Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: processes inventions

20090278267 - Method for manufacturing light guide plates: A method for manufacturing a light guide plate, includes: providing a first mold having a first contact surface, a second mold, and a reflector having a reflecting surface, the first mold defining a cavity from the first contact surface toward an inner portion thereof and having a gate communicated with... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090278268 - Polarized lens and method of making polarized lens: Method of making eyeglass lens are disclosed where the lens are made of layers which include an outer, convex hard coating, a layer of hard epoxy, a laminated PVA film where one of the layer of the PVA film is dipped in high contrast dye, a layer of soft epoxy,... Agent: Agnew International Patent & Trademark Law Firm

20090278269 - Method for manufacturing mold: One present embodiment provides a method for manufacturing a mold. In the method, firstly, a master die is provided. The master die includes a molding surface, the molding surface having a plurality of predefined structures thereon. Secondly, a melted PDMS material is applied on the molding surface using a spin... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090278270 - Method for manufacturing mold for molding optical element: A method for manufacturing a mold for molding an optical element, wherein the mold comprising a base material having a molding base face and a covering layer provided on the molding base face of the base material, and an upper surface portion of the covering layer located above the molding... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090278271 - Thermal revitalization of polymer-containing materials: A method for thermally revitalizing a damaged polymer-containing material, consisting essentially of applying heat from an external heat source to the surface of the object to temporarily raise the surface temperature of the object above the softening point of the polymer is disclosed. A device for performing thermal revitalization on... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20090278272 - Method of making laminar materials suitable for use in the manufacture of shoes: A method of making a laminar material suitable for use in the manufacture of shoes. The material includes an extruded core having laminated thereto on both sides a fibre fabric layer, the thermoplastic sheet core is made from a mixture of granulated scrap shoe stiffener material with virgin extrudable thermoplastics... Agent: Smith-hill And Bedell, P.C.

20090278273 - Sprue removal in an injection molding machine: A method of removing solidified sprue plastic from an injection molding machine uses a picker assembly that includes an end-effector with a gripper. The injection molding machine has a stationary platen with a first mold, and has a moveable platen with a second mold. The method includes moving the gripper... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20090278274 - Method for monitoring and/or controlling the melt filling of at least one cavity: The invention relates to a method for monitoring and/or controlling the melt filling of at least one cavity of an injection molding machine, in particular, by means of a cold channel tool. The invention also monitors the time which is required for the melt to reach the sensor in the... Agent: Lambert & Associates, P.l.l.c.

20090278275 - Apparatus and method for forming ceramic products: A porous mold is provided for forming ceramic products from a ceramic fluid mixture formed of a suspension of ceramic material in a liquid. A suction device is arranged for extracting or withdrawing at least part of the liquid through the porous mold. An actuator reciprocally displaces the first and... Agent: Laubscher & Laubscher, P.C.

20090278276 - Method for making contoured decorative grass: Method for producing decorative grass, such as Easter grass, from a material, wherein the strips of decorative grass have a decorative pattern thereon. The decorative pattern may be printed material and/or embossed patterns thereon, or the decorative pattern may be a non-linear side edge that provides the decorative grass with... Agent: Dunlap Codding, P.C.

20090278277 - Multilayer films for package applications and method for making same: A multilayer film formed by a solution process. The multilayer film includes a plurality of basic film structures positioned in contiguous overlying relationship to form a common multilayer film. Each of the plurality of basic film structures includes one of: a first two-layer structure with a first layer including either... Agent: Robert A. Parsons

20090278278 - Method of producing polyolefin resin film: A method of producing a polyolefin resin film comprising melt-extruding a polyolefin resin from a circular die toward the antigravity direction to form a tubular film and cooling the tubular film while receiving the film toward the antigravity direction, wherein a water-absorbing material containing water and having a width in... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090278279 - Poly(hydroxyalkanoic acid) and thermoformed articles: Disclosed is a process comprising extruding a poly(hydroxyalkanoic acid) (PHA) to produce a first article; thermoforming the first article in a heated mold having a temperature≧about 90° C. to produce a second article; and heat treating the second article by holding the second article in the heated mold for less... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20090278280 - Method for manufacturing biodegradable cinerary urns: A method that contemplates the use of materials selected from amongst aggregates, aromatic plants, vegetal organic matter and combinations thereof, that are then mixed with vegetal agglutinant agents and the resulting mixture poured inside molds that are subjected to a pressure treatment and then, once they have had time to... Agent: Klauber & Jackson

20090278281 - Method for forming a puncture and abrasion resistant laminated fabric and three dimensional ballistic resistant products therefrom: A puncture and abrasion resistant laminated fabric and ballistic resistant product is provided. The laminated fabric includes a woven fabric base sheet having warp and weft yarns, with at least 50 percent of the fibers in the warp yarns being formed of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene. A first thermoplastic... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

20090278282 - Insert-molded cover and method for manufacturing same: The present invention relates to an insert-molded cover (10) for electronic devices. The insert-molded cover includes a metallic body (11) and a plastic antenna lid (12) integrally formed with the metallic body. The metallic body includes a joining area (13) on an edge of the metallic body, the plastic antenna... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090278283 - Producing nanoparticles using nanoscale polymer templates: In various aspects provided are methods for producing a nanoparticle within a cross-linked, collapsed polymeric material. In various embodiments, the methods comprise (a) providing a shape-static polymer template with a size in the range between about 1 nm to about 100 nm; (b)) incorporating one or more nanoparticle precursor moieties... Agent: Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP

20090278284 - Process for making a dip-forming composition and a dip-formed article: A dip-forming composition is provided, which can give a dip-formed article that exhibits good softness of touch and comfortable fittingness, an excellent tensile strength and a high flexural fatigue resistance, and which is less likely to color even when worn and subjected to working for a long time period. The... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090278285 - Light curing system and method: A method for light-curing polymerizable materials to form a dental device is provided. A light-curing apparatus having at least one integrated lighting and heating source, a curing volume, and a temperature controller, preferably a fan, is used in the method. The light source and temperature controller are used to heat... Agent: Dentsply International Inc

20090278286 - In-line inspection system for vertically profiling plastic containers using multiple wavelength discrete spectral light sources: Systems and methods for in-line inspection of plastic blow molded containers. The inspection system may comprise a plurality of emitter assemblies arranged in a vertical array. Each emitter assembly may cyclically emit light energy in at least two different narrow wavelength bands at a container as the container passes through... Agent: K&l Gates LLP

20090278287 - Substrate processing with reduced warpage and/or controlled strain: Provided are systems and methods for processing the surface of substrates that scan a laser beam at one or more selected orientation angles. The orientation angle or angles may be selected to reduce substrate warpage. When the substrates are semiconductor wafers having microelectronic devices, the orientation angles may be selected... Agent: Peters Verny , L.L.P.

20090278288 - Method and device for blow-molding containers: The invention relates to a method and a device for blow-moulding containers. Following a thermal conditioning process, a parison is stretched by a horizontal bar inside a blow station provided with a blow mould, and is moulded into a container by the effect of the blowing pressure. In order to... Agent: Friedrich Kueffner

20090273104 - Producing method of polymer film: A casting dope (11) prepared from CAP, additive and solvent is cast onto a casting belt (35), peeled and dried to be a primary film (14), and wound to a primary film roll (16). After the storage, the primary film (14) is unwound and fed into a tenter device (18).... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090273105 - Method and system for performing an interfacial reaction in a microfluidic device: A microfluidic system for performing interfacial reactions can comprise at least one pump in fluid communication with a tube. A first fluid is injected into the tube so that its flow is laminar and continuous. A second fluid is injected in discrete amounts into the tube into the stream or... Agent: Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP

20090273106 - Porous carbon membranes and their forming method: The present invention discloses a method for fabricating a carbon membrane having pore regularity. The method comprises: providing a template having a plurality of pores arranged regularly; performing a tubular carbon forming process in the regularly-arranged pores; then performing a removal process to form an annular cavity; performing a carbon... Agent: Wpat, PC

20090273108 - Method for determining sintering shrinkage of a pre-sintered body: A method for determining a sintering shrinkage of a pre-sintered body. The method includes providing a green preform with at least one design feature. The green-preform is pre-sintered to form a white body. At least one change in the at least one design feature with the pre-sintering is recorded. An... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20090273107 - System and method of detecting air leakage in a vartm process: A method of detecting leakage from a preform used in a VARTM process includes providing a mold and bagging film suitable for use in the VARTM process; heating air; distributing hot air along an interface between an the bagging film and a surface of the mold; determining a temperature distribution... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20090273109 - Three dimensional variable forming apparatus and methods of use thereof: The disclosed systems and methods include a mold assembly having a malleable mold (4), a moldable blank (2) and a bladder (1) positioned about the moldable blank (2) to transmit an external force applied to the mold assembly uniformly to the moldable blank (2) and hence to the malleable mold... Agent: Traskbritt, P.C.

20090273110 - Composites comprising a polymer and a layered compound and methods of preparing and using same: A method comprising extrusion compounding a styrenic polymer and a layered compound to produce a composite, and orienting the composite to produce an oriented composite wherein the layered compound comprises natural clay, synthetic clay, natural colloid, synthetic colloid, natural sol, synthetic sol, natural gel, synthetic gel, natural fumes, synthetic fumes,... Agent: Fina Technology Inc

20090273111 - Method of making a wind turbine rotor blade: A method of manufacturing an article with vacuum assist. The method comprises the steps of providing a work-piece to be impregnated with resin. The work-piece has reinforcing fibers. A microporous membrane is applied over the work-piece. The microporous membrane has an oleophobic treatment. A vacuum film is applied over the... Agent: Ge Energy General Electric C/o Ernest G. Cusick

20090273112 - Apparatus and method for controlled pelletization processing: An apparatus and process maintain control of the temperature of low-melting compounds, high melt flow polymers, and thermally sensitive materials for the pelletization of such materials. The addition of a cooling extruder, and a second melt cooler if desired, in advance of the die plate provides for regulation of the... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20090273113 - Wallboard and ceiling tile and method of manufacturing same: Disclosed is a method of producing a composite material suitable for the manufacturing of gypsum wallboard and ceiling tile applications, produced by co-calcining dihydrate (gypsum) to hemihydrate/stucco and cooking of unmodified/raw starch to cooked starch together. The method disclosed improves the standard wallboard and ceiling tile processing techniques thereby lowering... Agent: Mirza Baig

20090273114 - Block making mold apparatus and methods: Apparatus and processes for block making that include a mold having a press foot disposed in vertically slidable arrangement within the mold. During a block making operation, the mold moves between positions, with the press foot remaining in the mold during movement. Because the press foot is part of the... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20090273115 - Method of producing film: A method of producing a film, comprising the steps of melt-extruding a resin in the form of film from a T-die, powder-spraying an anti-blocking agent in an area-average spraying amount of 0.5 to 3 g/m2 on the roll surface of a cooling roll, and nip roll the melt-extruded melted resin... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090273116 - Slush moldable olefin composition: A slush moldable composition includes a low density polyethylene resin, propylene-ethylene copolymer, olefin block copolymer, a thermoplastic olefin and silicon oil combination, and an optional pigment. A method for forming a instrument panel skin from the slush moldable composition is provided.... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. Intl. Automotive Components Group

20090273117 - Guiding apparatus: A guiding apparatus for aiding a user in at least one of pouring, spreading, applying, shaping, troweling and sloping a predetermined amount of at least one of concrete and cement is provided. Such guiding apparatus includes at least one guide member manufactured from a predetermined material and having a predetermined... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20090273118 - Method for transferring preforms to a blow molding machine and mold carrier for at least one preform: A method for transferring a plurality of preforms to a blow molding machine having a plurality of mold carriers, wherein each mold carrier is arranged to carry at least one multi-part blow mold, the method including the steps of transferring the preforms along a transfer section to the blow molding... Agent: Simpson & Simpson, PLLC

20090273119 - Imprint method and imprint apparatus: [Solving Means] The present invention provides an imprint method for pressing a mold 3 having a pattern formed on a surface thereof against a transfer layer 1a on a substrate 1 to replicate the shape of the pattern of the mold 3 to the transfer layer 1a. A peripheral portion... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20090273120 - Method of molding reel flanges and tool arrangement thereof: A method of molding a flange uses a first tool element and a second opposing tool element. The first tool element defines a negative of at least a portion of a first side of a flange, and the second tool element defines a negative of at least a portion of... Agent: Maginot, Moore & Beck Chase Tower

20090273121 - Closure for container for holding biological samples: A closure for a container, e.g., a tube, for a sample, e.g., a biological sample. The closure comprises a cap having a first opening and a second opening, the first opening capable of communicating with the mouth of a container, the second opening sealed by an exterior seal, and intermediate... Agent: Paul D. Yasger Abbott Laboratories

20090273122 - Liquefier assembly for use in extrusion-based digital manufacturing systems: A liquefier assembly comprising a liquefier tube, where the liquefier tube comprises a sidewall having an inlet opening configured to receive a filament strand, an outlet opening, and a port disposed through the sidewall at a location between the inlet opening and the outlet opening, the port being configured to... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20090273123 - Polymer membrane for a fuel cell, a method of preparing the same, and a membrane-electrode assembly fuel cell system comprising the same: A polymer electrolyte membrane for a fuel cell, a method of preparing the same, and a fuel cell system comprising the same. The polymer electrolyte membrane includes a metal-bound inorganic ion-conductive salt and an ion-conductive cation exchange resin.... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20090273124 - Nanoimprinting method and mold for use in nanoimprinting: A nanoimprinting method includes: forming at a region for performing a first nanoimprinting process on a substrate, a first patterning region with a first affinity to resin; forming at a region for performing a second nanoimprinting process on the substrate, a second patterning region with a second affinity to resin,... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20090273125 - Manufacturing apparatus and manufacturing method for tubular resin film: A manufacturing apparatus and manufacturing method are provided for manufacturing stably from a thermoplastic resin a resin film product having a small and uniform thickness and smooth surfaces, which has been impossible with a conventional tube extruding method or and blown film extrusion method. It comprises a heating extruder (1)... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20090273126 - Method and apparatus of gas-assisted injection molding of thick parts: Gas-assisted injection molding is used to form molded parts having relatively thick cross-sections, such as a support section of a chair back and seat portion of a chair. Gas is injected into a mold cavity using the same nozzle and screw injector that injects molten resin into the mold cavity.... Agent: Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall, LLP

20090267245 - Transmission type optical element: The invention relates to a transmission type optical element configured so that a convex/concave structure is formed on a surface thereof, and that incident light to the optical element is subjected to an action at the convex/concave structure. In this optical element, a layer having a convex/concave structure is formed... Agent: Law Offices Whitham, Curtis & Christofferson, P.C.

20090267246 - Method and apparatus for manufacturing lenticular plastics by casting: A method and apparatus for producing a lenticular plastic sheet from a material resin having a first surface and an opposite second surface employs a patterned chill roller having an outer surface defining a lenticular pattern thereon disposed adjacent and parallel to a nip roller so as to define a... Agent: Clements Bernard PLLC

20090267247 - Method for manufacturing lens: An exemplary a method for manufacturing a lens is provided. In the method, a first lens preform and a second lens preform is formed. The first lens preform includes a first surface and an opposite second surface. The second lens preform includes a third surface and an opposite fourth surface.... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090267248 - Process for fabricating molding stamp: A process for fabricating a molding stamp mainly includes the steps of: (1) attaching a framework onto a substrate, the framework defining a number of through holes therein so that the framework and the substrate cooperatively define a number of molding cavities; (2) applying a UV curable resin in one... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090267244 - Method of manufacturing an optical member having stacked high and low refractive index layers: A method of making an optical member including high refractive index layers and low refractive index layers, which are each relatively thin as compared with an optical length, and disposed alternately in the lateral direction with respect to an optical axis. Each width of the high refractive index layers and... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20090267249 - Method for fabricating microlenses and process of single photomask pattern-based photolithography: A method for fabricating micro-lenses and a method for fabricating micro-lenses by photolithography are provided. The method includes forming a plurality of micro-cavities in a substrate, filling lens material into each of the micro-cavities, and heating the lens material, thereby reflowing the lens material so as to form a plurality... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090267250 - Fuel cell separator material and process of producing the same: A fuel cell separator material which exhibits excellent electrical conductivity, high gas impermeability, high strain at break, and excellent strength, and a process of producing the same are disclosed. The fuel cell separator material includes a graphite/cured resin molded product obtained by binding spherical natural graphite particles with a thermosetting... Agent: Flynn Thiel Boutell & Tanis, P.C.

20090267251 - Method and arrangement for supplying a dental product: An arrangement and method are provided for supplying material to production equipment for ceramic products. The arrangement comprises a first unit that can be at least partially surrounded by a second unit to which it is secured via its outer surface. The second unit can be designed so that it... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090267252 - Method for manufacture of housing part provided with ventilation filter, and method for manufacture of housing provided with ventilation filter: A ventilation filter part 19 including a support body 27 and a ventilation filter 25 fixed to the support body 27 is disposed in a concave portion 44c in a stationary die 44. A movable die 40 is brought into close proximity to the stationary die 44 and these dies... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20090267253 - Injection molding method and apparatus: A thermoplastic injection molding system and method of use is described for molding parts from heated plastics and other organic resins. The machine uses heat sources located along the barrel to heat the source material while an auger screw transports the source material in the barrel. This transport step does... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20090267254 - Vehicle interior article of skin-integrated laminate, method for manufacturing non-foaming polyurethane resin and method for manufacturing skin-integrated laminate using the same: The present invention is directed to skin-integrated laminates and their use as vehicle interior articles, in which the laminates feel comfortable to the touch and have a high quality of external appearances. The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing these non-foaming polyurethane resins for use as design skins... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20090267255 - Method for manufacturing a push button switch member: To separate resin molded parts that are used for a push button switch member with less light leakage from the side faces and less trouble in key operation, easily, a resin molded body comprises one or more resin molded parts for a push button switch member, a frame surrounding the... Agent: Patent Docket Clerk Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman, P.C.

20090267256 - Insert molding die, insert molding apparatus and insert molding method: An insert molding die, an insert molding apparatus and an insert molding method are disclosed, wherein a pair of dies 10a, 10b are arranged in a manner capable of clamping, from axis X side, an insert part 2 arranged along axis X to be insert molded. The dies 10a, 10b... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20090267257 - Pressing apparatus and pressing method for the isostatic pressing of a member:

20090267258 - Controllable filler prefloculation using a dual polymer system: A method of preparing a stable dispersion of flocculated filler particles for use in papermaking processes comprises sequential addition of a first flocculating agent to an aqueous dispersion of filler particles followed by shearing of the dispersion, followed by addition of a second flocculating agent to the dispersion and further... Agent: Nalco Company

20090267259 - Medical devices: Medical devices and methods of making the devices are described. In some embodiments, the devices include multiple layers, and one or more layers can include a nanocomposite material.... Agent: Crompton, Seager & Tufte, LLC

20090267260 - Method of producing polymer film: A casting dope (27) is cast onto a running casting belt (46) to form a casting film (69). Drying devices are disposed in both surface side of the casting belt (46), so as to dry the casting film (69). The casting film (69) is conveyed through drying zones in which... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090267261 - Rapid production of customized masks: Disclosed herein is a system designed for the rapid preparation of anatomically customized mask employing data from a patient. The data may take the form of a multidimensional image of a target area of a patient's face obtained by optical 3 dimensional imaging, or a dot or line scan form... Agent: Beusse Wolter Sanks Mora & Maire

20090267262 - Oriented package combination for a molded elastomeric product: A method of packaging a molded elastomeric material includes the steps of (a) molding an elastomeric product; (b) orienting the elastomeric product by stretching or compressing the elastomeric product; (c) retaining the elastomeric product in an at least partially stretched or partially compressed configuration by mounting or securing the elastomeric... Agent: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

20090267263 - Thermosetting resin composition, material for substrate and film for substrate: Disclosed is a thermosetting resin composition which enables to obtain a molded article that is excellent in mechanical properties, dimensional stability and heat resistance and is further capable of maintaining the shape of the article molded before curing even after the resin composition is cured. The thermosetting resin composition contains... Agent: Cheng Law Group, PLLC

20090267264 - Method of and apparatus for producing formable products: Described are methods for processing material, material processing systems, and processable materials. Preferred embodiments relate to a method of and apparatus for producing formable products such as polymer products and thermoplastic materials.... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20090267265 - Process for producing a permanently magnetic molding: A method for producing a permanently-magnetic part, made from a polymeric support material filled with magnetic filler materials on the basis of silicon caoutchouc, hot-vulcanized from at least one starting material, in which the at least one starting material of the silicon caoutchouc is mixed prior to vulcanization with 50... Agent: Pauley Petersen & Erickson

20090267266 - Insert-molded cover and method for manufacturing same: The present invention relates to an insert-molded cover (10) for a electronic device. The insert-molded cover includes a metallic body (11) and a plastic antenna lid (12) integrally formed on an edge of the metallic body. An outer surface (101) of a junction of the metallic body and the plastic... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090267267 - Imprint method: An imprint method includes contacting a template on a substrate, the template including a pattern to be transferred on the substrate, separating the template from the substrate, and removing particle adhered on the template before contacting the template on the substrate, the removing the particle including pressing the template on... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090267268 - Imprint system and imprint method: An imprint system has a design data storing section which stores template information and remaining film thickness set value information, a vaporization-to-be-compensated storing section which stores a plurality of distributions of applied amounts for compensating vaporization, an arithmetic section which calculates a distribution of an applied amount for filling a... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090267269 - Selective deposition modeling using cw uv led curing: A continuous-wave (CW) ultraviolet (UV) curing system for solid freeform fabrication (SFF) is provided, wherein the curing system is configured to provide an exposure of UV radiation for one or more layers of UV-curable material. One or more UV exposures may initiate curing of a curable material in the layer... Agent: 3d Systems, Inc. Attn: Keith A. Roberson

20090267270 - Process for producing film with concavo-convex pattern: The present invention provides a process for producing a concavo-convex pattern film which excels in its peelability from an embossing roll and in coatability of an anti-reflection layer, etc. There is provided a process of producing a concavo-convex pattern film by forming a concavo-convex pattern on the surface of a... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20090267271 - Method of producing the plastic bottle that emit fir: This invention relates plastic bottles and a method thereof, said bottles are formed of plastic materials with the incorporation of Optimum Resonant (different types of mineral elements) that naturally emit 6˜10 μm wave length of far infrared radiation (FIR), allowing the beverages (especially drinking water) to be kept fresh with... Agent: Young S. Kim

20090267272 - Apparatus for supplying synthetic resins: An apparatus for supplying synthetic resins applicable to a metal mold wheel that rotates at a high speed. A cutter of a cutter unit and a holding fitting are attached to an air cylinder, so that the cutter unit can be advanced and retreated in the radial direction of rotation.... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090267273 - Process for producing honeycomb structure: A process for producing a honeycomb structure includes: manufacturing a honeycomb-shaped formed article by kneading a forming raw material containing ceramic as a main component and a forming auxiliary, an additive, and a pore former to prepare kneaded clay and forming and drying the kneaded clay, calcining the honeycomb formed... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090261488 - Manufacturing method of optical waveguide module: A manufacturing method of an optical waveguide module which is capable of forming a light reflecting portion with stabilized accuracy and which is good in production efficiency. The manufacturing method of an optical waveguide module in which an optical element is mounted on the back side of end portions of... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090261489 - Method for making lenses: A method for making a plurality of lenses, is provided. Each of the lenses has an optical structure on at least one side thereof. The method includes steps of: providing a lens material sheet having a first surface and an opposing second surface; providing a press-molding roller, the press-molding roller... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090261490 - Film insert molding (fim) on a 3d shape: Systems and methods are described for performing film insert molding (FIM) on a 3D shape, such as a traffic light shell or cover. A film is pre-generated for a surface to be covered by the film, and is inserted into a mold. A viscous material is then injected into the... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20090261487 - Method for making optical articles: A method for making an optical article having a first optical surface and an opposite second optical surface, is provided. The method includes: providing a transparent substrate having a first surface and an opposite second surface; forming a first layer comprised of a first molding material on the first surface... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090261491 - Method for producing surface convexes and concaves: A mask member having light transmitting sections and non-light transmitting sections is disposed over one side of a photosensitive film consisting of a photosensitive resin composition with an interval with respect to the photosensitive film, light is irradiated from a light source disposed on the side of the mask member... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090261492 - Block-shaped scaffold for tissue engineering and production method thereof: A block-shaped scaffold for a tissue engineering with improved shape stability and less volume change in water is produce by the steps of approximate-uniformly mixing the particle-shaped material having 100 to 2000 μm diameter with a solution, where a biodegradable polymer is dissolved with an organic solvent, freezing, drying it... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20090261494 - Automated method and system for making painted vehicle body panel skins and vehicle body panels, such as instrument panels, utilizing same: An automated method and system for making painted vehicle body panel skins and vehicle body panels are provided. The method includes transferring a mold having a mold surface from an entrance station to a paint station within a dispensing area. The method further includes applying paint on the mold surface... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20090261493 - Method and system for making plastic cellular parts and thermoplastic composite articles utilizing same: A method and system for making plastic cellular parts and thermoplastic composite articles utilizing the cellular parts are provided. The method includes providing a mold having a mold cavity with an interior surface to define the shape of the cellular part and at least one resin flow path extending from... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20090261496 - Die clamping unit and die clamping method: Used in a method of this invention is a die clamping unit, which comprises a tie bar movably attached to a stationary platen, a halfnut positioning servomotor which advances and retreats to the tie bar, a halfnut which is provided on a movable platen and fixes the movable platen and... Agent: Dla Piper LLP Us

20090261495 - Method for setting action steps of a mold core: A method for setting action steps of a mold core, used in a mold core control system, the method comprising confirmation of the mold core for use. If mold cores are to be used, the number thereof is set. The control system implements action timing settings for every mold core,... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090261497 - Method for constructing patterns in a layered manner: A process to produce models in layers is described, whereby a first material and then selectively a second material is applied in layers on a building platform and these two application stages are repeated until a desired pattern is achieved. The two materials form a solid if a suitable mixture... Agent: Dobrusin & Thennisch PC

20090261499 - Die having multiple orifice slot: The invention is a die for dispensing flowable material. The die is comprised of a die block. An external face is disposed on the die block. At least one slot extends perpendicularly into the external face. The slot has a longitudinal dimension, a first longitudinal side and a second longitudinal... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20090261498 - Method and apparatus for the manufacture of a fiber: An apparatus for the manufacture of extruded material. The apparatus includes a material supplier which supplies a material and has an opening, through which the material is extruded to form extruded material. A moving surface is positioned adjacent to the opening to receive the extruded material from the opening. The... Agent: Intellectual Property / Technology Law

20090261500 - Method for manufacturing cellulose resin film: According to an aspect of the present invention, there is a provided a method for manufacturing a cellulose resin film comprising: ejecting a molten cellulose resin from an outlet (ejection port) of a die in a form of sheet; and casting the sheet-form cellulose resin on a drum, wherein a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090261501 - Manufacturing method for a stamper and manufacturing method for an optical information recording medium using the stamper: A method of manufacturing a stamper includes: a photoresist forming step for forming a photoresist layer which undergoes a change of shape when it is heated by irradiation with light; a laser beam irradiation step for irradiating the photoresist layer with a laser beam to form at least one hole... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090261502 - Integral molding method of gasket of fuel cell-use component member and molding device thereof: An integral molding method of gasket of a fuel cell component member in which a gasket body is integrally molded with an outer peripheral portion of a membrane electrode assembly and a peripheral portion of an opening formed on the membrane electrode assembly by cross-linking molding using a mold having... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090261503 - Sheet or film oblique stretching method and sheet or film clipping stretcher: Clipping both right and left side edge parts of a sheet or film by right and left pitch-variable clips having flow-directional clip pitches variable along with travel movements, respectively, having positions (AR, AL) for initiation of enlargements of flow-directional clip pitches changed between right clips and left clips, and enlarging... Agent: Dla Piper LLP Us

20090261504 - Imprinting method and apparatus therefor: An imprinting method includes the steps of setting a room-temperature imprint resist-coated substrate and a mold having a transfer surface having a pattern of projections and recesses therein in an assembling jig, pressing the patterned surface of the mold against the resist surface of the substrate, and releasing the mold... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20090261505 - Polymer rods for spinal applications: A method of manufacturing a curved spinal rod is disclosed. The method includes heating PEEK; injecting the PEEK into an arcuate spinal rod mold; holding the injected PEEK in the mold until the PEEK substantially sets; and removing the injected PEEK from the mold. In another aspect, a spinal rod... Agent: Medtronic Attn: Noreen C. Johnson,IPLegal Department

20090261506 - Crystallization method of neck of primary molded product for biaxially-oriented blow-molded bottle-shaped container and jig to be used for the same: A method for thermally crystallizing a neck of a primary molded product for forming a bottle-shaped container made of polyethylene terephthalate as principal ingredient, said neck having a functional part and a neck ring at a lower end thereof, said functional part being formed with screw threads at an upper... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090261507 - Rotary moulding: A valve in a mould as to provide a potential airflow pathway either way, the valving being characterised in that it has at least a substantially closed condition from which it can be opened by a pressure differential in one direction that is below that which will cause it to... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20090261508 - Manufacture of cmc articles having small complex features: The present invention is ceramic matrix composite gas turbine engine component comprising a plurality of cured ceramic matrix composite plies, each ply comprising ceramic fiber tows, each ceramic fiber tow comprising a plurality of ceramic fibers, the tows in each ply lying adjacent to one another such that each ply... Agent: Mcnees Wallace & Nurick LLC

20090261509 - Vent plug for a tire vulcanization mold, tire vulcanization mold and method for manufacturing a pneumatic tire using the tire vulcanization mold: The invention relates to a vent plug for a tire vulcanization mold used for a vent hole of the mold, the tire vulcanization mold, and a manufacturing method for the tire using the mold. The vent plug includes a plug holder with a hollow ventilation portion and a plug head... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090261510 - Polymer composition comprising polylactide: e

20090261511 - Side gate type injection molding die and molded component manufacturing method using the same: A side gate type injection molding die prevents a weld line from being generated on a molded component made of a resin material to which a brightening agent is added, avoiding inferior appearance. The side gate type injection molding die including a product portion 7, which is a space for... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20090261512 - Stereolithography apparatus and stereolithography method: A stereolithography apparatus that forms a three-dimensional model by sequentially laminating cured resin layers through repetition of a cycle of selectively applying light to liquid photocurable resin to form a cured resin layer, further applying liquid photocurable resin on the cured resin layer, and applying light to form a cured... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20090261513 - Method and apparatus for manufacturing plastic containers with infrared absorption monitoring: An apparatus and a method for manufacturing plastic containers, where the plastic containers are produced from a plastic material such as recycled plastic. The plastic preforms are heated in a heating unit and expanded into plastic containers in an expansion device. An infrared absorption degree of the plastic material or... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20090261514 - Imprinting method and apparatus therefor: An imprinting method forms a predetermined pattern in a resist surface of a substrate coated with a photo-curing type resist by using a mold having a pattern of projections and recesses formed in a transfer surface. The method includes an alignment step, a press step, a UV irradiation step, and... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20090261515 - Process for making disposable milk bottle inner tube: A process for making disposable milk bottle inner tube includes the following steps: (a) selecting a metallocene linear low density polyethylene and a low density polyethylene and mixing them in the ratio of 40%-80% to 20%-60%, and then adding 2-6% of anti-blocking agent and 0.02%-0.04% of slip agent; (b) producing... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090261516 - Method and apparatus for step-and-repeat molding: A method and apparatus for molding a structure on the top surface of a substrate. Mold material is dispensed onto an area of the top surface of the substrate. The mold apparatus is positioned over the area. The mold portion of the mold apparatus is positioned above the mold material... Agent: Ratnerprestia