Abstract: Various edibles, their compositions, and manufacturing methods therefore are disclosed. Some examples of the edibles include orally soluble films. Some of the films may have a pleasant taste, carry nutraceuticals, carry medication, or serve other purposes.

Abstract: Various edibles, their compositions, and manufacturing methods therefore are disclosed. Some examples of the edibles include orally soluble films. Some of the films may have a pleasant taste, carry nutraceuticals, carry medication, or serve other purposes.

Abstract: Stacked cushions, cushioning elements thereof, materials and processes for making the same are disclosed.

Abstract: Various elastomer materials, cushioning devices, materials for making cushioning elements, and manufacturing techniques are disclosed.

Abstract: Various cushioning devices, materials for making cushioning elements, and manufacturing techniques for cushioning elements are disclosed.

Abstract: An improved gelatinous elastomer is disclosed which uses an A-B-A triblock copolymer having a molecular weight in the range of 125,000 to 175,000, or about 150,000, and a plasticizer.

Abstract: Toys are disclosed having a skin and a non-foam core. The core is firm but deformable and has shape memory. The toy can be deformed by squeezing or stretching and will slowly return to its original shape. The skin may be an elastomer gel or a particulate material. The core will not run or flow under its own weight at room temperature so breaks in the toy skin are of no concern.

Abstract: Methods for using biaxially stretched polyester as a photo-receptive layer for dye sublimation printing are disclosed. Two-sided sublimation printing on polyester is achieved.

Abstract: Jelly pens are disclosed that may use a unitary elongate pen body made from an elastomer gel, the pen body having a longitudinal bore for insertion of an ink reservoir and writing tip therein. The use of elastomer gel for the entire pen body may provide a more desirable gripping surface on the pen and can provide a pen with a soft, floppy feel during use.

Abstract: Methods for making formable polymers including elastomeric gels resulting in a formable polymer having air voids or pockets are disclosed. The methods can include forming a formable polymer around salt particles or other dissolvable particles, permitting the formable polymer to solidify, then reducing the salt or other dissolvable particles by use of water or a solvent or melting, leaving air pockets or voids in the formable polymer.

Abstract: Bubble solutions containing invert sugar are disclosed. The bubbles are long-lasting bubbles which can be produced by children at play. Components in the bubble formulation may include a water soluble polymer, invert sugar, surfactants, water, and vegetable syrup.

Abstract: Toys and balls are disclosed having a skin and a core of somewhat dissimilar materials. The skin and core are of different colors. When the toy is squeezed, the non-liquid deformable core presses against at least a portion of the skin, making the skin thin at that point and permitting the color of the core to show through, creating the appearance of a color change of the toy.

Abstract: Pen holders are disclosed that are formed as a unitary injection molded component from an elastomer gel. The pen holders have a plurality of receptacles that are formed as generally vertical hollow columns within the pen holder.

Abstract: Grippable cushioning devices which may be used as cushions, squeezables, toys, throwable toys, and novelty items are disclosed. Some of those devices include holes therein which may provide a relief function in that the holes may buckle or collapse when squeezed. The holes may be generally parallel longitudinal columns which may permit air flow therethrough when the grippable cushioning device is thrown.

Abstract: Various embodiments of snacks of orally soluble edible films are disclosed. The snacks may include one or more layers of film that is orally soluble and disintegrates quickly upon placement in a human mouth without leaving substantial residue that can be felt by the human tongue or which needs to be swallowed or ejected from the mouth.

Abstract: A cushion that includes a cushioning element. The cushioning element has a number of substantially parallel elongate columns formed in a soft, easily deformable elastic or visco-elastic cushioning media. The columns are configured so that when a force is applied to the cushioning element in a direction that is generally parallel to the longitudinal axes of the columns, the cushioning element will yield by compressability or deformability of the cushioning media, bucklability of the walls of the columns, or a combination of both. In particular, the walls of columns which are located beneath a protruberance on an object being cushioned tend to buckle, permitting the cushioning element to conform to the shape of the cushioned object while evenly distributing a supporting force across the contact area of the cushioned object and avoiding pressure peaks. The preferred cushioning media is a gelatinous elastomer or gelatinous viscoelastomer.

Abstract: An improved gelatinous elastomer is disclosed which uses an A-B-A triblock copolymer having a molecular weight in the range of 125,000 to 175,000, or about 150,000, and a plasticizer.

Abstract: A fill for cushions that includes a quantity of resilient beads and a quantity of gelatinous particles. The resilient beads are deformable and have shape memory. The gelatinous particles are elongatable and deformable. The gelatinous particles are tacky and tend to hold the resilient beads together in a maintainable yet deformable shape of the user's choosing.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a gelatinous elastomer article comprising a series of steps. The steps include selecting a plasticizer, selecting a triblock copolymer of the general configuration A-B-A, mixing the plasticizer and triblock copolymer such as by melt blending or use of a compounding screw in order to produce a gelatinous elastomer, permitting the gelatinous elastomer to cool, selecting a forming device such as a die or mold, melting the gelatinous elastorner, and forcing the gelatinous elastomer into the forming device in order to form a gelatinous elastomer part.

Abstract: A pillow that includes an inflatable bladder surrounded by a resilient layer. The bladder may be inflated to various levels to achieve a desired level of orthopedic support. In some embodiments of the invention, the pillow may include an outer comfort layer of softer material than the firm inner core. Optionally, an integral hand pump may be included on the pillow for inflation purposes.