Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: processes inventions

20080169577 - Process and apparatus for the production of mouldings: In a process for the production of mouldings, e.g. contact lenses, a starting material which contains a photoinitiator with a spectral absorption (AC) in a given wavelength range is exposed to a predefined amount of light of a wavelength from this given wavelength range. Polymerisation and/or crosslinking of the starting... Agent: Ciba Vision Corporation Patent Department

20080169578 - Coke oven reconstruction: A new, faster and more efficient process to replace heating walls and ceilings in coke oven batteries. Thus, when replaced, at least one heating wall is constructed of thermally stable non-expanding large size modular cast modules from end to end and the ceiling adjacent the heating wall is constructed of... Agent: Sandra J. Thompson

20080169579 - Method and apparatus for depositing large textile fiber webs: In a process for depositing large dry textile fiber webs on a component shape, a rolled up textile fiber web is deposited fully automatically, by means of robots. A robot-carrier cloth gripper grips the end of the textile fiber web to be deposited, and places it on the component shape.... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080169580 - Apparatus and method for manufacturing non-woven fabric: An apparatus for manufacturing a non-woven fabric is provided. The apparatus includes a spinning device and a coagulation device. The spinning device has at least one spinning nozzle, and the coagulation device has an ice sheet thereover and is disposed corresponding to the spinning device. Furthermore, a method for manufacturing... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20080169581 - Method of manufacturing honeycomb structure molding die: A method and water-jet laser processing device for forming a honeycomb structure molding die are disclosed. The water-jet laser processing device includes a bed on which a workpiece is set, a nozzle injecting a high-pressure water stream in a water column onto the workpiece at a recess forming position thereof,... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080169582 - Method and apparatus for making polymeric drug delivery devices having differing morphological structures: A polymeric medical device is constructed from bioabsorbable polymers. The device is constructed from a tube comprised of at least one polymer. The polymer is treated at pre-determined heating and cooling temperatures to obtain a desired morphology. The morphology or arrangement of the polymeric structure ensures that the device maintains... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20080169583 - Processing method of fine structure and processing equipment for fine structure: In a processing method of a fine structure according to the present invention, an opposed platen (211)is moved from a retreat position to a molding/processing position, so that a film (1) is pressed against a mold (5) and processed. Thereafter a second block (211b) is separated from a first block... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080169584 - Mold and method for forming plastic products: Mold (20) for manufacturing plastic products provided with a bottom and a sidewall, wherein the mold comprises at least a first (21) and second (22) mold part which jointly define at least partly at least one mold cavity (100) and are movable in a first direction, wherein the at least... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20080169586 - Imager assembly and method for solid imaging: Solid imaging apparatus and methods for use are disclosed that reduce the amount of uncured solid imaging build material remaining on a completed build object following the completion of the solid imaging build process. The amount of uncured build material is reduced through the use of either an uncoating web... Agent: Summa, Allan & Additon

20080169585 - Surface-treatment method for rapid-manufactured three-dimensional objects: A method for forming a surface-treated, three-dimensional object, comprising: solvent smoothing an exterior surface of a rapid-manufactured, three-dimensional object, and media blasting at least a portion of the solvent-smoothed exterior surface.... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.A.

20080169587 - Optical modeling apparatus: There is provided an optical modeling apparatus that forms a model of a desired shape by sequentially forming hardened layers by irradiating a light-curable resin with light. The apparatus includes a first light source that emits a light beam for plotting on the resin, a scanning device that scans the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080169588 - Extending lifetime of yttrium oxide as a plasma chamber material: Two methods of extending the lifetime of yttrium oxide as a plasma chamber material are provided. One method comprises making a three-layer component of a plasma processing chamber by co-sintering a dual-layer green body where one layer comprises ceramic particles and a second layer comprises yttria particles. The two layers... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080169589 - Solid imaging apparatus and method: A solid imaging apparatus is provided that includes a replaceable cartridge containing a source of build material and an extendable and retractable flexible transport film for transporting the build material layer-by-layer from the cartridge to the surface of a build in an image plane. An operator using the device needs... Agent: Summa, Allan & Additon

20080169590 - Polyester-polyamide blends having low haze: The invention relates to blends of polyamides in polyesters, a method for forming such compositions, and to containers made from such compositions. Specifically the compositions have less haze and transparency than previous blends. The blends can be used as passive gas barriers, and/or active oxygen scavengers with the addition of... Agent: Invista North America S.a.r.l.

20080164626 - Method for the production of optical elements and optical elements: The process according to the present invention comprises a forming step including the application of a mould being close to the final geometry of the body to be formed (near net shape principle) including the application of moderate pressure between 0.1 MPa and 50 MPa, preferably between about 0.5 MPa... Agent: Striker, Striker & Stenby

20080164627 - Method of fabricating polarizing plate: A method of fabricating a polarizing plate includes: providing a polarizing roll film having transmission axes; and cutting the polarizing roll film with a knife having a plurality of openings each having a rectangular shape to form a plurality of polarizing plates, the plurality of openings parallel to the transmission... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20080164628 - Method of manufacturing anti-bacteria polyamide fiber via high speed spinning: A method of manufacturing anti-bacteria polyamide fiber via high speed spinning disclosed a kind of method, which can make manufacturing anti-bacteria polyamide fiber via high-speed spinning realized, including the preparation of anti-bacteria particles and process of high-speed spinning. The preparation of anti-bacteria particles includes surface treatment of anti-bacteria agent and... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20080164629 - Power control system for equipment for injection moulding of plastic materials: The identification and location of possible faults of operation and/or installation of a hot runner are obtained through the measurement of the absorption of power by the heating resistors applied to the arms and to the injectors of the hot runner. The qualitative and quantitative analysis of the power absorbed... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC

20080164630 - Laminating apparatus for tti-labels combined with cutting and applying the same: The disclosed invention provides a combined laminating, cutting and applying apparatus and method to manufacture time temperature indicator (TTI) labels for sensitive commodity items, wherein a chemical reaction occurs within the labels. The combined apparatus comprises a plurality of rollers withdrawing layers with chemicals that are being brought in contact... Agent: Wolf, Block, Shorr And Solis-cohen LLP

20080164631 - Process for producing silica glass product: A process for producing a transparent or opaque silica glass product including mixing a silica fine powder and a cellulose derivative and injection molding the mixture, followed by degreasing treatment and baking treatment, which is characterized in that the cellulose derivative is a cellulose derivative which causes reversible thermal gelation... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20080164632 - Dna counterfeit-proof fiber together with spinning nozzle and method used to produced thereof: A spinning nozzle for producing the synthetic fibers and a method for producing a DNA counterfeit-proof fiber by the spinning nozzle are provided. The spinning nozzle includes a polymer solution inflow passage and a pair of water inflow passages located at the both sides of the polymer solution inflow passage,... Agent: Haverstock & Owens LLP

20080164633 - Process: This invention relates to a process for making toothbrushes, in particular an injection moulding process.... Agent: Smithkline Beecham Corporation Corporate Intellectual Property-us, Uw2220

20080164635 - Method for making multi-finish thermoplastic articles: The invention provides a method for producing thermoplastic articles of two or more components with different surface finishes on different surface zones, using overmolding. In particular, a method is provided for producing thermoplastic articles of two or more components with a different surface finish on different surface zones, wherein one... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080164634 - Methods of forming a door skin: e

20080164636 - Vertical molding machine and molding method therefor: The present invention provides a vertical molding machine whose mechanisms can be simplified and whose cost can be lowered. The vertical molding machine includes a frame; an upper platen (31) fixed to the frame and having an upper mold (41) mounted thereon; a connection member disposed in such a manner... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20080164637 - Release surfaces, particularly for use in nanoimprint lithography: The present invention relates to release surfaces, particularly release surfaces with fine features to be replicated, and to lithography which may be used to produce integrated circuits and microdevices. More specifically, the present invention relates to a process of using an improved mold or microreplication surface that creates patterns with... Agent: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi

20080164638 - Method and apparatus for rapid imprint lithography: In use, the mold is disposed adjacent the moldable surface and gas is withdrawn from the patterned region through the groove as the mold is pressed toward and into the moldable surface. At or near the end of the imprinting, the process is switched from removal of gas to the... Agent: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi

20080164639 - Method for fastening an accesory in a plastic fuel tank: Method for stake-fastening an accessory (4) into a plastic fuel tank, whereby:—the accessory (4) is equipped with at least one orifice (5) which passes right through the accessory (4); —at least some of the plastic of which the wall of the tank (1) is made is melted; and—some of the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080164640 - Method of molding a shopping cart: A method of molding a shopping cart component includes providing a first subcomponent and then overmolding the shopping cart component as a second subcomponent about the first subcomponent. The first subcomponent acts as an obstacle to a plastic injection stream and to a gas injection stream during the overmolding of... Agent: Target Brands, Inc.

20080164641 - Mold for ceramic membrane tube and fabrication method of ceramic membrane tube using the same: An extrusion mold for molding a ceramic membrane having an one-end closed tube structure which is easily integrated and has a high gas separation efficiency, and a fabrication method of a ceramic membrane tube using the same, the extrusion mold comprised of an outer mold, an inner mold and an... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080164642 - Process and device for the manufacture of a particularly heat-resistant hollow body: A process and a device for the manufacture of a hollow body, particularly of a heat-resistant hollow body, which is molded out of a heated preform of thermoplastic plastic in a contoured blow mold through the introduction of a first medium into the preform, which medium is stored in a... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20080164643 - Manufacturing method of plugged honeycomb structure: A manufacturing method of a plugged honeycomb structure 30 which comprises a honeycomb substrate 1 and plugging portions 15 arranged so as to form complementary checkered patterns alternately at both end surfaces 11 and 21 of the honeycomb substrate 1. The method comprises attaching mask films 4a and 4b to... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080157412 - Optical modeling apparatus: There is provided an optical modeling apparatus that forms a model of a desired shape by sequentially forming hardened layers by irradiating a light curable resin with light. The apparatus includes a first light source that emits a light beam for plotting on the resin, a scanning device that scans... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080157414 - Mold structure, patterning method using the same, and method of fabricating liquid crystal display device: A mold structure, a patterning method thereof and a method of fabricating an LCD device using the same are disclosed, which can realize a conformal contact by applying a voltage between a mold structure and a material layer being opposite to each other in an In-Plane Printing process, so as... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080157413 - Method of manufacturing optical interference color display: The method of manufacturing an optical interference color display is described. A first electrode structure is formed over a substrate first. At least one first area, second area and third area are defined on the first electrode structure. A first sacrificial layer is formed over the first electrode structure of... Agent: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP

20080157415 - Composition and method for fabricating microcapsules encapsulating phase-change material: A composition and a method for fabricating microcapsules encapsulating phase-change material by interfacial condensation polymerization are provided. In this composition and method, a surfactant and an organic solvent are not needed.... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080157416 - Method of producing a low haze plastic glazing: A method of manufacturing low-haze plastic window glazing is claimed where a portion of a panel mold interior is polished with an abrasive material no finer than 600 grit size. Plastic resin is then introduced into the mold under heat and pressure to form a panel. Weatherable coating is then... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080157417 - Customized wheelchair having back plate and seat plate formed to fit body shape and manufacturing method thereof: The present invention relates to a wheelchair having a back plate and a seat plate and a manufacturing method thereof, and more particularly, to a customized wheelchair having a back plate and a seat plate formed to fit a body shape and a manufacturing method thereof. In a method of... Agent: Intellectual Property Law Group LLP

20080157418 - Methods for fabricating composite structures with flanges having tethered corners: Methods for fabricating a composite structure with a flange having a tethered corner involving providing a composite structure forming tool including a first endplate and a second endplate and having a composite structure formed thereabout, applying at least one ply of barrier fibers about the composite structure adjacent to the... Agent: General Electric Company

20080157419 - Wet method of manufacturing electrolyte-impregnated electrodes for molten carbonate fuel cell: Disclosed herein is a method of manufacturing electrolyte-impregnated anode and cathode for a molten carbonate fuel cell. The method is intended to manufacture electrolyte-impregnated electrodes for controlling an electrolyte present in unit cells of a molten carbonate fuel cell by adding electrolyte powder to prepare an electrolyte slurry, which is... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20080157420 - Filter housing and method for manufacturing the same: A filter housing, in particular for an air filter for the air intake tract of an internal combustion engine, in which the filter housing (16) includes at least one upper housing section (12) and at least one lower housing section (11) which can be assembled to each other in a... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080157421 - Skin needle manufacturing apparatus and skin needle manufacturing method: In a skin needle manufacturing apparatus 10, a material melted in a syringe 45 is discharged from a fine hole 47a of a pin member 47 and is caused to adhere to a base 48. A computer 50 causes a drive mechanism 48 to separate the pin member 47 from... Agent: Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP

20080157422 - Composition containing proton-conductive copolymer, polymer electrolyte membrane, method of producing the membrane , and fuel cell using the membrane: A composition containing a proton-conductive copolymer, a polymer electrolyte membrane containing the composition; a method of producing the membrane; and a fuel cell employing the membrane. The composition includes: a proton-conductive copolymer comprising a first styrene repeating unit, a second styrene repeating unit, and a dimethylsiloxane repeating unit; and a... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20080157423 - Method and device for the transverse drawing of a material web: The invention relates to a method for the transverse drawing of an unoriented or longitudinally-oriented film web made from thermoplastic plastic. According to said method, an undrawn or longitudinally-drawn film (9) is introduced into a transverse drawing frame in which heater fields (1) are heated to a transverse drawing temperature... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20080157424 - Process for producing unstretched film, process for producing resin-coated metal sheet, and apparatus for producing unstretched film: A process by which many kinds of unstretched films comprising a thermoplastic resin are produced each in a small amount and high yield. A thermoplastic resin (A) to be formed into an unstretched film and another thermoplastic resin (B) are separately melted by heating. The thermoplastic resin (B) is introduced... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20080157425 - Carpet fiber polymeric blend: The invention provides carpet fibers prepared from a blend of polymeric components, said fiber exhibiting improved properties, such as improved spinnability and improved fire resistance. The carpet fibers particularly comprise a majority of polytrimethylene terephthalate (PTT) and a minority of polyethylene terephthalate (PET). The invention further provides yarns and carpets... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080157426 - Process and apparatus for reducing die drips and for controlling surface roughness during polymer extrusion: Provided is a method of reducing the incidence of defects caused by die drool or die drips on extruded polymeric products such as films and sheets. The method includes the step of directing a flow of gas towards the die. The flow of gas is substantially parallel to one or... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080157427 - Method for fabricating microneedle array and method for fabricating embossing mold of microneedle array: The present invention discloses a method for fast fabricating microneedle arrays with an embossing process and a method for fabricating an embossing mold of a microneedle array, wherein a master pattern of a high aspect ratio silicon microneedle array is fabricated with a microelectromechanical technology, and the master pattern is... Agent: Sinorica, Llc

20080157428 - Fiber reinforced cement composition and products and manufacturing process: e

20080157429 - Helicopter blade mandrel: Methods and apparatus are provided for making a rotor blade spar from composite material wherein a multi-component mandrel is used to form the composite spar. The mandrel is made using a number of components, which are assembled to provide a structure that is sufficiently strong to maintain the spar shape... Agent: Hexcel Corporation

20080157430 - Compacting techniques for forming lightweight concrete building blocks: A lightweight concrete mixture (e.g., comprising cement and polystyrene foam) is introduced into a compactable mold having a mold cavity defined by plural wall structures including at least two compacting wall structures. After introducing the lightweight concrete mixture into the compactable mold, the compacting wall structures are moved such that... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20080157431 - Tin can sulfur based scented candle and method of making same. this combination provides immediate odor masking of pungent and noxious smells, such as, but not limited to, bathroom odors, fish odor, cigarettes, locker room odors, pet odors and diaper odor: The present invention includes a tin can sulfur based scented candle and method of making same. This combination provides immediate odor masking of pungent and noxious smells, such as, but not limited to, bathroom odors, fish odor, cigarettes, locker room odors, pet odors and diaper odors. This desirable odor of... Agent: Bernard Pettingill

20080157432 - Vertical trim panel with integrated stitching: A method of forming a panel is disclosed. The method comprises forming a flexible skin; coupling a compressible material to the skin; providing a stitching to the skin and compressible material combination; then positioning the skin and compressible material in a mold; and forming a rigid substrate around the skin... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20080157433 - Method of manufacture of encapsulated package: There is provided a method of making an encapsulated component package, including providing a support for supporting the components of the package during encapsulation, the support including legs extending beyond the perimeter of the final package, rupturing the support legs, and covering the exposed ends of the legs with an... Agent: Slater & Matsil LLP

20080157434 - Method of forming a medical waste disposal system: A carrier is configured to hold a container having a door mounted for reciprocation between opened and closed positions. The carrier includes a body adapted to receive the container as well as an extension coupled for reciprocal movement with respect to the body. The extension is adapted for engagement with... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20080157435 - Method for making nano-scale film: A method for making a nano-scale film includes the steps of: (a) providing a suspension including an organic solvent and a number of nano-scale particles dispersed therein; (b) dropping/releasing the suspension into a liquid having a specific gravity greater than that of the nano-scale particles; and (c) forming a uniform... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080157436 - Three-dimensional structered 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 powder material, applying a liquid reagent to the powder layer in a pattern corresponding to the digital model, and repeating these... Agent: Patent Counsel Huntsman Advanced Materials Americas Inc.

20080157437 - Heating apparatus for a composite laminator and method: To fabricate a composite item, an infrared heat source is energized and a composite material is dispensed. The composite material includes a reinforcement and a resin. In addition, the composite material is applied to a substrate of previously applied composite material. The infrared heat source is configured to emit a... Agent: Baker & Hostetler, LLP For Boeing Company

20080157438 - Method of forming pattern: A method of forming a pattern is disclosed, which can improve the interfacial properties between a soft mold and a substrate including a pattern-formation material, the method comprising loading a substrate coated with a pattern-formation material into a chamber; positioning a soft mold, whose surface is provided with embossing and... Agent: Seyfarth Shaw, LLP

20080157439 - Methods for preparing articles from processable and dimensionally stable elastomer compositions: Methods for preparing a shaped rubber article, comprising admixing at least one thermoplastic material and at least one elastomer material to provide a processable and dimensionally stable rubber composition, shaping the composition, and irradiating the composition to form the shaped rubber article. The dimensional stability of the uncured composition may... Agent: Freudenberg-nok General Partnership Legal Department

20080157440 - Process for electroblowing a multiple layered sheet: A process for electroblowing a multiple layered sheet using multiple spinning beams to produce different component webs wherein the sheet doesn't stick to the forming screen and has improved web stability.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080157441 - Manufacturing method of plugged honeycomb structure: A manufacturing method of a plugged honeycomb structure comprising; attaching a transparent sheet to an end face of a honeycomb structure; picking up an image of the end face; with respect to cells 9c positioned at other than outermost peripheral portion of a honeycomb structure (usual cells), subjecting the picked-up... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080157442 - Process for cutting textile webs with improved microwave absorbing compositions: The present disclosure provides for methods of using compositions having improved microwave absorbing properties to cut textile webs. Specifically, the compositions utilized in the methods of the present disclosure absorb the microwave energy as heat, thereby cutting through the textile web.... Agent: Christopher M. Goff (27839) Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20080157443 - Method and apparatus for forming a parison: A method and apparatus for forming a parison is described. The apparatus has a mandrel housing. The housing has an axially aligned hollow mandrel channel therein and a side channel substantially transverse to the mandrel channel. A mandrel is also provided. The mandrel has an axially oriented notch in an... Agent: Attention: Stephen P. Evans Marshall & Melhorn, Llc

20080157444 - Method of making a fiber-reinforced medical balloon: A method of making a fiber-reinforced medical balloon is described herein. The method entails pressurizing a portion of a balloon, and ejecting a fiber precursor fluid from at least one nozzle adjacent to the portion. One or more fibers are formed from the fiber precursor fluid and deposited on an... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/chicago/cook

20080157445 - Firing jig assembling apparatus, firing jig disassembling apparatus, circulating apparatus, method for firing ceramic molded body, and method for manufacturing honeycomb structure: A circulating apparatus includes a firing jig assembling apparatus, a firing furnace, a firing jig disassembling apparatus, and a transporting conveyor. The firing jig assembling apparatus includes a lid member attaching mechanism that attaches the lid member to a predetermined position of the firing jig placed on the table or... Agent: Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.c.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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