Abstract: The invention is remote controlled ¼ scale model eighteen wheeler truck which has an electrically powered cab, which has steam emissions to mimic exhaust, and has a built in stereo and storage compartment and flat screen in the trailer portion. The model can be moved under it's own power and when stopped, converts into an entertainment system by having a flat screen raised above the cab on an actuator track.

Abstract: The present invention relates to imide-modified polyester imide resins. The present invention further relates to articles (e.g., preforms, bottles, containers, sheets, films, fibers, and injection molded parts) formed from these imide-modified polyester imide resins.

Abstract: The invention is a method for the late introduction of inert particulate additives via a reactive carrier to achieve a polyester resin that is capable of being formed into low-haze, high-clarity bottles possessing reduced coefficient of friction. The invention is also a polyester resin that includes between about 20 and 200 ppm of an inert particulate additive, such as surface-modified talc or surface-modified calcium carbonate.

Abstract: A foamed polymer melt including a thermoplastic polymer or polymer blend; a nucleating agent present in an amount sufficient to form a large number of very small cells, specifically cells having a diameter of no greater than about 150 ?m, and chemically inert with respect to the thermoplastic polymer or polymer blend; and a blowing agent present in an amount sufficient to effectuate foaming but less than an amount that would plasticize the polymer composition, and inert with respect to the thermoplastic polymer or polymer blend and the nucleating agent is provided.

Abstract: A lightweight, low density fiber or filament is disclosed. The fiber or filament includes a thermoplastic polymer blend and having more than thirty five percent (35%) functional void fraction in the form of foam-forming cells for reducing the density of the fiber as compared to a solid fiber; at least five void cells per axial cross section for increasing the structural integrity of the fiber as compared to less uniform foams; and a nucleating agent particle composition (such as a fluorocarbon polymer composition) that is chemically inert with respect to the thermoplastic polymer blend, and is present in an amount less than about 10 percent by weight.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of making imide-modified polyester imide resins. The present invention further relates to forming these imide-modified polyester imide resins into articles, such as preforms, bottles, containers, sheets, films, fibers, and injection molded parts.