Patents Examined by Walter B Aughenbaugh
  • Tubular member, tubular member unit, intermediate transfer member, and image forming apparatus
    Patent number: 8808819
    Abstract: A tubular member formed of a polyamide resin layer includes carbon black and a semi-aromatic polyamide resin having at least a repeating unit structure derived from an aromatic dicarboxylic compound and an aliphatic diamine compound with the alkyl carbon number in the range of from 9 to 13.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Oomori, Tomoo Matsushima, Yousuke Tsutsumi, Shoichi Morita, Yutaka Sugizaki
  • Multi-layered plastic polymeric container for the storage of pharmaceutical compositions
    Patent number: 8802209
    Abstract: Multi-layered plastic polymeric container useful for the storage and conservation of pharmaceutical compositions, sterile or non sterile, which comprises an inner layer and an outer layer, a gas barrier layer, and adhesive layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Ceva Santé Animale
    Inventors: Sandrine Lacoste, Laurence Peyrot, Eliane Boivin
  • Conformable braid
    Patent number: 8795801
    Abstract: A tubular structure which includes a plurality of axial sites in circular relation to one another and a plurality of bias sites that interconnect the axial sites to form the tubular structure. The tubular structure's axial sites have a greater diameter than the structure's bias sites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Albany Engineered Composites, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron Tomich, Steve Biddle
  • Refrigerant transporting hose and polyamide resin composition for forming gas barrier layer of the same
    Patent number: 8778472
    Abstract: A durable refrigerant transporting hose is provided which includes a gas barrier layer made of a polyamide resin composition, and prevented from being degraded by the refrigerant or compressor oil. A refrigerant transporting hose 1 including a gas barrier layer 2 made of a polyamide resin composition. The polyamide resin composition contains at least one metal compound selected from the group consisting of hydroxides, oxides and carbonates of divalent and trivalent metals in an amount of 1% to 15% by weight relative to the total amount of the metal compound and the polymer component. An olefin elastomer may be added to the polyamide resin composition to enhance the flexibility and durability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Kawai, Katsuhiko Tsunoda, Ichiro Aoki
  • Biodegradable tube with restrictor portion
    Patent number: 8771813
    Abstract: A container for semi-solid compositions comprising a tube portion having a first paper that defines first, second, and third plies forming an open end and a closed end, the tube portion comprising a lumen containing a semi-solid composition. The tube portion comprises a continuous coating that is a permeation barrier to the semi-solid composition, which is disposed between the first and second plies and the second and third plies. The container also includes a restrictor portion sized and dimensioned to couple with the open end of the tube portion and an end closure member sized and dimensioned to mate with the restrictor portion. The tube portion, restrictor portion, and end closure are made of one or more biodegradable materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Inventors: Ellery West, Gail West
  • Polymeric/inorganic composite materials for use in medical devices
    Patent number: 8765238
    Abstract: In one aspect, the present invention provides composite coatings for implantable or insertable medical devices. These composite coatings comprise (a) an inorganic portion and (b) a polymeric portion that comprises a poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) (PVP) block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Liliana Atanasoska, Jan Weber, Robert Warner
  • Highly abrasion-resistant grafted polyolefin pipe
    Patent number: 8753472
    Abstract: A pipe or tube article comprising an innermost layer made from a grafted polyolefin composition is disclosed which can provide long lifetime, highly abrasion-resistant pipes for mining and other transportation uses. Methods for preparing the article and transporting abrasive materials through the article are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Richard Allen Hayes, Qin Lin
  • Seamless can and method for printing on seamless can
    Patent number: 8747975
    Abstract: A seamless can in which an ink layer is transferred onto a can body thereof by a curved surface printing is provided. The ink layer which has been transferred has an overlapping portion which is formed by mutually overlapping a front-end portion of the ink layer and a rear-end portion of the ink layer in a circumferential direction of the can body. An ink area ratio for at least one of the front-end portion and the rear-end portion is smaller than an ink area ratio of an intermediate portion of the ink layer which is adjacent to and continuous with the overlapping portion and excludes the overlapping portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeo Nakamura, Makoto Nakasato
  • Multilayer flexible tubing
    Patent number: 8747978
    Abstract: A flexible tube includes a first layer comprising a polyolefin material having a flexural modulus of not greater than 150 MPa and includes a second layer directly bonded to and in direct contact with the first layer. The second layer comprising a blend of propylenic polymer and styrenic block copolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation
    Inventors: Zhizhong Liu, Charles Golub, Heidi Sardinha, Wayne Edward Garver, Mark Colton, Mark Simon
  • Container from fibre based board and a method for producing such a container
    Patent number: 8728592
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a container made from fiber based board wherein the container comprises a sleeve and a bottom, said bottom comprises polymer coated board, at least one side of said sleeve is uncoated and the sleeve is formed by sealing two edges of the sleeve together along a side seam. The invention further relates to a method for producing said container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Stora Enso OYJ
    Inventors: Isto Heiskanen, Timo Raisanen, Jari Rasanen, Titta Lammi
  • Heat shrinkable polyester film, method for producing same, and packaged body
    Patent number: 8722161
    Abstract: Disclosed is a heat shrinkable polyester film formed from a polyester resin that is mainly composed of ethylene terephthalate and contains 3-12% by mole (inclusive) of one or more monomer components, which can be amorphous components, relative to all the polyester resin components, in which the heat shrinkable polyester film has a main shrinkage direction which is the width direction. The heat shrinkable polyester film is characterized in that the shrinkage in 80° C. glycerin, the shrinkage in 130° C. glycerin and the tensile breaking strength in the longitudinal direction are controlled within specific ranges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Toyo Boseki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masayuki Haruta, Yukinobu Mukoyama, Katsuya Ito
  • Catheter balloon and method for forming same
    Patent number: 8703260
    Abstract: A catheter balloon and method involves extruded tubing with multiple layers of different durometer values, selected such that the blow up ratio (BUR) at the balloon's inner surface is increased. In one method a two stage blow mold process uses a small radius initial stage where radial growth is limited, followed by a second stage to a final dimension. A single stage blow mold process is also disclosed where the materials and processing are selected to approach the elongation to failure limit of the material. The single stage approach is preferably followed by a modified post-expansion heat set treatment to promote greater axial strength, leading to a preferred failure mode in the axial rather than radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
    Inventors: John A. Simpson, Sarah A. Nelson, Jonathan P. Durcan
  • Water storage structure and method for forming the same
    Patent number: 8703257
    Abstract: A water storage structure includes a water-repellent layer having a water-repellent surface and a water storage section above the water-repellent layer. The water-repellent layer is composed of a collection of small objects having water repellency in surfaces thereof, and the small objects contact each other at multiple points to form a configuration that prevents water from passing through the water-repellent layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Norihisa Mino
  • Photodegradable plastics material and its use
    Patent number: 8697213
    Abstract: A photodegradable plastic is described, comprising cellulose esters and also, if appropriate, additives. A particular characterizing feature of this photodegradable plastic is that it comprises a dispersed photocatalytic carbon-modified titanium dioxide. Comparative experiments show that this photodegradable plastic exhibits a surprisingly high increase in photocatalytic degradability when compared with products in which a conventional or other modified titanium dioxide is used. This improvement is apparent in particular in use of the photodegradable plastic according to the invention when it is further processed to give moldings. The photodegradable plastic can, for example, first be further processed to give a filter tow. This can be used to produce filter rods, and these can then be used to produce filter plugs for filter-tip cigarettes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: SOLVAY ACETOW GmbH
    Inventors: Dirk Hölter, Wolfgang Koppe
  • Pipe preformed liner comprising metal powder
    Patent number: 8697215
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a preformed liner of tetrafluoroethylene/perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether) copolymer adhered to the surface of a pipe, and in particular, an oil well pipe, without the need for either a primer layer or an adhesive. The liner comprises an effective amount of metal powder which provides adhesion between the liner and the surface of the pipe. The present invention also relates to a process for making such pipe, where in a preferred embodiment, the liner is co-extruded to form an inner layer and an outer layer. This co-extrusion embodiment is particularly useful in applications where high purity is necessary. In this case, the inner layer comprises an effective amount of metal powder and the outer layer is pure tetrafluoroethylene/perfluoro (alkyl vinyl ether) copolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: EI du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventor: Jacob Lahijani
  • High pressure balloon
    Patent number: 8697212
    Abstract: A fiber reinforced laminate composite balloon comprising an underlying balloon layer, a fiber web disposed over the underlying balloon layer, a matrix material encasing the web and an overlying balloon layer of radially oriented polymer material disposed over the fiber web and matrix material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron Khieu, John J. Chen, Ying Xiong, Joe Khammoungkhoune, Daniel J. Horn, John Blix
  • Peelable child resistant pharmaceutical blister lidstock
    Patent number: 8679605
    Abstract: A peelable lidstock for use with a child resistant pharmaceutical blister is disclosed. The lidstock includes a first layer of white polyester, a second layer of adhesive, a third layer of foil, and a fourth layer of heat seal. The lidstock is strong and provides excellent child resistance and a broad sealing window which facilitates manufacture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Pactiv LLC
    Inventor: James Stevenson
  • Multi-layered fuel tubing
    Patent number: 8679609
    Abstract: The invention describes a flexible tubular article for transport of volatile hydrocarbons comprising: (a) an inner layer of a polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) polymer or a polyvinylidene difluoride copolymer; (b) an intermediate thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) layer extruded in tubular form over the inner PVDF layer, and (c) a polyvinyl chloride polymer extruded in tubular form over the outside surface of the intermediate layer and being coextensive therewith. The tubular articles of the invention have a maximum permeation rating of 15 g/m2/day under SAE J1737 test conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation
    Inventors: Wayne Edward Garver, Mark Fisher Colton
  • Composite core densification
    Patent number: 8673418
    Abstract: A reinforcement tube includes at least one composite ply material strip in a coil configuration. The coil configuration defines a tube rectilinear in cross-section and a helical opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
    Inventors: David M. Cournoyer, Neil W. Cawthra
  • Coating methods and coated syringe
    Patent number: 8668972
    Abstract: Medical articles with coatings are disclosed herein, as well as methods and systems for depositing these coatings onto medical articles. Surfaces of such articles may be coated. The coating(s) may serve as lubricants for reducing stiction between such surfaces or between a coated surface and another surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: GVD Corporation
    Inventors: Hilton G. Pryce Lewis, Neeta P. Bansal, Erik S. Handy