Abstract: Disclosed are phosphorus glasses containing beryllium and fluorine and Nd.sup.3+ as the active lasing species.

Abstract: During thermal processing of saturated polyesters in the molten state gaseous oxygen is excluded and as a result acetaldehyde formation is minimized.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for making a hollow plastic article having a separate full ring-shaped member bonded to the article within the blow mold, and the article so made.

Abstract: A single piece semi-rigid plastic carrier for glass containers is provided with the carrier comprising a planar top panel, which includes gripping means and a plurality of apertures adapted to supportingly receive a plurality of containers for holding same in a multipack assemblage, a generally sinusoidal type peripheral wall extends downwardly from the outer margins of the planar top panel and merges with a peripheral skirt which skirt, in turn, merges with a lip which is generally parallel to the planar top panel.

Abstract: A blow pin assembly for blowmolding plastic containers is disclosed. The assembly includes threads and an annular shoulder for molding a threaded bunghole with a flat sealing surface. The annular shoulder is provided by the bottom end of a cylindrical sleeve which fits over the main body of the blow pin. A narrow gap is defined between the main body and the sleeve, which provides a vent for air that otherwise gets captured between the parison and the main body.

Abstract: An improved touch actuated capacitance switch. A series of conductive touch pads are formed on one face of a dielectric material substrate plate. The touch pads are deposited by techniques which result in metallic films that are quite sensitive to damage by abrasion. To protect these pads, a protective overcoat is put over each touch pad, the overcoat obscuring no more than about seventy-percent of the total area of the touch pad. On the other face of the substrate plate are adhered a series of conductive sites, each site being in alignment across the thickness of the substrate plate with one of the touch pads. The conductive sites are then interconnected by a conductor network to give a predefined logic pattern.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of making a plastic drum having a radially extending projection near its top to which is crimped a circumferential metal carrier ring adapted to be grasped by conventional metal drum chime handling devices; and the resulting product.

Abstract: Disclosed is a screw extruder apparatus, having passages to drain melt as formed into a central bore of the screw, which is physically separated by seal means into a first zone on the feed side advancing plastic toward said seal and a second zone on the opposite side of said seal means into which drained melt passes from the bore and is pumped back toward said seal and out a lateral exit orifice adjacent said seal means. The temperature of the melt in the second zone can be independently controlled. In one embodiment means are provided to maintain an essentially constant pressure in said second zone.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of making a hollow plastic article by blow molding, followed by reshaping said article by mechanical means outside the blow mold. Also disclosed is a plastic drum having an integral upstanding peripheral plastic rim adapted to be grasped by steel drum chime-handling devices.

Abstract: Linear copolyesters are contemplated having the following repeating units: ##STR1## and ##STR2## and --O--CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --O-- in their backbone structure. These polyesters have utility in the packaging industry for packaging various comestibles.

Abstract: A method for molding a threaded bunghole in a blowmolded article is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: positioning a parison between open mold sections, partially extending a threaded pin assembly into one end of the parison, partially closing the mold sections, fully extending the pin assembly when the threads on the pin assembly are filling up with a portion of the parison, completing closure of the mold sections, and then expanding the parison into contact with the blow cavity formed by the mold sections.

Abstract: An improved closure assembly for plastic drums is provided which includes female buttress threads formed on a tubular projection of the drum head, and an adaptor inserted into the tubular projection threadably engaging the buttress threads, the adaptor having internal standard pipe threads adapted to receive standard pipe threaded members, like dispensing valves, pump fittings, as well as standard bung plugs. Means are also provided for sealingly isolating the buttress thread inter-engagement to prevent product accumulation therebetween and means are also provided for locking engagement of the adaptor and the tubular projection on the drum.

Abstract: Improvements in methods for protecting comestibles, e.g., foodstuffs, medicines, and other like related substances are provided wherein these substances are enveloped in packages, preferably a molded container, which is formed from a linear copolyester consisting essentially of the reaction product of isophthalic acid, optionally, terephthalic acid, and bis(4-beta-hydroxyethoxyphenyl)sulfone, and ethylene glycol. The amount of isophthalic acid, and when employed terephthalic acid, will be in the range of from about 15 to 100 mole percent of isophthalic acid and from about 85 to zero mole percent of terephthalic acid.

Abstract: Improved coatings on polycarbonate or acrylic articles are provided with the coating consisting essentially of the heat cured reaction product of the combination of a prescribed solvent-soluble further-curable organopolysiloxane, an alkylated melamine formaldehyde partial condensate resin and a prescribed composition which contains a linear diol, a thermosetting acrylic, a crosslinking agent, and an effective ultraviolet stabilizing amount of an ultraviolet stabilizer.

Abstract: Thermally crystallizable glass and glass-ceramic compositions, having a narrow critical range of compositions coming within the SiO.sub.2 -Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 -Li.sub.2 O system, consist essentially of SiO.sub.2, Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, Li.sub.2 O, TiO.sub.2 and ZrO.sub.2, contain 18.2-20.3 parts Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 per 100 parts by weight of SiO.sub.2 +Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 +Li.sub.2 O, have Li.sub.2 O to Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 molar ratio of 0.55 to 0.63, and contain 2.8-5 weight percent TiO.sub.2 +ZrO.sub.2. Glass-ceramics of superior static fatigue resistance can be made from such glasses.

Abstract: Copolyesters having an oxygen permeability of less than 15 cc.multidot.mil/100 in..sup.2 .multidot.day.multidot.atm. (at 50% relative humidity and about 73.degree. F.) and a glass transition temperature in excess of 72.degree. C. and having the following four repeating units are contemplated: ##STR1## Based on reactant charges the ratio of (b) units to (a) units will be about 80:20 to about 20:80. Containers made of these polyesters for packaging products of commerce like comestibles are also contemplated.

Abstract: Linear copolyesters formed from (A) isophthalic acid and, optionally, terephthalic acid and (B) bis(4-beta-hydroxyethoxyphenyl) sulfone and ethylene glycol are described. The linear polyesters contemplated have glass transition temperatures higher than that of poly(ethylene terephthalate) and oxygen and CO.sub.2 permabilities less than that of poly(ethylene terephthalate).

Abstract: Saturated polyesters are stabilized against thermal degradation to yield acetaldehyde by forming an intimate admixture of said polyester and 5-hydroxy isophthalic acid.

Abstract: A threaded bunghole structure for plastic containers is disclosed which requires no gaskets, has a warp-free sealing surface, and is leakproof. In one embodiment, the structure is formed by insert blowmolding over a female-threaded metal flange such that the outermost plastic-to-metal interface border is disposed inwardly from the sealing surface. In a second embodiment, an annular metal insert is disposed between plastic blowmolded threads and a sealing surface.

Abstract: Method and apparatus are provided for producing a stress-strain type curve for evaluating the functionality of a thermoplastic bottle. The method generally comprises the steps of internally pressurizing a thermoplastic bottle with an incompressible fluid by relative movement of a piston and a cylinder, sensing the pressure of said fluid and sensing the relative movement of said piston and cylinder as said bottle is being pressurized by such movement, and graphically and automatically recording said sensed pressure and said sensed relative movement as said bottle is being pressurized. The technique is rapidly performed with high sensitivity and automatically produces a curve in which one axis is pressure related and another axis is relatable to the deformation of the bottle.