Patents Examined by Rena Dye
  • Transparent plastic container for anticounterfeit system
    Patent number: 8231953
    Abstract: A transparent plastic container which is transparent, allows good design and can be used for an anticounterfeit system that determines authenticity by visual check with the use of polarization property. A transparent plastic sheet of a polystyrene-based resin having a total light transmission of 85% or higher and a haze of 7% or less is subjected to vacuum, pneumatic or vacuum/pneumatic forming at a sheet temperature ranging from a glass transition temperature plus 50 degrees C. to a glass transition temperature plus 130 degrees C., thereby obtaining a transparent plastic container having a planar portion with a strain amount of 150 nm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignees: NHK Spring Co., Ltd., RP Topla Limited
    Inventors: Itsuo Takeuchi, Tokio Sakauchi, Mutsumi Sasaki, Tomoyoshi Sakamoto, Masahiro Arai, Rie Maejima
  • Oilfield elements having controlled solubility and methods of use
    Patent number: 8231947
    Abstract: Oilfield elements are described, one embodiment comprising a combination of a normally insoluble metal with an element selected from a second metal, a semi-metallic material, and non-metallic materials; and one or more solubility-modified high strength and/or high-toughness polymeric materials selected from polyamides, polyethers, and liquid crystal polymers. Methods of using the oilfield elements in oilfield operations are also described. This abstract allows a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the disclosure. It will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Nitin Y. Vaidya, Rashmi Bhavsar, Manuel Marya
  • Resin complex containing carbon nanotube and method for production thereof
    Patent number: 8231965
    Abstract: A carbon nanotubes (CNTs)-containing resin composite comprised of a synthetic resin-impregnated aligned CNTs aggregate to have a specific surface area of at least 600 m2/g. Its production method comprises a step of laying down an aligned CNTs aggregate having grown perpendicularly from a substrate, a step of impregnating the laid-down aligned CNTs aggregate with a resin, and a step of shaping the resin-impregnated aligned CNTs aggregate into a sheet. Accordingly, there are provided a CNTs-containing resin composite having a high CNT content and a high degree of alignment and having a desired shape capable of fully taking the advantages of anisotropy intrinsic to CNTs, and a production method capable of producing it with ease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
    Inventors: Kenji Hata, Hidekazu Nishino
  • Water-disintegrable sheet and pouch made of the same for excreta-holding wear
    Patent number: 8227059
    Abstract: A water-degradable sheet undergoes biodegradation and prevents drainage facilities (e.g., a sewage treatment tank) from clogging. The sheet includes a water-degradable substrate and a water-resistant layer, along with an enzyme that acts to decompose the substrate. The water-degradable sheet can reconcile water resistance with water solubility. The water-degradable sheet dissolves in water after immersion in water. The water-resistant layer can also contain a biodegradable substrate. An excretion receptacle having a pouch that includes the water-degradable sheet is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Alcare Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Makoto Sato
  • Heat-shrinkable laminated film, molded product and heat-shrinkable label employing the film, and container
    Patent number: 8227058
    Abstract: The present invention provides a heat-shrinkable laminated film including at least two layers, in which the first layer is composed of at least one kind of a polylactic acid series resin as the main component and the second layer is composed of at least one kind of a polyolefin series resin as the main component. Heat shrinkage ratio of this film in the film main shrinking direction is 30% or more when dipped in warm water of 80° C. for 10 seconds. Since this heat-shrinkable laminated film is made from a plant-derived resin, it promotes a use of biomass. Also, as this film exhibits excellent shrinkage property in low temperature, film rigidity, shrink finishing quality, and small natural shrinkage ratio, the film is suitably used for a molded product which requires heat shrinkage property, specifically, it is suitably used for shrinkable label.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: Takeyoshi Yamada, You Miyashita
  • Cleaning wipe and method giving water staining resistance
    Patent number: 8221859
    Abstract: The invention provides a moist wipe for cleaning a surface, the wipe comprising a sheet material premoistened with an aqueous emulsion comprising a wax and no or a low amount of silicone compounds. The wipe is used to wipe a surface, to prevent or reduce against water staining on the surface, as might arise from subsequent contact with aqueous liquids. The invention further provides a packaged product containing at least one wipe, and a method of manufacturing moist wipes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Reckitt Benckiser (UK) Limited
    Inventors: Christopher Ledger, Lynne Swainger
  • Earguard sealing system II: single-chamber systems
    Patent number: 8221861
    Abstract: Single-chamber coatings are provided. The single-chamber coating includes a first medium, a second medium, and a ridge structure. The first medium covers at least a first portion of the second medium so as to form a chamber. At least one material property of the first medium is different than the second medium. The first medium forms a first wall of the chamber. The first wall is configured to apply a restorative force upon deformation of the chamber. The ridge structure is along a second wall of the chamber and is configured to direct the second medium substantially parallel to a ridge structure plane when the chamber is deformed. The chamber forms at least a portion of a coating. The coating is configured to be attached to an object that is configured to be inserted into an orifice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Personics Holdings Inc.
    Inventor: John P. Keady
  • Earguard sealing system I: multi-chamber systems
    Patent number: 8221860
    Abstract: Multi-chamber coatings are provided. The multi-chamber coating includes a first medium and a second medium. The first medium covers at least a first portion of the second medium so as to form first and second chambers. At least one material property of the first medium is different than the second medium. The first chamber and the second chamber share a wall. The wall is configured to apply a restorative force upon deformation of the first or second chambers. The coating is configured to be attached to an object that is configured to be inserted into an orifice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Personics Holdings Inc.
    Inventor: John P. Keady
  • Gum slab package having insertable product retention member
    Patent number: 8221812
    Abstract: A package assembly encloses a plurality of individual elongate consumable products. The package assembly includes a plurality of products aligned in a side-by-side array. The package housing enclosed the array of product. The package housing has front and back walls for supporting the products therebetween and a closeable cover for closing a product dispensing opening. The package housing further includes a frictional product retention member insertably supported within the package for frictionally retaining the array of product within the package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Global Brands LLC
    Inventor: Allen Sydney Aldridge
  • Plastic multi-layer structure
    Patent number: 8216651
    Abstract: The present invention herein provides a plastic multi-layer structure which comprises an oxygen-barrier layer (A-1), an oxygen absorptive layer (B), and a thermoplastic resin layer (C) containing a high silica type zeolite material having a silica/alumina ratio of not less than 80; and a packaging material such as bottles for accommodating foods, for instance, a beverage and medical and pharmaceutical products. The plastic multi-layer structure possesses oxidation-barrier characteristics and the structure would permit the considerable reduction of the quantity of the oxidation by-products generated from the structure, even when used under a high humidity atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Ohta, Takayuki Ishihara, Ikuo Komatsu, Hiroaki Goto
  • Multi-layer insulation composite material including bandgap material, storage container using same, and related methods
    Patent number: 8211516
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a multi-layer insulation (MLI) composite material includes a first thermally-reflective layer and a second thermally-reflective layer spaced from the first thermally-reflective layer. At least one of the first or second thermally-reflective layers includes bandgap material that is reflective to infrared electromagnetic radiation. A region between the first and second thermally-reflective layers impedes heat conduction between the first and second thermally-reflective layers. Other embodiments include a storage container including a container structure that may be at least partially formed from such MLI composite materials, and methods of using such MLI composite materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Tokitae LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Bowers, Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Edward K. Y. Jung, Jordin T. Kare, Eric C. Leuthardt, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Thomas J. Nugent, Jr., Clarence T. Tegreene, Charles Whitmer, Lowell L. Wood, Jr.
  • Synthetic resin bottle having a gradation pattern, and process for injection molding the preform for use in such a bottle
    Patent number: 8211520
    Abstract: The technical problem to be solved by the invention is to change the thickness of the colored resin layer of the preform gradually in the upward or downward direction, by utilizing a tendency of gradual decrease in the thickness of the colored resin layer caused by the flow of the main resin inside the preform mold when the main resin and the colored resin are injected into the mold. The objects of this invention is to provide a biaxially drawn, blow molded bottle having new decorativeness created in which sophisticated color gradations associated with color density are created in the body of this bottle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Minoru Abe, Tetsuo Takahashi, Masato Suzuki, Hiromi Shimura, Junichi Chiba
  • Polyester resin, molded object thereof, and processes for producing these
    Patent number: 8202591
    Abstract: A polyethylene terephthalate resin which is obtained by melt polymerization at a reduced pressure or in an inert gas atmosphere and has the following properties (A) to (F): (A) the intrinsic viscosity [?] is 0.4-2.5 Dl/g; (B) the content of carboxy groups present at polymer ends is 30 meq/kg or lower; (C) the acetaldehyde content is 10 ppm or lower; (D) a hexafluoroisopropanol solution of the resin, when analyzed by the transmission method, has a hue which has an L value of 99 or larger and a b value of 0.4 or smaller; (E) the Mw/Mn is 1.8-2.3; and (F) the cyclic trimer content is 5 wt. % or lower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yokoyama, Hiroshige Okamoto, Muneaki Aminaka
  • Oral delivery pouch product with coated seam
    Patent number: 8202589
    Abstract: Provided is an oral pouch product having a coated seam, having a porous pouch wrapper; an inner filling material enclosed within first and second opposed layers of the porous pouch wrapper; at least one seam holding a portion of said first and second opposed layers of said porous pouch wrapper together; and a first coating comprising a releasable ingredient applied to an outer surface of said seam. Also provided is a method for making the oral pouch product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.
    Inventors: Shalva Gedevanishvili, Paolo Catasti, Danielle R. Crawford, William R. Sweeney, Munmaya K. Mishra, Shengsheng Liu
  • Heat shrinkable multilayer film or tube that exhibits shrink stability after orientation
    Patent number: 8202590
    Abstract: Heat shrinkable oriented multilayer films are disclosed that comprise a structural layer, a heat sealing layer and a gas barrier layer. The structural layer comprises a polymer selected from the group consisting of copolymers of ethylene and a C3 to C8,-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid, ionomers of the copolymers, polyesters, and blends thereof. The heat sealing layer comprises a polymer selected from the group consisting of ethylene vinyl acetate copolymers, ethylene alkyl acrylate copolymers, ethylene alkyl methacrylate copolymers, polyethylene, and blends thereof. The barrier layer, which is positioned between the structural and heat sealing layer, comprises at least one ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer that has from about 2 to about 8 mol % 1,2-glycol structural units incorporated in the copolymer backbone chain. The films are particularly suitable for use in manufacture of shrinkbags.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: I-Hwa Lee, Heiko E. Schenck
  • Crosslinked polyethylene articles and processes to produce same
    Patent number: 8192813
    Abstract: A high strength, flexible crosslinked polyethylene (PEX) material is provided wherein the base polymer is intermixed with a polymer modifier which affects the amorphous region of the polymer, leaving the crystalline portion of the base polymer virtually unaffected. Consequently, the amorphous region's density is lowered, resulting in a more flexible final product, while the crosslinked molecular structure and/or crystalline portion of the polymer, which controls the strength of the base polymer, remains strong. The polymer modifier can comprise a hydrocarbon fluid such as PAO, Group III basestocks, or a gas-to-liquid hydrocarbon. A method for producing the plastic material is also provided. The plastic material has particular utility in the production of tubing, piping, and conduits for transporting gases, liquids, and the like, as well as wire and cable coatings such as jacketing and insulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignees: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents, Inc., Zurn Pex, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Lee Runyan, Bruce A. Harrinton, Bryan R. Chapman, David B. Dunaway, Gerd Arthur Allenmann, Robert G. Russell, Rodney Mize
  • Methods and systems for forming a dual layer housing
    Patent number: 8192815
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for applying internal features or complex mechanical structures to a surface of a metal part are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for creating an assembly that includes a substrate and a molded piece involves obtaining the substrate, and forming at least one binding feature on a surface of the substrate. The method also includes molding on a surface of the binding feature and the surface of the substrate. Molding on the surface of the binding feature and the surface of the substrate mechanically binds the molded piece to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Weber, Stephen P. Zadesky, Stephen Brian Lynch
  • Overmolded containers and methods of manufacture and use thereof
    Patent number: 8192812
    Abstract: Overmolded containers and methods of manufacture thereof are disclosed, which may provide enhanced visual and tactile characteristics, enabling innovative packaging designs, improved grippability and thermal insulation. The containers can be made cost effectively manner, with minimal impact on polymer recycling streams. The methods of making the container include the steps of providing a container preform which comprises a thermoplastic polymer, such as a PET copolymer; overmolding an elastomeric material over at least a portion of the preform to form an overmolded preform; and blow-molding the overmolded preform to form an overmolded container. In one embodiment, the overmolded container is a beverage container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignees: The Coca-Cola Company, Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Yu Shi, Daniel J. Durham, Robert L. Readdy
  • Packaging article
    Patent number: 8182889
    Abstract: The invention relates to a packaging article for use in form-fill-seal, flow wrap and lidding. In particular, the invention concerns such an article sealed with a biodegradable film having a peel sealable coating thereon, and coated filmic lids for sealing polylactic acid (PLA) trays and specifically PLA trays used for packaging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Innovia Films, Limited
    Inventor: Florian Chapalain
  • Biodegradable endoprostheses and methods for their fabrication
    Patent number: 8182890
    Abstract: Biodegradable endoprostheses are formed from amorphous polymers having desirable biodegradation characteristics. The strength of such amorphous polymers is enhanced by annealing to increase crystallinity without substantially increasing the biodegradation time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Elixir Medical Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaoxia Zheng, John Yan, Vinayak Bhat