Abstract: One illustrative method disclosed herein includes positioning a plurality of individual sections of a moldable material adjacent one another and adjacent a structure to be sealed, and forcing the individual sections against one another and at least the structure so as to deform the plurality of individual sections and thereby form a substantially contiguous temporary seal comprised of the moldable material between the structure and at least a portion of the opening in which the structure is positioned.

Abstract: Packaging sheets, packaging material comprise one or more packaging sheets and related methods are provided herein. A packaging sheet can include a first substrate having a first surface and an opposing second surface. An adhesive layer can be applied on the first surface of the first substrate. A cohesive layer can he applied on the adhesive layer, such that the cohesive forms a first outer surface of the packaging sheet with the opposing second surface of the first substrate forming a second outer surface. The packaging sheets can, in some embodiments, comprise body bag sheets used to form body bags.

Abstract: A container for shipping and storing flowable materials includes generally planar walls that form or enclose a generally-box shaped vessel for holding flowable material. The container includes a plurality of corner fittings and optionally a plurality of connecting members that provide a frame structure to support the corner fittings. The corner fittings enable the container to be lifted and to be secured to a transport platform, transport vehicle, and/or another container. The vessel walls may be composed of a material that is not as strong or as dense as the material that forms the corner fittings and/or connecting members. The vessel walls may be corrugated and/or include a support structure overlaid on their exterior surface to increase the strength of the walls. The vessel interior may contain baffles to reduce sloshing and increase the strength of the vessel walls.

Abstract: A method and system for providing a sanitizing treatment for a product or object while inside a package. The system provides an atmosphere inside a contained environment that reduces, or eliminates, oxygen from the atmosphere, the contained environment containing at least one product or object packaged inside a package. At least one UV energy source transmits ultraviolet energy through the atmosphere inside the contained environment and toward the packaged product or object contained therein, the ultraviolet energy providing at least one of a sanitizing, disinfecting and sterilizing treatment to the packaged product or object by converting oxygen in an atmosphere between an inside surface of the package of the packaged product or object and the surface of the product or object to ozone in the atmosphere therebetween.

Abstract: The invention teaches a container formed from a synthetic substrate. The synthetic substrate is substantially tear resistant and includes polyethylene and inorganic minerals. The synthetic substrate is cut and scored to form a container blank of desired shapes and sizes. At least some portion of the container blank is coated with an adhesive. The container blank is folded and or otherwise manipulated so that at least some portion of the container blank is secured to another surface of the container blank to form a partially closed container with at least one opening.

Abstract: A package having two or more compartments, adjacent compartments being seperated by a peel seal tape. A peel seal is formed by joining peel seal material coated on one surface of a substrate to one package wall, the other surface being coated with sealant material for hard sealing the substrate to the package wall. The substrate and coatings are formed by extrusion. The adjacent compartments of the package are filled with different materials. When one compartment is squeezed with sufficient pressure, that pressure breaks open the peel seal, allowing the respective contents of the two compartments to be mixed without removing the contents from the still externally sealed package.

Abstract: A tray for carrying magnetoresistive heads of magnetic disks which is obtained by molding a resin composition comprising 100 parts by weight of a thermoplastic resin material and, incorporated therein, from 0.1 to 8 parts by weight of carbon fibrils having a fiber diameter of 100 nm or smaller and a fiber length/fiber diameter ratio of 5 or larger. The tray has a stable surface resistivity in the range of from 104 to 1012 &OHgr;/□, has an even surface state, and hardly generates particles upon scratching, wearing, or cleaning.

Abstract: An improved polymer film material for the packaging of perishable foodstuffs, wherein the surface structure of the polymer is altered by means of an ion bombardment process so as to reduce the rates of transport of oxygen and water vapor through the polymer material wherein the polymer film material is produced by subjecting at least one surface of the film to ion bombardment with ions selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, helium, and argon at energies of 30-80 KeV and ion doses in the range of 10.sup.12 to 10.sup.18 ions/cm.sup.2.

Abstract: Sealable liquid-tight containers and methods for economically manufacturing containers for storing and dispensing substances and any other purposes for which conventional sealable liquid-tight containers are utilized. The containers are readily and economically formed from inorganically filled mixtures comprising a water-dispersible organic polymer binder, aggregate fillers, fibers, and water. Alternatively, such containers are formed from high starch-containing compositions which optionally include inorganic fillers up to about 90%. Such compositions can be directly molded, formed into wet sheets and then molded, formed into dry sheets and then reformed, or extruded into the container components. The containers or components thereof may optionally be coated, lined, laminated, and/or receive printing.

Abstract: Compositions, methods, and apparatus for manufacturing sheets having a highly inorganically filled matrix. Suitable inorganically filled mixtures are prepared by mixing together an organic polymer binder, water, one or more aggregate materials, fibers, and optional admixtures in the correct proportions in order to form a sheet which has the desired performance criteria. The inorganically filled mixtures are formed into sheets by first extruding the mixtures and then passing the extruded materials between a set of rollers. The rolled sheets are dried in an accelerated manner to form a substantially hardened sheet, such as by heated rollers and/or a drying chamber. The inorganically filled sheets may have properties substantially similar to sheets presently made from traditional materials like paper, paperboard, polystyrene, plastic, or metal. Such sheets can be controlled, pressed, scored, perforated, folded, and glued to fashion articles for the sheets.

Abstract: Compositions, methods, and systems for manufacturing articles, particularly containers and packaging materials, having a highly inorganically filled matrix. Suitable inorganically filled mixtures are prepared by mixing together an organic polymer binder, water, one or more aggregate materials, fibers, and optional admixtures in the correct proportions in order to form an article which has the desired performance criteria. The inorganically filled mixtures are molded to fashion a portion of the mixture into a form stable shape for the desired article. Once the article has obtained form stability, the article is removed from the mold and allowed to harden to gain strength. The articles may have properties substantially similar to articles presently made from traditional materials like paper, paperboard, polystyrene, plastic, or metal. They have especial utility in the mass production of containers, particularly food and beverage containers.

Abstract: Compositions, methods, and systems for manufacturing articles, particularly containers and packaging materials, having a highly inorganically filled matrix. Suitable inorganically filled mixtures are prepared by mixing together an organic polymer binder, water, one or more aggregate materials, fibers, and optional admixtures in the correct proportions in order to form an article which has the desired performance criteria. The inorganically filled mixtures are molded to fashion a portion of the mixture into a form stable shape for the desired article. Once the article has obtained form stability, the article is removed from the mold and allowed to harden to gain strength. The articles may have properties substantially similar to articles presently made from traditional materials like paper, paperboard, polystyrene, plastic, or metal. They have especial, utility in the mass production of containers, particularly food and beverage containers.

Abstract: Compositions, methods, and systems for manufacturing articles, particularly containers and packaging materials, having a highly inorganically filled matrix. Suitable inorganically filled mixtures are prepared by mixing together an organic polymer binder, water, one or more aggregate materials, fibers, and optional admixtures in the correct proportions in order to form an article which has the desired performance criteria. The inorganically filled mixtures are molded to fashion a portion of the mixture into a form stable shape for the desired article. Once the article has obtained form stability, the article is removed from the mold and allowed to harden to gain strength. The articles may have properties substantially similar to articles presently made from traditional materials like paper, paperboard, polystyrene, plastic, or metal. They have especial utility in the mass production of containers, particularly food and beverage containers.

Abstract: A polymeric film structure having improved oxygen and moisture barrier characteristics is disclosed. The structure includes a polymeric substrate adapted to receive an oxygen barrier on one side thereof and a moisture barrier on the other side of the oxygen barrier. The oxygen barrier includes polyvinyl alcohol cross-linked with aldehyde containing cross-linking agents in the presence of a catalytic amount of an inorganic acid, preferably sulfuric acid. The moisture barrier is a metallized polymeric composite, preferably metallized oriented polypropylene.

Abstract: The improved resin composition including a polyolefin, a transition metal containing oxidation catalyst and 0-500 ppm of a radical inhibitor can be used to fabricate a sheet and a container that have good oxygen barrier quality on its own without being combined with expensive other resins that have oxygen barrier quality.

Abstract: In a conventional cigarette packet with an inner wrapping of tin foil and paper, at least one surface of the tin foil is treated with a photocorrosive substance to the end of enhancing its biodegradability.

Abstract: A group of degradable polymer compositions including admixtures of ethylene-carbon monoxide copolymer with defined proportions of high density polyethylene, linear low density polyethylene or polypropylene is disclosed. The compositions are useful for forming article carriers, containers, closures, foodtrays and the like, which show excellent mechanical and structural properties and controlled environmental degradability.

Abstract: A magnetic tape cassette system is described, comprising a magnetic tape cassette and a storage case therefor, wherein at least one of the magnetic tape cassette and the storage case is molded using a resin composition containing from 75 to 95% by weight of .alpha.-methylstyrene-acrylonitrile copolymer (A) and from 5 to 25% by weight of graft copolymer (B) obtained by reacting a polybutadiene-based rubber with monomers consisting of styrene and acrylonitrile, wherein said .alpha.-methylstyrene-acrylonitrile copolymer is a copolymer having a composition consisting of from 75 to 90% by weight of .alpha.-methylstyrene, from 10 to 25% by weight of acrylonitrile, and from 0 to 5% by weight of styrene, and 30% by weight or more of said .alpha.-methylstyrene-acrylonitrile copolymer is a copolymer component having a composition containing 82% by weight or more of .alpha.-methylstyrene.

Abstract: An article of manufacture comprising a calcium hypochlorite cake composition in an improved particle retaining means which comprises a water-permeable polyvinyl chloride (PVC) bonded polyester (PET) filter sleeve which envelopes and supports the cake. The filter sleeve is designed to be rigid to avoid collapse in use, wicks water for improved cake contact, and is bleach resistant to insure a long product life.

Abstract: A salt block product and method of making and using same of a type suitable for use in forming a brine for regenerating and rejuvenating water conditioning ion exchange beds comprising integral block of salt having a stake hole extending inwardly of one surface thereof within which a mass of a water soluble rejuvenating agent is disposed at a position spaced inwardly of the surface of the block. The rejuvenating agent can comprise one or an admixture of additive agents which are adapted to dissolve in the water during the dissolution of the salt block forming a brine containing the additive agent uniformly distributed therethrough. In accordance with a preferred embodiment, a suitable closure is positioned in the stake hole outwardly of the additive agent to prevent deterioration thereof during shipment and storage which alternatively can be physically removed or is adapted to dissolve releasing the additive agent during the brine generating process.

Abstract: A package is provided for a storage of dilated protective elastomeric sleeve of the type which shrinks upon exposure to ambient air. The package is formed by two concentrically arranged tubular members, one of which is positioned over the sleeve. Both tubular members have a length exceeding the length of the sleeve. The ends of the inner tubular member are sealed to the interior surface of outer tubular member, thereby forming a hermetically sealed chamber within which the sleeve is disposed. The ends of the outer tubular member are then sealed to completely close the package.

Abstract: A multilayered hollow container formed by direct blow-molding, comprising at least one layer of thermoplastic polyester and at least one layer of polycarbonate, said layer of thermoplastic polyester and said layer of polycarbonate being laminated without any adhesive.

Abstract: A well drilling bit or equivalent tool is provided with a protective carrying case in the form of an open bottom conically shaped plastic hollow bucket with embedded flexible cords or cables extending out of the upper wide mouth to receive plastic sleeve handles for manually carrying the awkward weight of the drilling bit in a protective case thereby preventing damage to the tool. The drill bit is held in place by two opposed endless flexible cord or cable arrays which are fastened together over the drill bit to hold it in mating registration with cutting edges against the conical interior plastic surface of the carrying case. The bit edges thus engage the soft plastic walls for a protective fit, and the awkward weight of the drill bit can be easily manually carried without fear of damage by dropping. Also the plastic protective cover shields the drill bit from damage from any object striking the bit.

Abstract: Multiple ply packaging materials formed of an inner ply of substrate material superimposed between outer plies of thermoplastic films exhibit excellent gas barrier properties. The inner ply may comprise any suitable material such as nylon, but for significantly improved gas barrier properties preferably comprises either a plastic film having a metal coating on one or both surfaces thereof, or a metal foil. The inner ply is encapsulated between the outer thermoplastic plies to isolate the inner ply from the contents of the package, especially when the material is exposed to or is employed to package liquids, the outer plies of thermoplastic film being sealed about their edges outwardly from the edges of the inner ply.

Abstract: An improved containerized pipe coating including coating material and the container therefor is the subject of the present invention. An asphalt coating material comprising 10% to 25% by weight asphalt and 75% to 90% by weight sand-lime aggregate is used to coat the weld joints of pipe previously coated with similar material along its length for corrosion protection. The weld joint coating material is delivered to a coating station in easy to handle small size containers. The containers comprise no more than about 5% of the weight of the material contained thereby and are constructed primarily from a material containing at least one of the members of the group consisting of polyethylene, polypropylene and polyethylene-polypropylene copolymer. The containerized material is placed in a chopper where it is reduced in size. The chopped mixture of particles are then melted and stirred until a relatively even mixture of a flowable liquid is presented.

Abstract: A heat-shrinkable multilayer film suitable for use in the packaging of a frozen poultry, includes a first outer layer comprising a blend of propylene-ethylene copolymer having a high isotactic molecular structure with less than about 6% by weight being ethylene and having a melt flow of from about 1.5 to about 18 decigrams per minute; a (butene-1)-ethylene copolymer having a high isotactic molecular structure with less than about 10% by weight ethylene and having a melt flow of from about 0.1 to about 5.0 decigrams per minute, and a thermoplastic elastomer selected from the group consisting of ethylene-propylene copolymers and ethylene-propylene diene terpolymers, the ratio by weight of the propylene-ethylene copolymer to the (butene-1)-ethylene copolymer being from about 2:1 to about 1:2 and the thermoplastic elastomer being present from about 10% to about 50% by weight, and a second outer layer comprising an ethylene-(butene-1) copolymer having a melt flow of from about 0.1 to about 1.

Abstract: A casing formed by a hollow enclosure molded integral from a polycarbonate material, with at least a portion of the enclosure having a sinusoidal, cross-sectional configuration. A method of manufacturing a casing of the above type.

Abstract: A packaging laminate suitable for use in the manufacture, for instance, of bags capable of packaging bulky cuts of meat containing sharp edged bones as prepared subsequent to butchering, comprising a face or outer layer of a polyamide such as nylon, an intermediate non-woven web of synthetic resin filaments, and an inner layer formed by a grease-resistant synthetic-resin film and the bags, pouches and wrappings prepared from such laminates. The web may be spun-bonded polyester, polypropylene or polyethylene. The innermost layer may be an ionomer or an ethylene/acrylic acid copolymer.

Abstract: Disclosed is an extensible composite laminar film useful for packaging which includes a first layer of elastomeric polymeric composition and one or more extensible sealable layers of polymeric composition including an interpolymer of ethylene and alkenoic acid or ionomeric salt thereof. In an embodiment the film has a tensile secant modulus of from about 1,000 to about 30,000 and preferably from about 1,000 to about 14,950 pounds per square inch. The film is prepared advantageously by hot blown coextrusion. When stretch wrapped about a variety of products the film typically exhibits a high degree of elastic recovery. Also disclosed is an elastomeric film-forming composition including an ethylene-vinyl acetate interpolymer and an ethylene-propylene interpolymer desirably having a density of not more tha 0.92. The first layer of the film may effectively be prepared from the composition.

Abstract: A plastic bag such as trash can liners, grass and leaf bags, sandwich bags and the like is reinforced by placing spaced ribs therein, integral with the wall structure, the ribs having a rib-to-rib spacing in the order of 1/8 to 2 cm, the ribs being peaked and merging smoothly from a projecting peak to the thickness of the walls between the ribs, the peaks extending about 1.5 to 10 times the wall thickness of the film which is preferably, in the order of about 0.4 to 2.0 mils. Upon extrusion, the extrusion die is formed with small notches with rounded corners so that the ribs are extruded while the film material is extruded, and provide additional material in the region of the ribs which merges smoothly with the material being extruded to form the film. Such rib-reinforced bag structures may be produced by forming a continuous roll of such bags, the individual bags in such a roll being readily separated along predetermined lines of weakness.

Abstract: A package for the storage of cable. The package includes a rigid cylindrical central core and a pair of spaced, circular flanges rigidly interconnected to the opposite ends of the core in substantially parallel relationship. A cable receiving space is defined between the flanges and on the core with the cable being positioned in the cable receiving space. A flexible cable cover of unique design is mounted over the stored cable and between the flanges. The cable cover comprises a continuous outer flexible sheet, preferably of a paper material, and a plurality of upright supporting walls which are secured to the sheet along one side and which define a plurality of transverse cells, the cells being positionable against the outermost layer of cable. Straps are provided for rigidly securing the flexible cover around the cable and between the flanges.

Abstract: An improved metal foil composite sheet and method of fabricating the same for heating and/or cooling food products. Metal foil is coated on one surface with a heat stable, thermoplastic, epoxy and on its second surface with a heat resistant, dielectric, thermosetting base coat and a top coat of a heat resistant, heat absorptive, thermosetting material. The top coat may be applied in zones of distinct thicknesses simultaneously. Such application provides for legible printing, while preserving the desired heat absorptive properties on the entire foil pouch stock including both the printed and unprinted regions. A completed foil pouch composed of the foil composite sheet permits uniform heating and/or cooling of foods over an extended range of temperatures and times while resisting undesired deterioration.

Abstract: Composite sheet structures of polyethylene and of copolyamides of .epsilon.-caprolactam, 3-aminomethyl-3,5,5-trimethyl-cyclohexylamine and isophthalic acid.

Abstract: A bundle of fasteners, such as screws, are held in parallel relation between two strips. One of the strips is substantially planar and the second strip is connected against the planar strip so as to partially encase the individual fasteners therebetween. The second strip is formed of an elastic material capable of stretching to the configuration of the individual fasteners. The package retains the accuracy of positioning of the individual fasteners. A layer of plastic material makes the bundle moisture resistant and avoids leaving any residue from the strips on the work.

Abstract: Disclosed is an improved catheter package wherein the improvement comprises a rupturable, lubricant containing pouch located within the package and adjacent to the tip of the catheter.