Flame Contact Or Reshaping By Heat Decomposition Of Work Patents (Class 264/80)
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Patent number: 11186038Abstract: The present disclosure provides a build plate for physically adhering or holding a three-dimensional (3D) object to a build surface and methods for mechanically anchoring the 3D object to the build surface using printing or building materials. In one embodiment, a build plate comprises a plurality of anchor holes spaced throughout a top surface of the first build plate, in which an individual anchor hole comprises a top hole portion and a bottom chamfer hole portion that is larger in size than the top portion.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2019Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.Inventors: John Michael Loeffler, Brandon Rosenthal
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Patent number: 10851495Abstract: A clothing, in particular a forming belt for a machine for producing or processing a fibrous web, includes a paper side, a backing side, a basic structure and at least one further structure. The at least one further structure is formed of or includes a layer of polymer foam providing the paper side of the clothing. A method for producing the clothing is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2017Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: Voith Patent GmbHInventors: Robert Eberhardt, Siegfried Graser, Matthias Schmitt
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Patent number: 10844540Abstract: A clothing, in particular a press belt for a machine for producing or processing a fibrous material web, includes a paper side, a backing side, a base fabric and at least one additional structure. The at least one additional structure is formed of or includes a layer of polymer foam which provides the paper side of the clothing. A method for producing a clothing, and a machine for producing a fibrous material web, are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2017Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: Voith Patent GmbHInventors: Robert Eberhardt, Siegfried Graser
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Patent number: 9023259Abstract: A method for processing feed material to produce dense and spheroidal products is described. The feed material is comprised of powder particles from the spray-drying technique or solution precursor droplets from ceramic or metallic materials. The feed material is processed using plasma generated from a microwave. The microwave plasma torch employed is capable of generating laminar flow during processing which allows for the production of spheroidal particles with a homogenous materials distribution. This results in products having improved thermal properties, improved corrosion and wear resistance and a higher tolerance to interface stresses.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2012Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: Amastan Technologies LLCInventors: Kamal Hadidi, Makhlouf Redjdal
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Patent number: 8883110Abstract: The synthetic amorphous silica powder of the present invention is characterized in that it comprises a synthetic amorphous silica powder obtained by applying a spheroidizing treatment to a granulated silica powder, and by subsequently cleaning and drying it so that the synthetic amorphous silica powder has an average particle diameter D50 of 10 to 2,000 ?m; wherein the synthetic amorphous silica powder has: a quotient between 1.35 exclusive and 1.75 inclusive obtained by dividing a BET specific surface area of the powder by a theoretical specific surface area calculated from the average particle diameter D50; a real density of 2.10 to 2.20 g/cm3; an intra-particulate porosity of 0 to 0.05; a circularity between 0.50 inclusive and 0.75 inclusive; and a spheroidization ratio between 0.20 inclusive and 0.55 exclusive.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2010Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Mitsubishi Materials CorporationInventor: Toshiaki Ueda
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Patent number: 8821771Abstract: A flame spray pyrolysis method for making nanoscale, lithium ion-conductive ceramic powders comprises providing a precursor solution comprising chemical precursors dissolved in an organic solvent, and spraying the precursor solution into an oxidizing flame to form a nanoscale, lithium ion-conductive ceramic powder, wherein a concentration of the chemical precursors in the solvent ranges from 1 to 20 M. The precursor solution can comprise 1-20% excess lithium with respect to a stoichiometric composition of the ceramic powder. Nominal compositions of the nanoscale, ceramic powders are Li1.4Al0.4M1.6(PO4)3 where M is Ti or Ge.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2012Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Corning IncorporatedInventors: Michael Edward Badding, Jacqueline Leslie Brown, Curtis Robert Fekety, Zhen Song
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Patent number: 8791186Abstract: A method of determining that a thermoplastic was insufficiently dried before forming into a molded plastic part. The method comprises preparing a mixture of a thermoplastic polymer and an off-gassing compound, wherein the off-gassing compound is selected to release all water of hydration in response to target drying conditions specified for the thermoplastic polymer. The mixture is dried at actual drying conditions, and then heated to reduce the viscosity of the thermoplastic polymer and allow the mixture to flow. The mixture is then made to flow into a mold to form a plastic part at a molding temperature, wherein the molding temperature will cause any remaining water of hydration in the off-gas sing compound to off-gas and form surface irregularities in the plastic part. Non-limiting examples of the off-gassing compound include hydrated metal halides and ionic hydrates.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2011Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Joseph Kuczynski, Melissa K. Miller, Heidi D. Williams, Jing Zhang
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Patent number: 8500427Abstract: Nano-scale particles of materials can be produced by vaporizing material and allowing the material to flow in a non-violently turbulent manner into thermal communication with a cooling fluid, thereby forming small particles of the material that can be in the nano-scale size range. A raw material feeder can be configured to feed raw material toward a heater which vaporizes the raw material. The feeder can include a metering device for controlling the flow of raw material toward the heater. A gas source can also be used to cause gas to flow through a portion of the raw material feeder along with the raw material.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2010Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: Quantumsphere, Inc.Inventor: Ray Douglas Carpenter
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Publication number: 20130168892Abstract: A consumable assembly comprising a container portion configured to retain a supply of filament, a guide tube connected to the container portion, and a pump portion connected to the guide tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2013Publication date: July 4, 2013Applicant: STRATASYS, INC.Inventor: Stratasys, Inc.
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Patent number: 8343411Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of producing activated color regions in a web substrate where activated color regions are formed coinciding with deformed regions. The method includes providing a web substrate having an activatable colorant and producing a first activated color region therein. The web substrate is mechanically deformed to produce at least one deformed region in the first activated color region such that a second activated color region is produced coinciding with the at least one deformed region.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2010Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Kelyn Anne Arora, John Lee Hammons, Timothy Ian Mullane
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Patent number: 8303869Abstract: A method of producing a composite material which includes a carbon-based material and a particulate or fibrous metal material Z. The method includes steps (a) to (c). In the step (a), at least a first carbon material and the metal material Z mixed into an elastomer, and dispersing the first carbon material and the metal material Z by applying a shear force to obtain a composite elastomer, the metal material Z having a melting point lower than a melting point of the first carbon material. In the step (b), the composite elastomer is heat-treated to vaporize the elastomer to obtain an intermediate composite material including a second carbon material and the metal material Z. In the step (c), the intermediate composite material is heat-treated together with a substance including an element Y having a melting point lower than the melting point of the metal material Z to vaporize the substance including the element Y.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2010Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Nissin Kogyo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akira Magario, Toru Noguchi
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Publication number: 20120153527Abstract: A process for manufacturing stand-alone thin films is provided. The process includes providing a substrate, depositing a carbon-containing sacrificial layer onto the substrate and the depositing a thin film onto the carbon-containing sacrificial layer. Thereafter, the substrate, carbon-containing sacrificial layer and thin film structure are exposed to oxygen at an elevated temperature. The oxygen reacts with the carbon-containing sacrificial layer to produce carbon dioxide and remove carbon from the sacrificial layer, thereby generally burning away the sacrificial layer and affording for an intact stand-alone thin film to separate from the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2010Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.Inventors: Debasish Banerjee, Songtao Wu, Minjuan Zhang, Masahiko Ishii
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Patent number: 8182727Abstract: A method of producing a carbon-based material includes steps (a), (b) and (c). In the step (a), an elastomer and at least a first carbon material is mixed and the first carbon material is dispersed by applying a shear force to obtain a composite elastomer. In the step (b), the composite elastomer is heat-treated to vaporize the elastomer, and a second carbon material is obtained. In the step (c) the second carbon material is heat-treated together with a substance including an element Y to vaporize the substance including the element Y, a melting point of the element Y being low.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2008Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: Nissin Kogyo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akira Magario, Toru Noguchi
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Patent number: 8182728Abstract: A method of thermo-mechanically forming macrotextures in a microtextured film wherein a heat shield is utilized to thermally insulate the microtexture during the forming process.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2006Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: Tredegar Film Products CorporationInventors: James W. Cree, Lino Iulianetti
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Publication number: 20120017825Abstract: A method for growing a crystalline composition, the first crystalline composition may include gallium and nitrogen. The crystalline composition may have an infrared absorption peak at about 3175 cm?1, with an absorbance per unit thickness of greater than about 0.01 cm?1. In one embodiment, the composition ay have an amount of oxygen present in a concentration of less than about 3×1018 per cubic centimeter, and may be free of two-dimensional planar boundary defects in a determined volume of the first crystalline composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2006Publication date: January 26, 2012Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: Mark Philip D'Evelyn, Kristi Jean Narang, Dong-Sil Park, Huicong Hong, Xian-An Cao, Larry Qiang Zeng
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Patent number: 7980849Abstract: An apparatus and methods for flame-perforating films. A preferred embodiment of the apparatus includes a frame, support surface attached to the frame, where the support surface includes a plurality of lowered portions, a burner attached to the frame opposite the support surface, where the burner supports a flame, and where the flame includes a flame tip opposite the burner and a film contacting the support surface, where the flame of the burner is in contact with the film, where the burner is positioned such that the distance between an unimpinged flame tip of the flame and the burner is at least one-third greater than the distance between the film and the burner.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2010Date of Patent: July 19, 2011Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Mark A. Strobel, Michael J. Ulsh, Joel A. Getschel
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Patent number: 7931836Abstract: According to aspects of the present invention, metal oxide powder, such as yttria and alumina powder (feed material), is processed using a plasma apparatus. The process generally consists of in-flight heating and melting of the feed material by the plasma apparatus. The plasma apparatus contains a plasma torch with required power supply and cooling systems, a powder feeder, a chamber to collect the powder and a dedusting system. The heated powder forms molten spherical droplets that are rapidly cooled under free fall conditions. The plasma densification process removes some impurity oxides, modifies the morphology of the particle and increases the apparent density of the powder.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2006Date of Patent: April 26, 2011Assignee: Sulzer Metco (US), Inc.Inventors: Liangde Xie, Mitchell Dorfman, Ashish Patel, Michael Mueller
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Publication number: 20110036029Abstract: Process for reinforcing a construction structure where, laid on one portion of said structure, is at least one portion of a reinforcement (10) of elongated shape comprising continuous fibers in the longitudinal direction of said reinforcement, which are combined with a polymer matrix, wherein said process comprises a step of removing the polymer matrix in one portion (20) of the reinforcement so as to release the fibers of the reinforcement in order to allow their rearrangement following their release from the polymer matrix. It is thus possible to optimize the binding configuration of the reinforcement with a portion of the structure to be reinforced.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2010Publication date: February 17, 2011Applicant: Soletanche FreyssinetInventors: Christian Tourneur, Erik Mellier
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Publication number: 20100311901Abstract: The invention is directed to polyimide based adhesives having a coefficient of thermal expansion (“CTE”) equal to or below 50 ppm/° C. The adhesives of the present invention contain a polyimide base polymer present in the overall adhesive in an amount from 25 to 95 weight percent. The polyimide base polymer has a glass transition temperature (“Tg”) in a range of from about 150 to about 300° C. and typically has a coefficient of thermal expansion above 50 ppm/° C. The polyimide based adhesives of the invention also contain an aramid micro fiber filler in an amount from 5 to 75 weight percent, based upon the total weight of the polyimide based adhesive. The fiber filler can be used to lower CTE of the overall adhesive to match (or nearly match) the CTE of other materials like metal, silicon wafers, other polymers (including polyimide) and the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2010Publication date: December 9, 2010Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANYInventors: KUPPUSAMY KANAKARAJAN, ARNOLD FRANCES
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Publication number: 20100283172Abstract: A consumable assembly comprising a container portion configured to retain a supply of filament, a guide tube connected to the container portion, and a pump portion connected to the guide tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2009Publication date: November 11, 2010Applicant: STRATASYS, INC.Inventor: William J. Swanson
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Patent number: 7828999Abstract: A fine particle producing process introduces a material for producing fine particles into a thermal plasma flame to make a vapor-phase mixture and quenches the vapor-phase mixture to form the fine particles. In the process, the material for producing the fine particles is dispersed or dissolved in a dispersion medium or solvent, preferably containing a combustible material to prepare a dispersion such as a slurry, a colloidal solution or a dissolution solution, the dispersion is made into a form of droplets, or the material for producing the fine particles is dispersed with a carrier gas and a combustible material and the dispersion in a droplet form or the dispersed material is introduced into the thermal plasma flame. In the fine particle producing process and apparatus, a gas of an amount sufficient to quench the vapor-phase mixture is supplied toward a tail of the thermal plasma flame.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2005Date of Patent: November 9, 2010Assignees: Nisshin Seifun Group Inc., Nisshin Engineering Inc.Inventors: Kazuhiro Yubuta, Keitaroh Nakamura, Takashi Fujii
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Patent number: 7824600Abstract: The invention relates to a method for raising the surface tension of biaxially-stretched films made of thermoplastic polymers. According to the method, a film is first treated on a surface by means of an atmospheric pressure plasma before being stretched transversally or simultaneously across the width thereof, and the film is additional a subjected to a second treatment by means of a corona or flame after being stretched transversally or simultaneously, the second treatment being done on the same surface which has already been plasma-treated.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2006Date of Patent: November 2, 2010Assignee: Treofan Germany GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Joachim Jung, Thomas Gottfreund
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Publication number: 20100272577Abstract: A jet vane for use in streams of hot gas, comprising a wing having a core area and a cover skin area surrounding the core area, is proposed. The cover skin area is made of a fiber-reinforced material, and the fibers in the cover skin area are oriented substantially parallel to the wing surface, and/or the cover skin area is made of a fiber-reinforced material that is reinforced with short fibers.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2007Publication date: October 28, 2010Applicant: Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft-und Raumfahrt e.V.Inventors: Bernhard Heidenreich, Christian Zuber
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Publication number: 20100272513Abstract: A tubing with improved compression strength for a subsurface water drainage system comprising a core polymeric support structure wrapped longitudinally in first and second geotextile materials, wherein the core polymeric support structure is heated to soften the polymeric material and wherein the first and second geotextile materials overlap and are adhered together with a hot melt adhesive and tensioned to tightly wrap the core, thereby forming the tubing.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2010Publication date: October 28, 2010Inventors: William J. Courtney, Andrew Chapman
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Publication number: 20100261016Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of polypropylene articles with improved response to a surface energy increasing treatment, wherein the polypropylene comprises a metallocene-catalyzed polyethylene. The present invention further relates to the use of metallocene-catalyzed polyethylene as an additive for improving the response of polypropylene to surface energy increasing treatments.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2008Publication date: October 14, 2010Inventors: Fabienne Radermacher, Elke Berges
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Patent number: 7811504Abstract: A molded product includes a matrix formed of a polymer material and a plurality of capsules dispersed in the matrix. An unevenness is formed on a surface due to expansion of the capsules. Some of the capsules have expanded without bursting and include an exposed outer shell portion that protrudes from a surface, and/or some of the capsules have burst and include an outer shell protruding portion that protrudes outward from the surface. Finish processing is performed, which eliminates the outer shell protruding portions and/or the exposed outer shell portions from the surface. This results in a molded product in which a color difference due to frequency of contacting an object, etc. is not easily generated.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2008Date of Patent: October 12, 2010Assignee: Tokai Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yasuyuki Takeuchi, Keiji Hiroe, Hideki Iwamoto
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Patent number: 7803295Abstract: Nano-scale particles of materials can be produced by vaporizing material and allowing the material to flow in a non-violently turbulent manner into thermal communication with a cooling fluid, thereby forming small particles of the material that can be in the nano-scale size range. A raw material feeder can be configured to feed raw material toward a heater which vaporizes the raw material. The feeder can include a metering device for controlling the flow of raw material toward the heater. A gas source can also be used to cause gas to flow through a portion of the raw material feeder along with the raw material.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2006Date of Patent: September 28, 2010Assignee: Quantumsphere, IncInventor: Ray Douglas Carpenter
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Patent number: 7803297Abstract: A method of producing a composite material which includes a carbon-based material and a particulate or fibrous metal material Z. The method includes steps (a) to (c). In the step (a), at least a first carbon material and the metal material Z mixed into an elastomer, and dispersing the first carbon material and the metal material Z by applying a shear force to obtain a composite elastomer, the metal material Z having a melting point lower than a melting point of the first carbon material. In the step (b), the composite elastomer is heat-treated to vaporize the elastomer to obtain an intermediate composite material including a second carbon material and the metal material Z. In the step (c), the intermediate composite material is heat-treated together with a substance including an element Y having a melting point lower than the melting point of the metal material Z to vaporize the substance including the element Y.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2005Date of Patent: September 28, 2010Assignee: Nissin Kogyo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akira Magario, Toru Noguchi
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Publication number: 20100147459Abstract: The invention relates to a method for melting a thermoplastic plastic material, particularly for welding plastic parts, wherein the plastic is heated by means of heat radiation via a radiation body (4) and simultaneously by the application of a hot gas, wherein the invention provides for the radiation body (4) to be heated on the interior thereof by burning a combustion gas, and for the exhaust resulting from the burning to be applied to the plastic material.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2008Publication date: June 17, 2010Inventors: Joachim Nathrop, Ralf Bauer
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Patent number: 7736553Abstract: The invention relates to processes for producing nanoparticles, especially pigment particles, comprising the following steps: i) bringing a base substance (1) into the gas phase, ii) generating particles by cooling or reacting the gaseous base substance (1), and iii) applying electrical charge to the particles during particle generation in step ii) in a nanoparticle generation apparatus. The invention further relates to apparatus for producing nanoparticles, having a feed line (28) for transporting the gas stream (29) into the apparatus, a particle generation and charging area for substantially simultaneous generation and charging of nanoparticles, and a takeoff line (30) for transporting the charged nanoparticles from the particle generation and charging area.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2005Date of Patent: June 15, 2010Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Joerg Halpap, Richard Van Gelder, Bernd Sachweh, Siegfried Welker, Norbert Wagner, Andreas Marquard, Gerhard Kasper
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Publication number: 20100140826Abstract: An apparatus and methods for flame-perforating films. A preferred embodiment of the apparatus includes a frame, support surface attached to the frame, where the support surface includes a plurality of lowered portions, a burner attached to the frame opposite the support surface, where the burner supports a flame, and where the flame includes a flame tip opposite the burner and a film contacting the support surface, where the flame of the burner is in contact with the film, where the burner is positioned such that the distance between an unimpinged flame tip of the flame and the burner is at least one-third greater than the distance between the film and the burner.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2010Publication date: June 10, 2010Inventors: Mark A. Strobel, Michael J. Ulsh, Joel A. Getschel
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Patent number: 7727440Abstract: A method of forming a fastener is provided, including (a) forming, from a thermoformable material, a preform product having a sheet-form base and an array of preform stems integrally molded with and extending from the base to corresponding terminal ends; (b) heating the terminal ends of the stems to a predetermined softening temperature, while maintaining the sheet-form base and a lower portion of each stem at a temperature lower than the softening temperature; and (c) contacting the terminal ends with a contact surface that is at a predetermined forming temperature, lower than the softening temperature, to deform the terminal ends to form heads therefrom that overhang the sheet-form base. Fasteners and other methods of forming them are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2004Date of Patent: June 1, 2010Assignee: Velcro Industries B.V.Inventors: Luis Parellada Armela, Juan Sánchez, William Clune, Jefferson Davis, Christopher M. Gallant, Melissa Spezzafero, Mark A. Clarner, William L. Huber, David P. Kraus, Jr., George A. Provost, Howard A. Kingsford, Michel Labrecque
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Patent number: 7695669Abstract: The present invention provides a method of reutilization and method of shaping of waste plastic which reduces the amount of volatile ingredients and oil cake* to extents preferable as materials for coke ovens, enables the formation of plastic granular materials able to maintain suitable shapes even after charging into a coke oven, and does not require expensive facilities for treating any produced hydrogen chloride gas, that is, a method of reutilization of waste plastic characterized by melting waste plastic at over 160° C. to 250° C. in temperature in part or whole, compression shaping it to thereby obtain a plastic granular material having an apparent density of 0.7 to 1.2 kg/liter, and mixing this plastic granular material with coal for dry distillation in a coke oven.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2004Date of Patent: April 13, 2010Assignee: Nippon Steel CorporationInventors: Takayuki Araki, Koichi Fukuda, Kenji Kato
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Patent number: 7691302Abstract: A disposable cup lid including a body and a mounting portion extending around the periphery of the body. The body defines a suitably shaped clearance area to accommodate a person's nose when drinking the contents of a cup having the lid positioned thereon. The body also defines an enhanced drinking area which is suitably configured to provide a person with a drinking experience more similar to the drinking experience of drinking from an uncovered cup or glass. In one embodiment, the body includes a raised portion which defines a lip engaging front wall and an enhanced drinking area. The enhanced drinking area includes a closure member having an upwardly extending gripping member and a drink-through opening initially covered by the closure member, wherein the drink-through opening is positioned substantially adjacent to the lip engaging front wall. The closure member is movable about a hinge from an initial closed position to an open position.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2006Date of Patent: April 6, 2010Assignee: Prairie Packaging, Inc.Inventors: Robert W. Hollis, Weston S. Koennecke, John R. Geer, III
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Patent number: 7686996Abstract: An apparatus and methods for flame-perforating films. A preferred embodiment of the apparatus includes a frame, support surface attached to the frame, where the support surface includes a plurality of lowered portions, a burner attached to the frame opposite the support surface, where the burner supports a flame, and where the flame includes a flame tip opposite the burner and a film contacting the support surface, where the flame of the burner is in contact with the film, where the burner is positioned such that the distance between an unimpinged flame tip of the flame and the burner is at least one-third greater than the distance between the film and the burner.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2006Date of Patent: March 30, 2010Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Mark A. Strobel, Michael J. Ulsh, Joel A. Getschel
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Publication number: 20100071560Abstract: A vane having a profile capable of formation by pultrusion is disclosed. The vane can be used for removing liquids entrained in a gas stream. The vane includes a main curved section oriented generally parallel to the gas stream and curved to reorient the gas stream, the main curved section causing a first and a second change of direction of the gas stream; a first air pocket formed on a first side of the main curved section, the first air pocket sized and oriented into the gas stream where the gas stream first changes direction; and a second air pocket formed on a second side of the main curved section, the second air pocket smaller than the first air pocket and sized and oriented into the gas stream where the gas stream makes the second direction change.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2008Publication date: March 25, 2010Inventors: Mark Daniel, Dani Fadda
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Publication number: 20100044904Abstract: The method of creating decorative wood consists of deep firing of the wood surface with the following removal/cleaning of slag. The procedure of firing in this particular case would consist of the use of propane torch or any other source of fire that can be used for working with a top layer of wood. The removal/cleaning procedure would include the manual use of metal brush, or any other source of mechanical way of slag removal. The decorative wood doesn't need any necessary addition of coloring and may be finished with varnish, oil or other finishing material. Such method provides an opportunity to feel the texture with bare hands, and not only what is visually perceived with a human eye.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2008Publication date: February 25, 2010Inventors: Yuri Udovik, Oleg Udovik
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Publication number: 20090295010Abstract: A system for forming a molded object out of a plastic material includes an extrusion die assembly for forming a molten parison, a molding assembly for molding the molten parison into a molded article and a surface treatment assembly for changing the surface energy of at least a portion of a molten parison while the parison is in a molten state. The surface treatment assembly is interposed between the extrusion die assembly and the molding assembly to permit a surface energy of the parison to be changed prior to molding. This facilitates printing on the molded article while the molded article is still in the mold assembly. A method of making a molded object out of a plastic material is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2008Publication date: December 3, 2009Applicant: GRAHAM PACKAGING COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: KEVIN D. HIMES, LAWRENCE KORPANTY
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Patent number: 7622064Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and methods for flame-perforating polymeric films with an oxygen-enriched flame. One embodiment of the apparatus includes a frame, a support surface attached to the frame, where the support surface includes a plurality of lowered portions, an oxygen-enrichment system for increasing the amount of oxygen in the combustible mixture, a burner attached to the frame opposite the support surface, where the burner supports a stable flame, and a film contacting the support surface, where the flame of the burner is directed towards the film to cause the film to be perforated. One embodiment of the method of flame perforating a polymeric film includes igniting an oxygen-enriched combustible mixture to form a stable flame, wherein the flame generated by the oxygen-enriched combustible mixture provides more uniform perforations.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2006Date of Patent: November 24, 2009Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Joel A. Getschel, Mark A. Strobel, Michael J. Ulsh
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Publication number: 20090252902Abstract: A heat sealable, multi-layer film structure for multi-color printing or lamination processes and method for making the same are provided. The multi-layer film structure may include a core layer comprising a thermoplastic polymer and essentially no migratory slip agents; a functional layer on a first side of the core layer, wherein the functional layer is a printable layer or a laminatable layer; and a heat sealable skin layer on a second side of the core layer, the heat sealable skin layer comprising a thermoplastic polymer and a slip system. The multi-layer film structure is prepared without any migratory slip additives. Without migratory slip additives, the multi-layer film structure exhibits excellent machinability on typical packaging equipment.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2008Publication date: October 8, 2009Inventors: Eric W. Bender, George F. Cretekos
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Publication number: 20090155530Abstract: Methods for surface modification of wood-fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites (WPCs) for improving surface adhesion of a water-based acrylic coating and composites having such surface properties are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the surface of WPC formulations can be modified using one or more surface treatments including chromic acid treatment, oxygen plasma treatment, Benzophenone/UV treatment, and flame treatment. In another embodiment, WPC material can be sequentially treated with chromic acid and oxygen plasma to roughen the WPC material surface and increase the WPC surface wettability with polar liquids. In some embodiments, an acrylic coating peel load increased approximately 64% to approximately 170% following surface modification.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2008Publication date: June 18, 2009Inventors: Marie-Pierre G. Laborie, Barun S. Gupta
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Publication number: 20090130350Abstract: In the present invention, a manufacturing process is provided in which a complete multi-component synthetic closure is achieved which incorporates printed indicia formed thereon, in a continuous, in-line manufacturing operation. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the core member of the synthetic closure is formed by a continuous extrusion process which enables the core to be manufactured as an elongated, continuous length of material. As the continuous elongated length of extruded material forming the central core is advanced from the extruder towards an outer skin forming station, the central core passes through a printing station for forming any desired indica on the outer surface of central core prior to the application of the outer skin layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2008Publication date: May 21, 2009Inventors: Eduardo Lauer, Marco Josef Otto Kirch
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Publication number: 20090017282Abstract: The invention relates to a method for opening the film layer of a plastic foam strip, to a plastic foam strip that can be obtained by said method and has an at least partially opened film layer, and to the use thereof, for example, as a filtration membrane, an oil absorber, or a liquid-absorbent packaging material.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2006Publication date: January 15, 2009Applicant: Sartorius Stedim Biotech GmbHInventors: Shahmir Fatherazi, Karl Pflanz, Rebecca Petersen
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Publication number: 20080244898Abstract: A method for forming a circuit board is provided. The method includes forming a circuit board substrate (112) from a circuit board material. The method also includes positioning the circuit board substrate on a rigid structure (114) having a three dimensional contoured surface (300). The method further includes applying heat and applying pressure to the circuit board substrate to at least partially conform the circuit board substrate to the three dimensional contoured surface. If the circuit board substrate (112) is a clad circuit board substrate, then a circuit pattern is formed on the circuit board substrate prior to the steps of applying heat and applying pressure. However, if the circuit board substrate (112) is an unclad circuit board substrate, then a circuit pattern is disposed on the circuit board substrate after the steps of applying heat and applying pressure.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2007Publication date: October 9, 2008Applicant: HARRIS CORPORATIONInventors: Lawrence W. Shacklette, Louis J. Rendek, Paul B. Jaynes, Philip A. Marvin
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Publication number: 20080233342Abstract: A method of producing a panel having at least one feature comprising a discontinuation in curvature of surface in the surface, the method comprising the steps of: providing a first reinforced layer of long and/or continuous parallel fibre reinforced thermoplastic of a first polymer (102a, 104a); providing a core layer of thermoplastic with at least roughly 70% by volume of a second polymer which is compatible with the first polymer (106); providing a second reinforced layer of long or continuous parallel fibre reinforced thermoplastic of the first polymer (102b, 104b); stacking the layers such that the reinforced layers are separated by the core layer; introducing the stack into a panel mould and heating the mould to at least the melting point of the predetermined polymer to consolidate the layers and form the panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2005Publication date: September 25, 2008Inventor: Michael Ian Birrell
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Publication number: 20080229931Abstract: There is provided a honeycomb structure capable of suitably be used for a filter for trapping particulate matter, such as a diesel particulate filter (DPF) and capable of detecting an accumulation amount of particulate matter easily with high accuracy when the honeycomb structure is used for a filter for trapping particulate matter. The honeycomb structure 1 has a plurality of cells functioning as gas passages and partitioned and formed by the porous partition walls and has two or more electrodes therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2008Publication date: September 25, 2008Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.Inventors: Kyosuke KATSUYAMA, Takeya MIYASHITA, Kenshin KITOH, Yukio MIYAIRI
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Publication number: 20080203594Abstract: A method for fabricating an aeration stone is disclosed, which abandoned activated sludge, red soil and an alkaline metal oxide are separately dried firstly and then cracked, and next the cracked abandoned activated sludge, red soil and alkaline metal oxide are separately sieved to obtain smaller grains thereof, and then the grains are separately ground into fine particles thereof and are mixed to be a mixture. Next, the mixture is molded into a green aeration stone. Next, the green aeration stone is fired at a high temperature and then cooled down to obtain a finished aeration stone. Therefore, the present invention recycles the abandoned sludge of wastewater treatment works to reduce the secondary pollution of abandoned sludge.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2007Publication date: August 28, 2008Inventors: Cheng-Nan CHANG, Wen-fang Su
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Patent number: 7387762Abstract: A sintering apparatus for silver clay wherein a silver clay composition can be readily and easily sintered by exposing a silver clay composition obtained by molding to a flame of a solid alcohol fuel.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2002Date of Patent: June 17, 2008Assignee: Mitsubishi Materials CorporationInventors: Juichi Hirasawa, Yasuo Ido
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Publication number: 20080114210Abstract: A speculum cover that is adapted to sheath the blades of a speculum, and to support lateral vaginal walls to facilitate vaginal/cervical examination during gynecological exams and surgery. The speculum cover includes top and bottom pockets for the respective blades of the speculum, and side portions having openings therein for sampling of tissue at the vaginal locus. In a specific implementation, the speculum cover is of a four-ply construction, formed by impulse welding or other polymeric film joining technique, and the two inner plies of the cover include rearwardly extending flaps to which are adhesively secured donning guide members for facilitating installation of the cover on the speculum.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2007Publication date: May 15, 2008Applicant: POLYZEN, INC.Inventors: Tilak M. Shah, Dezso K. Levius
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Publication number: 20080095692Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a composite material based on ?-SiC, said method comprising the following steps: (a) a precursor mixture is prepared, said mixture comprising at least one ?-SiC precursor with at least one, preferably thermosetting, carbonated resin, (b) the precursor mixture is fabricated, especially in the form of granulated material, plates, tubes or bricks, in order to form an intermediate part; (c) the resin is polymerised; (d) said intermediate parts are introduced into a receptacle; (e) said receptacle is closed by a closing means in such a way that an over-pressure can escape; and (f) the intermediate parts are thermally treated at a temperature of between 1100 and 1500° C. in order to eliminate the organic constituents of the resin and to form ?-SiC in the final part.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2005Publication date: April 24, 2008Inventor: Charlotte Pham