Patents Examined by Michele L Jacobson
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Patent number: 8673417Abstract: A hose for gasohol fuel including an inner layer containing at least one selected from (A) to (D) below and an alcohol-cut off layer including a rubber composition containing a butyl rubber, a hydrated hydrotalcite compound, and a 1,8-diazabicyclo(5,4,0)undecene-7 salt (DBU salt): (A) a tetrafluoroethylene-hexafluoropropylene-vinylidene fluoride terpolymer or a tetrafluoroethylene-hexafluoropropylene-vinylidene fluoride-perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether tetrapolymer; (B) a polyamide resin; (C) a fluororubber; and (D) NBR or NBR-PVC.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2008Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Kazushige Sakazaki, Hiroyoshi Mori, Kazutaka Katayama, Shinji Iio, Hidehito Ikeda, Hideji Fukaya
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Patent number: 8663768Abstract: An adhesive strip can adhere to objects and to a surface such as a surface in a vehicle passenger compartment to support the object within reach of the passengers. The adhesive strip is removable from the surface and provides a mechanism for folding the adhesive back so that the adhesive is covered and not free to attach unintentionally to objects or surfaces after removal from the initial surface. A method for using the strip allows the strip to be used to adhere objects to surfaces and then avoid adhering unintentionally after removal to other objects and surfaces. A method for making the adhesive strips is provided. A device for making the adhesive strips is provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2009Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: El Ancla Bolsas Y Empagques, S. A. De C.V.Inventor: Marcos Gojman Goldberg
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Patent number: 8647730Abstract: A hydrogenated norbornene ring-open polymer obtained by hydrogenating 80% or more of main-chain carbon-carbon double bonds of a ring-open polymer obtained by ring-opening polymerization of 2-norbornene. The hydrogenated norbornene ring-open polymer has a weight average molecular weight determined by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) of 50,000 to 200,000, a molecular weight distribution of 1.5 to 10.0, and a melting point of 110 to 145° C. A hydrogenated norbornene ring-open polymer obtained by hydrogenating 80% or more of carbon-carbon double bonds of a ring-open polymer obtained by ring-opening copolymerization of 2-norbornene and a substituent-containing norbornene monomer, wherein the proportion of a repeating unit (A) derived from the 2-norbornene with respect to all repeating units is 90 to 99 wt % and the proportion of a repeating unit (B) derived from the substituent-containing norbornene monomer with respect to all repeating units is 1 to 10 wt %. A resin composition and a molding material.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2011Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: Zeon CorporationInventors: Nobuhiro Kudo, Koichi Ikeda
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Patent number: 8586160Abstract: A hydrogenated norbornene ring-open polymer obtained by hydrogenating 80% or more of main-chain carbon-carbon double bonds of a ring-open polymer obtained by ring-opening polymerization of 2-norbornene. The hydrogenated norbornene ring-open polymer has a weight average molecular weight determined by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) of 50,000 to 200,000, a molecular weight distribution of 1.5 to 10.0, and a melting point of 110 to 145° C. A hydrogenated norbornene ring-open polymer obtained by hydrogenating 80% or more of carbon-carbon double bonds of a ring-open polymer obtained by ring-opening copolymerization of 2-norbornene and a substituent-containing norbornene monomer, wherein the proportion of a repeating unit (A) derived from the 2-norbornene with respect to all repeating units is 90 to 99 wt % and the proportion of a repeating unit (B) derived from the substituent-containing norbornene monomer with respect to all repeating units is 1 to 10 wt %. A resin composition and a molding material.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2011Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: Zeon CorporationInventor: Koichi Ikeda
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Patent number: 8574694Abstract: A non-oriented thermoformable packaging sheet having a rigid component layer comprising a blend of an aromatic polyester and a styrenic polymer, where the total amount of styrenic polymer present in the sheet relative to the total weight of the sheet is at least between 3.0% and 4.0% by weight. The packaging sheet has a thickness of at least 5 mil and a normalized impact strength of 0.16 ft*lbf/mil or less total energy as measured in accordance with ASTM D3763-08 test method.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2011Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: Curwood, Inc.Inventors: Jesten David Neill, Curtis Randolph Barr, Connie Louise Gherena, Dwight Dennis Redding
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Patent number: 8574696Abstract: An electronic device comprising a housing assembly having at least one fiber composite layer molded into a portion of the housing assembly, the at least one fiber composite layer having a warp direction and configured to provide strength to the housing assembly corresponding to the warp direction.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2007Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Jeffrey A. Lev, Steven S. Homer
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Patent number: 8557358Abstract: A rolling textile protective system for textile structural members includes n number of concentric sleeves having void spaces therebetween. N number of concentric sleeves includes an inner sleeve, a middle sleeve, and an outer sleeve. The outer sleeve is a polytetrafluoroethylene cloth layer. A first fiberglass cloth layer is adjacent to the polytetrafluoroethylene cloth layer. A polybenzimidazole cloth layer is adjacent to the fiberglass cloth layer. A para-aramid synthetic fibrous cloth layer is adjacent to the polybenzimidazole cloth layer. A second fiberglass cloth layer is adjacent to the para-aramid synthetic fibrous cloth layer. The polytetrafluoroethylene cloth layer, the first fiberglass cloth layer, the polybenzimidazole cloth layer, the para-aramid synthetic fibrous cloth layer, and the second fiberglass cloth layer are stitched together.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2011Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: Elsa Johnson Hennings, Annie Rebecca Hohmann, Michael Lee Petersen
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Patent number: 8545973Abstract: The present invention relates to containers suitable for uses such as liquid hot-fill processes. More specifically the invention relates a containers having gas permeable vents with an integral sealing means that is externally activatable by non-mechanical means to effect hermetic sealing of the containers after filling.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2009Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Inventors: Daniel D. Smolko, Gregory J. Kevorkian
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Patent number: 8535773Abstract: A hose for transporting refrigerant of this invention is a hose comprising an inner tube layer including a gas barrier layer and a rubber layer adjacent to an outer surface of the gas barrier layer. The rubber layer comprises a rubber composition comprising from 1 to 15 parts by mass of an alkylphenol-formaldehyde resin and from 1 to 8 parts by mass of a hydrotalcite per 100 parts by mass of a raw rubber. The raw rubber comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of a BIMS and a butyl rubber and/or a halogenated butyl rubber, which is a copolymer rubber. The gas barrier layer comprises a polyamide resin composition comprising a modified polyamide obtained by blending a polyamide and a carboxyl group-containing modified polyolefin. The hose for transporting refrigerant of this invention has superior adhesion between the gas barrier layer and the rubber layer.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2011Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasuaki Shinoda, Kazuto Yamakawa
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Patent number: 8524340Abstract: The preform of the biaxially drawn, blow-molded bottle comprises polyethylene terephthalate layers 2 and at least a gas barrier layer 3 laminated with the polyethylene terephthalate layers. The gas barrier layer 3 extends downward from a level halfway to the height of the neck 4 including the neck ring 5, or at least from above the neck ring 5, down virtually to the lower end of body 6. The gas barrier layer 3 inside the wall of the neck 4 has an average thickness corresponding to a third (?) or less of the maximum thickness of the gas barrier layer 3 inside the wall of the body 6, allowing most of the gas barrier material to be located in the wall of the body 6. Thus, the gas barrier material is effectively utilized, and in the case of the heat-resistant bottle, the neck has the predetermined dimensions without fail after the whitening treatment.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2002Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akio Hashimoto, Masato Suzuki, Tadashi Asai
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Patent number: 8481166Abstract: A hydrogenated norbornene ring-open polymer obtained by hydrogenating 80% or more of main-chain carbon-carbon double bonds of a ring-open polymer obtained by ring-opening polymerization of 2-norbornene. The hydrogenated norbornene ring-open polymer has a weight average molecular weight determined by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) of 50,000 to 200,000, a molecular weight distribution of 1.5 to 10.0, and a melting point of 110 to 145° C. A hydrogenated norbornene ring-open polymer obtained by hydrogenating 80% or more of carbon-carbon double bonds of a ring-open polymer obtained by ring-opening copolymerization of 2-norbornene and a substituent-containing norbornene monomer, wherein the proportion of a repeating unit (A) derived from the 2-norbornene with respect to all repeating units is 90 to 99 wt % and the proportion of a repeating unit (B) derived from the substituent-containing norbornene monomer with respect to all repeating units is 1 to 10 wt %. A resin composition and a molding material.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2011Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: Zeon CorporationInventors: Haruhiko Takahashi, Teiji Kohara, Nobuhiro Kudo, Koichi Ikeda, Tokudai Ogawa, Takeshi Hirata
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Patent number: 8465825Abstract: A micro-truss based composite friction-and-wear apparatus with a three-dimensional ordered microstructure and a method creating the same. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a filler material and a three-dimensional ordered microstructure. The three-dimensional ordered microstructure includes a plurality of first truss elements defined by a plurality of first self-propagating polymer waveguides and extending along a first direction; a plurality of second truss elements defined by a plurality of second self-propagating polymer waveguides and extending along a second direction; and a plurality of third truss elements defined by a plurality of third self-propagating polymer waveguides and extending along a third direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2009Date of Patent: June 18, 2013Assignee: HRL Laboratories, LLCInventors: Robert W. Cumberland, William B. Carter, Alan J. Jacobsen
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Patent number: 8455070Abstract: A carriage case, in which electronical parts are received for transportation, is provided as being capable of securely holding such parts therein and preventing them from being damaged and hampering dust from attaching on them with the removal of electrostatic charge and reducing gas detrimental to such parts to the minimum. The carriage case comprises: a case body having a base member and a cover member; and a sheet member that is made from an adhesive material of curable composition essentially consisting of component (A): a polyoxyalkylene based polymer having more than one alkenyl groups in one molecule, component (B): a compound having at least two hydrosilyl groups in one molecule and component (C): a hydrosilylation catalyst. The sheet member is applied on an inner bottom side surface of the base member and on the sheet member. The parts are attached so as to be securely positioned in the case.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2008Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Assignee: Sakase Chemical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ken Nagai, Takashi Shimada, Yoshiyuki Nakajima
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Patent number: 8435614Abstract: The present invention is directed toward a process for making solid biodegradable articles from wheat gluten. Hydrated wheat gluten is provided in the form of a cohesive, elastic dough. The cohesive, elastic dough comprises at least 8% by weight wheat gluten and wherein the wheat gluten comprises a protein having a primary structure. The cohesive, elastic dough is formed into a shaped article and placed in an environment sufficient to remove excess water from the shaped article without modifying the primary structure of the wheat gluten protein, such that a solid biodegradable article results. The solid biodegradable articles of the present invention comprise at least 8% by weight wheat gluten.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2011Date of Patent: May 7, 2013Assignee: Green Materials, LLCInventor: Dara L. Woerdeman
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Patent number: 8420188Abstract: A resin member fitting structure including a first resin member, which is a rectangular hollow tube, has at least one inner wall surface. A second resin member, which is a hollow or solid rectangular tube, has at least one outer wall surface fitted to the at least one inner wall surface of the first resin member. The inner wall surface of the first resin member and the outer wall surface of the second resin member come into contact with each other and define at least one set of fitting surfaces. The second resin member has a hygroscopic expansion coefficient that is smaller than that of the first resin member. The at least one fitting surface includes a plurality of recess-projection engagement structures spaced apart from each other in a circumferential direction that intersects a longitudinal direction of the first and second resin members.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2008Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki SeisakushoInventors: Masaki Kawashima, Shinji Hasegawa, Giko Makino
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Patent number: 8414989Abstract: Cyclodextrin compositions including one or more radiation polymerizable monomers and a cyclodextrin inclusion complex, the cyclodextrin inclusion complex including a cyclodextrin compound and an olefinic inhibitor of an ethylene generation in produce, are coated onto packaging materials and cured. Treated containers and treated package inserts having the cured cyclodextrin compositions are useful in packaging of respiring plant materials.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2011Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Cellresin Technologies, LLCInventors: Willard E. Wood, William J. Kuduk, Joseph S. Keute
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Patent number: 8404323Abstract: Disclosed is an impact-resistant modified polyamide molding compound which is suitable in particular for the production of containers having a good oxygen barrier and low-temperature impact strength. Also disclosed are containers which are produced from the thermoplastic polyamide molding compound. In particular, storage or transport containers for industrial chemicals, agrochemicals, the cosmetic industry, pharmaceutical industry or foodstuffs industry can be produced from the polyamide molding compound of the invention.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2011Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: EMS-Patent AGInventors: Mark Pfleghar, Gerhard Zaschke, Roland Treutlein, Ulrich Presenz
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Patent number: 8383220Abstract: To provide an acrylic rubber composition having an excellent heat resistance, especially an excellent balance between the residual ratio of the tensile strength and the residual ratio of the elongation after heat aging, when formed into a vulcanized product, and a hose article, a sealing article and a rubber vibration insulator using the acrylic rubber composition. An acrylic rubber composition containing an acrylic rubber obtainable by copolymerizing 100 parts by mass of an alkyl acrylate with from 10 to 100 parts by mass of an alkyl methacrylate and from 0.5 to 4 parts by mass of a crosslinkable monomer. Here, the alkyl methacrylate is preferably at least one compound selected from the group consisting of methyl methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate and n-butyl methacrylate, and the alkyl acrylate is preferably at least one compound selected from the group consisting of methyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate and n-butyl acrylate.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2009Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: Denki Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takashi Kawasaki, Kazuhiro Kobayashi, Tsutomu Kobari, Daisuke Shimiya, Shogo Hagiwara
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Patent number: 8377529Abstract: A coextruded multilayer film includes a core layer including a polyamide; two intermediate layers each including an ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer; a first and second outer layer each including an olefinic copolymer or an amorphous cyclic olefin copolymer; and two tie layers each adhering an intermediate layer to a respective outer layer; the ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer of the first intermediate layer having a mole % ethylene at least 5 greater than the mole % ethylene of the ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer of the second intermediate layer An aseptic package includes a sterilized food product, and a sterilized pouch in which the sterilized food product is disposed, the sterilized pouch including the film of the invention. A method of making an aseptic package is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2010Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: Cryovac, Inc.Inventor: Solomon Bekele
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Patent number: 8304050Abstract: Medical device polymeric tubing segments suitable for forming catheter shafts or as balloon parisons are formed with discrete regions having different orientation relative to each other. Wall thickness may also be varied of the length of the segment.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2010Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Scott Schewe, Victor Schoenle, Jan Weber