan Binder, PLLC

20110037193 - Method for producing polyarylene sulfide resin composition: A method is provided for obtaining a polyarylene sulfide resin composition with a low chlorine content, which has high fluidity and high quality and produces less burrs. Specifically, a method is provided wherein a polyarylene sulfide resin composition is produced by melting and mixing (A) a polyarylene sulfide resin, (B)... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20110037194 - Die assembly and method of using same: A die assembly suitable for spinning filaments and more particularly to a die assembly having a fluid environment around the die assembly's filament exit holes is provided.... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Global Legal Department - Ip

20110037195 - Continuous cast silicon strip apparatus and method: A continuous cast silicon strip apparatus including a drum rotatably mounted on an axle supported by a framework, a motor operatively connected to the axle to cause rotation of the drum about the axle, a crucible mounted relative to the drum to dispense liquid silicon onto a peripheral surface of... Agent: Gray Robinson Attn: Stefan V. Stein/IPDept.

20110037196 - Installation, oven and method for heating preform tubes prior to the molecular orientation thereof: The facility is comprised of an oven (8) fitted with rotating supports (3) disposed parallel to each other, upon which preformed tubes (11) rest and rotate, which are introduced from a feeder (14) where they are contained at room temperature for their homogeneous circumferential heating inside said oven (8). Additionally,... Agent: Husch Blackwell Sanders, LLP Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP Welsh & Katz

20110037197 - Apparatus for molding and assembling a chamber unit for biomedical use, and associated method: An apparatus (1) for molding and assembling a chamber unit (D) for biomedical use comprising two plates (18, 22), which are mutually parallel and opposite and are allowed to move toward and away from each other, for supporting the mold parts of a first forming mold (3) and of a... Agent: Hedman & Costigan, P.C.

20110037198 - Method of forming a molded plastic article having at least one molded extension: A method of forming a molded plastic article having at least one molded extension extending from a second surface, and a first surface that is substantially free of sink mark defects. The method involves providing a mold (that includes a first mold portion with a recess. Part of the base... Agent: Michael A. Ervin

20110037199 - Resin containment and injection system and method: A resin containment and injection system includes a tool, a resin storage well provided in the tool, a composite layup location provided on the tool and a vacuum bagging film provided over the resin storage well. The vacuum bagging film is configured to define a volume in the resin storage... Agent: Tung & Associates / Randy W. Tung, Esq.

20110037200 - Method of producing a cementitious sheet-form material having a high level of glass aggregate and a solid surface: A method of producing a sheet-form material having an exposed solid surface comprises pre-mixing cement with at least one pozzolan to provide a cement/pozzolan mixture with a high pozzolan to cement ratio, adding to the cement/pozzolan mixture an aqueous solution comprised of water and a high range water reducer to... Agent: Beeson Skinner Beverly, LLP

20110037201 - Imprint lithography apparatus and method: An imprint lithography method is disclosed for forming a patterned layer from a UV-curable, imprintable liquid medium on a substrate by means of an imprint template with a patterned surface. The method involves bringing together the patterned surface and the UV-curable medium for a filling period, illuminating the UV-curable medium... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20110037202 - Method and device for spinning of polymer matrix in electrostatic field: The present disclosure relates to the method for spinning of polymer matrix in an electrostatic field induced in a spinning space between a spinning electrode and a collecting electrode, at which the polymer matrix is delivered from a matrix reservoir into the electrostatic field on surface of the spinning electrode... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20110037203 - Insert part weld molding method: To provide an insert part weld molding method for reliably welding an insert part to a blow molded object while preventing an unwelded portion from being created at a circumferential edge of the insert part in a thickness direction thereof. An insert part weld molding method welds a blow molded... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20110037204 - Method of producing biaxially stretched polyester bottles: In effecting the stretching by using a stretch rod in a method of producing a biaxially stretched polyester bottle, the air is blown into the preform at such a flow rate that the preform does not come in contact with the stretch rod but the end thereof and does not... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20110037205 - Foam costumes: A three dimensional foam costume molded from a vacuum molding or thermoforming machine which simultaneously molds two sheets of plastic. The machine is comprised of two female concave molds which are positioned one over the other and an opening mechanism to open and close the two molds. The machine accepts... Agent: Gauthier & Connors, LLP

20110037206 - Method of production of cement bonded agglomerated ore: A method of production of cement bonded agglomerated ore not depending on yard curing which can improve the environment, save labor, and improve yield is provided, that is, a method of production of cement bonded agglomerated ore which adds Portland cement as a binder to dust produced from an iron... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20110031637 - Lens blocking and deblocking method and related device: A method of deblocking a lens component (1) fixed on a thermoplastic block (2) of an ophthalmic lens block comprising the steps of: a) applying a pushing strain on the surface (14) of the lens component fixed on the thermoplastic block; b) providing a warm gas flow at the interface... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20110031638 - Electrospray/electrospinning apparatus and method: Apparatus and method for producing fibrous materials in which the apparatus includes an enclosure having an inlet configured to receive a substance from which the fibrous materials are to be composed, a common electrode disposed in the enclosure, and plural extrusion elements provided in a wall of the enclosure opposite... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20110031639 - Hinged pointer pottery sizing guide: In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for reproducing the size of a first ceramic ware in the making of a second ceramic ware. In embodiments, the first ceramic ware may be received on a pottery wheel. A hinged pointer may then be presented to a position... Agent: John Fulwood

20110031640 - Process for making angstrom scale and high aspect functional platelets: A process for making functional or decorative flakes or platelets economically and at high production rates comprises applying a multi-layer sandwich of vapor deposited metal and release coats in alternating layers to a rotating chilled drum or suitable carrier medium contained in a vapor deposition chamber. The alternating metallized layers... Agent: Avery Dennison Corporation Amanda Wittine

20110031641 - Method of manufacturing liquid ejecting head: There is provided a method of manufacturing a liquid ejecting head which includes a head main body having nozzles ejecting a liquid supplied via a liquid supply passage, a first supply member having a first liquid supply passage forming a part of the liquid supply passage, a second supply member... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20110031642 - Pressed powder elements: Method for producing a pressed powder element, wherein the method comprises pre-pressing of loose powder to a first powder blank (14), pre-pressing of loose powder to a second powder blank (15) and pressing together the at least two pre-pressed powder blanks (14, 15) to form a pressed powder element as... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC

20110031643 - Method and device for perforating a thermoplastic composite: To produce a hole in a part (1) made of a thermoplastic composite, the part is locally heated to a plastic forming temperature Tf and the fibres (10) of the composite are progressively moved apart at the same time as the matrix (11) in the plastic state is pushed back... Agent: Young & Thompson

20110031644 - Method and twin roll caster for the production of strip cast from a molten metal: A twin roll caster and a method for operating a machine of this type. The machine comprises two casting rolls that delimit a casting gap between them on its longitudinal sides; two side plates that delimit the casting gap on its narrow sides; and at least one oscillation device, which... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20110031645 - Polypropylene for use in bopp applications: The present invention relates to polypropylene compositions having a broad molecular weight distribution with a relatively high amount of xylene soluble material. The compositions have an Mw/Mn of five or greater, but preferably greater than 5.5 and more preferably greater than 6.0. The compositions have xylene solubles from 5.0 to... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20110031646 - Thin-walled plastic tube with label: A thin-walled plastic tube having an axial direction and a radial direction is manufactured by injection moulding and includes a tube body with a tube shoulder with an emptying opening at a first end and an end closure at a second end, the tube body having a wall thickness of... Agent: Young & Thompson

20110031647 - Metal mold for injection molding of framed glass and manufacturing method for framed glass: Disclosed herein is an injection molding die used for producing a frame-mounted plate glass by injection molding. The die is characterized in that an auxiliary cavity is provided at a position to exposed a surface of a plate glass and communicated with a cavity for a frame through a communication... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20110031648 - Process for producing composite of aluminum material and synthetic resin molding: The process for producing a composite according to the present invention is characterized in that an aluminum raw material is oxidized in an electrolytic bath of phosphoric acid or sodium hydride, thereby an anodic oxidation coating provided with innumerable pores 3 having a diameter of 25 nm or more made... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20110031649 - Process for activating a web: A process for simultaneously activating two or more portions of a web in different directions. The process involves feeding a web into an apparatus that includes a pair of intermeshing activation rolls having three dimensional surface features configured to simultaneously activate different portions a web in different directions. The three... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Global Legal Department - Ip

20110031650 - Adjacent field alignment: Methods for imprinting on abutted fields of a substrate are described. Generally, a first field of a substrate may be imprinted using an imprint lithography template. The template may then be placed such that a portion of the template overlaps the first field of the substrate while imprinting a second... Agent: Molecular Imprints

20110031651 - Desirable wetting and release between an imprint lithography mold and a polymerizable composition: Improved wetting characteristics together with improved release characteristics with respect to a substrate and an imprint lithography mold having imprinting material disposed therebetween.... Agent: Molecular Imprints

20110031652 - Method of producing gypsum building boards: A method of producing gypsum building board, in which there is added, to an aqueous gypsum slurry containing a water swellable clay, a basic water-soluble polymer having preferential affinity for clay. The slurry is allowed to set so as to form a board. The basic water-soluble polymer may be, for... Agent: Gordon & Jacobson, P.C.

20110031653 - Railing system: Disclosed is a railing panel and a method of forming the panel. The panel comprises a planar member extending between first and second ends defining a panel plane. The railing panel further has a hand railing integrally thermoformed with the planar member along a top edge thereof and a bottom... Agent: Richard D. Okimaw

20110031654 - Process for curing a porous muffler preform: A process for curing a porous muffler preform defined by a plurality of glass fibers and a heat-curing thermoset or thermoplastic materials applied to the plurality of glass fibers is disclosed herein. The process includes the step of enclosing the muffler preform in a chamber. The process also includes the... Agent: Calfee, Halter & Grlswold LLP

20110031655 - Gas-assisted laser ablation: An improved method for laser processing that prevents material redeposition during laser ablation but allows material to be removed at a high rate. In a preferred embodiment, laser ablation is performed in a chamber filled with high pressure precursor (etchant) gas so that sample particles ejected during laser ablation will... Agent: Michael O. Scheinberg

20110031656 - Multilayered composite: In accordance with certain embodiments of the present disclosure, a process for forming a multilayered electrospun composite is provided. The process includes forming a dispersion of polymeric nanofibers, a fiberizing polymer, and a solvent, the dispersion having a viscosity of at least about 50,000 cPs. Nanofibers from the dispersion are... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20110031657 - Electron beam irradiation of bulk material solids: Bulk material solids are packaged in a shaped block and the packaged block is irradiated on two sides using high-energy electron beam radiation to uniformly irradiate the solids in the package.... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20110031658 - Method of reducing the dimension of an imprint structure on a substrate: (b) selectively removing at least part of the polymer moiety while enabling at least part of the inorganic moiety to form a substantially continuous inorganic phase in said imprint structure, wherein the removal of the at least part of the polymer moiety from the imprint structure reduces the dimension of... Agent: Joseph R. Baker, Apc Gavrilovich, Dodd & Lindsey LLP

20110031659 - Stretch blow moulding method and apparatus: A method and apparatus for stretch blow moulding a preform into a desired article is disclosed. The method includes the steps of inserting the preform into a hollow mould, stretching the heated preform with a stretching member, filling the preform with an incompressible fluid such that the preform expands and... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC

20110031660 - Method of forming a muffler preform: A method of forming a preform product includes filling a mold cavity with glass fibers. The mold cavity has an inlet end, a second end opposite the inlet end, and a longitudinal axis. Suction is applied simultaneously to the mold cavity axially from the second end, and suction is further... Agent: Calfee, Halter & Grlswold LLP

20110024926 - Method for producing ytterbium phosphate fine particles: A method for producing ytterbium phosphate fine particles includes adding phosphoric acid and water to an anhydrous ytterbium halide to cause a reaction between the anhydrous ytterbium halide and the phosphoric acid.... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20110024927 - Composite waveguide: A composite waveguide includes a central core configured to transmit a plurality of modes and at least one side core helically wound about the central core and configured to be selectively coupled to at least a portion of the plurality of modes in the central core.... Agent: Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20110024928 - Patterned volume diffuser elements: The present invention provides a method for manufacturing an optical diffuser element comprising: a) inserting striping shims in at least one flow passage of a multi-manifold extrusion die; b) extruding a first layer of polymer with light scattering particles through the flow passage with the striping shim to create linear... Agent: Edwin Oh Rohm And Haas Electronic Materials LLC

20110024929 - Apparatus for producing liposomes and method of producing liposomes: Disclosed herein are an apparatus for producing liposomes and a method of producing liposomes by which it is made possible to produce liposomes under sterile conditions during the manufacturing process while monitoring in line the particle diameter of liposomes. The apparatus for producing liposomes includes a unit for regulating the... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20110024931 - Method and device for the production of molded bodies: A method for the production of molded bodies from a base substance, wherein the base substance is mixed with a solution for producing a molding solution, and the solution subsequently is at least partially removed from the mixture, and the molding solution is fed to a unit for molding, wherein... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C.

20110024930 - Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to an embodiment includes bringing a pattern part for transfer formed on a template and a viscous material disposed on a material to be processed into contact with each other; and adjusting a distance between a surface of the material to be... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20110024932 - Methods of manufacturing formaldehyde-free molded products and related parts: The present invention provides a moldable mixture containing large portion of agricultural fibers and small portion of a binding agent and a flow-promoting filler material. The moldable mixture is substantially free of formaldehyde, with low moisture content and high draw ratio. The present invention also provides methods of manufacturing molded... Agent: Duane Morris LLP - PhiladelphiaIPDepartment

20110024933 - Expandable filler insert and methods of producing the expandable filler insert: A carrier-free expandable filler insert for filling or sealing a hollow space or cavity is provided. The insert comprises a self-supporting continuous structure that may be produced by contour extrusion molding or injection molding a polymer matrix containing a polymer and/or polymer precursor and a latent blowing agent. The expandable... Agent: Henkel Corporation

20110024934 - Methods of making compositions comprising thermoplastic and curable polymers and articles made from such methods: Manufactured articles and methods of producing such articles are disclosed where the article has a thermoplastic polymer component and a curable polymer component. The curable polymer may be moisture-curable polymer, or microwave, dielectric or radio frequency curable polymer. The articles may be manufactured by a variety of polymer processing methods... Agent: Blank Rome LLP

20110024935 - Porous film production method: A solution of polymer uniformly dissolved into a solvent is prepared in a solution preparing step. The solvent contains good and poor solvent components for the polymer. The solution is discharged from a coating die to a support to be a coating film thereon in a primary body forming step.... Agent: Young & Thompson

20110024936 - Systems to produce an object through solid freeform fabrication: A method for producing an object formed through solid freeform fabrication includes dispensing a binder on successive layers of build material with a single first dispensing member; and coloring the successive layers with at least one second dispensing member, where the second dispensing member over-dispenses the first dispensing member. Another... Agent: Hewlett-packard Company Intellectual Property Administration

20110024937 - Tablet formation system for fully-loaded presses: Rotary press machine including dies, pairs of upper and lower punches with a part of each lower punch being movable in a respective die to selectively enable formation of a cavity in the die, a feeding system for feeding powder material into the cavities, when present, in a feeding stage,... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20110024938 - Imparting texture to cured powder coatings: Methods for imparting a texture to a cured powder coated surface are provided. These methods involve heating the cured powder coating to a temperature greater than its glass transition point (Tg), then imparting a texture to the cured powder coating under pressure using a release medium having a replicative surface.... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C. (at)

20110024939 - Thermoplastic polyacrylonitrile production process: The polyacrylonitrile fusibility problem was resolved by fusing it into an extruder, together high polarity plasticizers substances, such as polyols and stabilizers such liquid inorganic acids and/or halogenated compounds such halohydrins, which delay or prevent the cyclization, in these conditions, the melted polymer can be formed into filaments or otherwise... Agent: John Alexander Galbreath

20110024940 - Method for making an elastomeric apertured web: A method for making an elastomeric apertured web comprises providing a precursor web comprising a laminate which is subjected to incremental stretching to form an elastomeric precursor web. A forming apparatus is provided comprising a first member and a second member, wherein the first member comprises a mating member, and... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Global Legal Department - Ip

20110024941 - Molded-in-color vehicle panel and mold: In one embodiment a method for creating a molded-in-color vehicle panel is provided. The mold may have at least first and second mold members, each having a forming surface for forming a portion of the vehicle panel. One mold member may translate relative to the other to collectively receive a... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C./fgtl

20110024942 - Container and lid with multiple chambers and related methods: Apparatus and methods are disclosed for improved containers and lids, and combinations thereof. Multiple compartments are provided in a container, one of which can be formed as the container's handle. The lid incorporates a plurality of hinged openings situated on the periphery of the cover, and the container includes a... Agent: Song K. Jung Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20110024943 - Portable sealant dispense system: A system and method for dispensing a sealant over aircraft fasteners secured to a surface in the aircraft. The system includes a nozzle tip having a shroud configured for placement over the fasteners. Sealant is metered to the shroud via an orifice within the nozzle tip. The shroud is sized... Agent: Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

20110024944 - Process for producing a toothbrush: The invention relates to a process for producing a toothbrush having a body, which comprises a handle region, a head region and a neck region located between the handle region and the head region, and having functional elements which are arranged, at least in part, within the body and comprise... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20110024945 - Candle having a planar wick and method of and equipment for making same: A candle having a body of a meltable fuel and a planar wick. When lit, the candle provides a unique flame formation, usable in a variety of decorative applications. The wick can be configured to evenly deplete the meltable fuel, while allowing for candles having relatively large and unique body... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20110024946 - Resin gear: A resin gear comprises a rim in an outer peripheral part of a plate, teeth provided on an outer periphery of the rim, a boss provided in a central part of the plate, and a circular rib between the boss and the rim. The resin gear is manufacturable by injection... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20110024947 - Multi-ply absorbent paper product having impressed pattern: A multi-ply tissue includes a first cellulosic embossed ply having an emboss pattern applied over a portion of its surface and a second cellulosic embossed ply of tissue. The first ply is contact laminated to the second ply so that the primary adhesion between the plies of tissue is the... Agent: Georgia-pacific LLC

20110024949 - 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: Roetzell & Andress Lpa

20110024948 - Imprinting device and imprinting method: The present invention provides an imprinting device and an imprinting method which can uniformly apply pressure between a mold and a molding object and which can increase and decrease a temperature at a fast speed. An imprinting device is for transferring a pattern on a mold to a film molding... Agent: Maier & Maier, PLLC

20110024950 - Self-assembled nano-lithographic imprint masks: The present disclosure relates to techniques for replicating large-scale nano-pattern structures using a block copolymer structure as a mask in a replication process. Example methods may include performing self-assembling block copolymer reactions to create large self-assembling nano-structures. The nano-structures may then be replicated by using the large self-assembling nano-structure as... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20110024951 - Composite materials comprising propylene-based polymer blend coatings: Coated composite materials and methods for their manufacture are described. In particular, embodiments of the present invention include a substrate material coated on at least a portion with a polymer blend comprising from about 50 to about 95 wt % of a propylene-based copolymer comprising propylene and from about 3... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company

20110024952 - Device and method for blow molding plastic containers: A device for blow molding plastic containers includes an openable and closable blow mold for the conversion of tempered plastic preforms, whereby an inner blow pressure is applied to the plastic containers. The blow mold contains at least two shell like blow mold pieces that are arranged interchangeably at a... Agent: Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC

20110024953 - Apparatus for moulding plastic preforms with synchronous heating and stretching: An apparatus (1) for moulding plastic containers (10), including a transport device (2) which transports the plastic preforms, including a heating device (4) for heating areas of the plastic preforms (10) and including a stretching device (6) mechanically acting upon the plastic preforms, which stretching device stretches the plastic preforms... Agent: Hayes Soloway P.C.

20110024954 - Modified poly(hydroxyalkanoic acid) composition: Disclosed is a process for preparing injection stretch blow molded containers from poly(hydroxyalkanoic acid) compositions comprising a poly(hydroxyalkanoic acid), an ethylene ester copolymer, and a nucleator.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20110024955 - Method of fabricating porous soundproof board: A porous soundproof board is fabricated Recycled waste, like slag, is used for fabrication. Slag and ceramics are mixed to be poured into a network foam carrier. Then, the soundproof board is fabricated through sintering. Thus the board fabricated has great added values and is environmental protected with low cost.... Agent: Jackson Intellectual Property Group PLLC

20110024956 - Sintered refractory material based on silicon carbide with a silicon nitride binder: A sintered material based on silicon carbide (SiC) reactively sintered between 1,100° C. and 1,700° C. to form a silicon nitride binder (Si3N4), intended in particular for fabricating an aluminum electrolysis cell, including 0.05% to 1.5% of boron, the Si3N4/SiC weight ratio being in the range 0.05 to 0.45. Application,... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC