Hollow Or Container Type Article (e.g., Tube, Vase, Etc.) Patents (Class 428/34.1)
  • Patent number: 8802204
    Abstract: Food packaging inserts comprising a myoglobin blooming agent that promote or preserve the desirable appearance of food products, food packages, and methods of food packing comprising the same, are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Curwood, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew LeRoy Mengel, Douglas Mark Latreille, Dan G. Siegel
  • Patent number: 8801986
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a molded object. The method includes: supplying a first liquid material to a first region out of a molding enabling region where a powder material is arranged and curing the powder material of the first region using a lamination molding technology to form a first insoluble part insoluble in a solvent; supplying a second liquid material different from the first liquid material to the powder material of a second region, which is provided so as to be surrounded by the first region, out of the molding enabling region and curing the powder material of the second region using the lamination molding technology to form a second soluble part soluble in the solvent; and dissolving the second part in the solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Matsui, Nobuhiro Kihara, Junichi Kuzusako
  • Publication number: 20140220281
    Abstract: Described herein are oxygen scavengers, oxygen scavenging polymeric compositions, and oxygen scavenging articles. The polymeric compositions comprising the oxygen scavengers may have utility in packaging, sealing, wrapping, and storing oxygen-sensitive substances, e.g., to preserve freshness of foods, beverages, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2012
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: M&G USA Corporation
    Inventors: D. Jeffrey Black, Gianluca Ferrari, Robert Morford, Wenxia Zhu, Daniel Batzel, Adam Safir
  • Publication number: 20140220269
    Abstract: A highly stable laptop computer webcam lens blocker assembly, which comprises of a selectively releasable clip or clasping sections and a fixed, clear insert holder with a pocket that is shaped to hold an insert-able medallion with indicia displayed on the, flat surfaces of the medallion. The display medallion is user selected with indicia that reflect the broadest possible varieties of individual and group preferences in art, style, fashion, moods, etc., as may be appreciated by users of consumer products. When the computer webcam is not in use, the lens blocker assembly may be clasped over the webcam lens on the screen side of a laptop computer, thus effectively blocking the lens and preventing unwanted or intrusive over-the-web viewing of a computer user by unauthorized persons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Inventor: ANTHONY OGUFERE OGUFERE
  • Publication number: 20140220276
    Abstract: A braided protective sleeve and method of construction thereof is provided. The sleeve has a wall extending along a longitudinal axis of the sleeve. The wall includes a plurality of braided yarns forming inner and outer surfaces of the sleeve. The inner surface bounds an internal cavity and the outer surface is exposed to the surrounding environment. The yarns are braided with one another in a X/Y braid pattern with X and Y being different numerical values from one another. The numerical values of X and Y can be selected as desired to provide the sleeve with the enhanced physical performance characteristics desired. A plurality of yarns extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis can be interlaced with the braided yarns. The interlaced yarns can be exposed to the internal cavity and concealed from the environment; exposed to the environment and concealed from the internal cavity, or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: FEDERAL-MOGUL POWERTRAIN, INC.
    Inventors: Tianqi Gao, Cassie M. Malloy, David A. Harris, Michael Piotrowski, Leigh Krauser
  • Publication number: 20140220277
    Abstract: Apparatuses for insulation and a method for insulating a pipeline are disclosed. An insulation layer may include a flexible polyurethane foam. The foam may be generated by polymerization in a pressurizable chamber at a pressure sufficient to prevent the foam from completely filling the chamber. The foam may be configured to carry moisture away from an object when disposed against the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: WORK WARM DBA AERIS
    Inventors: Dale H. Lewis, Don E. Thomason
  • Publication number: 20140220370
    Abstract: In the tube manufacturing industry, five general methodologies for manufacturing tubes are known at this time. The first is under an extrusion of molten metal by means of a press. The second is by means of a rotary lamination system known as “Piercing” or “Mannesmann”. The third is the welded pre-tube that is obtained from a laminated strip. The fourth, known as the “Cast & Roll” system, whereby a pre-tube, obtained directly from the melting, is laminated by a triple roller system. Finally, the innovative manner whereby a continuous vertical casting manufactures pre-tubes continuously, directly from the melt. The four first systems are widely used in the industry to manufacture what is known as a “pre-tube” that usually has a diameter of 60 mm or higher, which we shall name “old pre-tube”. Different processes are applied to that old pre-tube to bring it to smaller diameters and thicknesses finally required by the market.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: Madeco Mills S.A.
    Inventors: Eduardo Andrés Morel Rodríguez, Eduardo Alfonso Valdebenito López, Marco Antonio Carrasco Gálvez
  • Publication number: 20140220270
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a casing and protective shell for a mobile electronic device. The casing includes an outer layer having a first side exposed to the outside, and a second side opposite to the first side; a flexible buffer layer having a first side connected to the second side of the outer layer, and a second side opposite to the first side of the buffer layer; and a layer for holding, which has a side connected to the second side of the buffer layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicants: Inventec Appliances (Pudong) Corporation, INVENTEC APPLIANCES (SHANGHAI) CO.,LTD., INVENTEC APPLIANCES CORP.
    Inventor: KUANG HUI HUNG
  • Publication number: 20140216852
    Abstract: An impact resistant article is disclosed. The impact resistant article includes a body, with the body including a side wall and a base wall extending from the side wall. The base wall includes an exterior surface. The impact resistant article also includes an energy absorbing member, and in certain embodiments, includes a plurality of energy absorbing members each extending along a respective central axis from the exterior surface of the base wall to a respective distal end. Each of the energy absorbing members define an elliptical cross-sectional configuration transverse to the central axis of respective energy absorbing members. In certain embodiments, the energy absorbing members are spaced from each other such that during an impact to one of the energy absorbing members, the impacted one of the energy absorbing members absorbs energy independently of the other energy absorbing members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Leonard Barry Griffiths, David R. Staley
  • Patent number: 8795828
    Abstract: Composite wear parts including encapsulated preformed ceramic shapes are disclosed. Preformed ceramic shapes are embedded in a metal alloy to protect the base metal from abrasion. The preformed ceramic shapes may have a uniform, preformed geometry that provides for packing the preformed ceramic shapes together in a uniform way. The preformed ceramic shapes may be positioned at a location in the composite wear part exposed to an abrasion without using a binding agent. The preformed ceramic shapes may also be contained in a porous container. A truss structure may be integrated in the preformed ceramic shapes to compartmentalize the preformed ceramic shapes into multiple isolated sub regions to stiffen the composite wear parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Spokane Industries
    Inventors: Rod Alan Grozdanich, Edward Robert Kaczmarek
  • Publication number: 20140209294
    Abstract: Device, system, and method to adhesively bond a sleeve to a mandrel are disclosed. The sleeve and the mandrel may be used as part of frac plug or a bridge plug in oil and gas applications. The bonded adhesive connection with grooves is strengthened to reliably achieve higher levels of lap shear strengths than attainable by conventional means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: CCDI Composites Inc.
    Inventor: Rob Sjostedt
  • Publication number: 20140209633
    Abstract: A pressurized container usable for a pressurizable contain, such as an aerosol dispenser, an aerosol dispenser made therewith and preform therefor. The preform/container/dispenser has a neck at the top. The neck has upper and lower portions. The lower portion transitions into a shoulder, which flares outwardly. The shoulder, in turn, transitions into a sidewall. The lower neck portion/shoulder and/or upper part of the sidewall are cystallized. The invention also comprises a preform for making such a pressurizable container and an aerosol dispenser made therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Inventors: John Andrew MCDANIEL, Douglas Bruce Zeik, Norman Scott Broyles, Robert Earl Magness, Dimitris Ioannis Collias, Scott Edward Smith, Matthew Aaron Neumann
  • Patent number: 8790782
    Abstract: The invention relates to a corrosion resistant reactor tube, method for providing a passivating or corrosion resistant coating to the inside of the reactor tube, and a method of making high bismuth glass powders using the corrosion resistant reactor tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Michael F. Barker, John James Barnes, Rob Cockerill, Howard David Glicksman, Warren Harrell, James J. Krajewski, Michele L. Ostraat, Jay Scott Schickling, Barry Edward Taylor
  • Publication number: 20140205776
    Abstract: A knitted spacer fabric has a tightly knitted bottom layer, a more loosely knitted upper layer and linking fibres extending across the space between the lower and upper faces. Settable material, e.g. cement, is introduced into the space between the upper and lower faces and can be caused to set by the addition of a liquid, e.g. water. Until set, the fabric is flexible and can be shaped but after the material in space has set, the fabric is rigid and can be used as a structural element in a wide range of situations. The bottom layer has an extension that extends beyond the upper face and is connected to the upper face by elastic connecting fibres that draw the extension towards the other face, thereby at least partly closing the space at the edge of the cloth and preventing the settable material from spilling out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: CONCRETE CANVAS TECHNOLOGY LTD.
    Inventors: William Campbell Crawford, Peter Eric Brewin
  • Publication number: 20140205779
    Abstract: A system and method for installation of “solid edge banding” for the exposed edges of kitchen and bath cabinetry to provide a finished look and aesthetic appeal is disclosed. The solid edge banding can be used on framed cabinets, frameless cabinets, cabinets with end skin-panels and shelves. The disclosed system and method can also be used to reface cabinetry without the use of tools, adhesives or specialized labor, and further without the need for replacement of the base, wall and tall cabinet boxes, and while keeping countertops and appliances intact and untouched. The solid edge banding can also be used in conjunction with ready-to-assemble furniture and closet organizers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: ACE KITCHEN DIRECT, LLC
    Inventors: Song Lin, Cesar Magnorsky
  • Publication number: 20140205775
    Abstract: A housing includes a substrate, a transition layer disposed on the substrate, and a color layer disposed on the transition layer. The transition layer is a mixing coating layer of metal carbonitride. The metal contains titanium and one of which selected from the group consisting of aluminum, chromium, and iron. The color layer is a titanium-chromium-aluminum layer. An electronic device using the housing is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Inventor: CHUN-JIE ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20140205616
    Abstract: The invention is directed to antibody drug conjugate compositions of matter useful for the diagnosis and treatment of tumors in mammals and to methods of using those compositions of matter for the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Dennis, William Mallet, Paul Polakis
  • Patent number: 8784958
    Abstract: In a multilayer film including a first layer (1), a second layer (2), a third layer (3), a fourth layer (4) and a fifth layer (5) stacked in this order, the first layer (1) is composed of a propylene-ethylene random copolymer and/or a polypropylene homopolymer, and the second layer (2) and the fourth layer (4) are each composed of a mixture of a propylene-ethylene random copolymer and an ?-olefin elastomer. The third layer (3) is composed of a mixture of a polycycloolefin and polyethylene, and the fifth layer (5) is composed of a mixture containing a polypropylene homopolymer and a propylene-ethylene random copolymer in a weight ratio of 90:10 to 10:90. A container is formed of the multilayer film with an outer layer and an inner layer thereof being defined by the first layer (1) and the fifth layer (5), respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Otsuka Pharmaceutical Factory, Inc.
    Inventors: Fujio Inoue, Isamu Tateishi, Yasushi Morimoto
  • Patent number: 8784957
    Abstract: The invention realizes easy manufacturing of a flat container molded by blow molding, in which the wall thickness of a container wall is made uniform, and which provides improved mechanical strength, heat resistance, etc. and has a good appearance. The flat container obtained by the blow molding of a polyester resin is characterized in that the container has a flatness ratio of not less than 1.3, and in that its body has a wall thickness ratio of a maximum wall thickness to a minimum wall thickness of not more than 1.6, a difference in elongation between a maximally stretched portion and a minimally stretched portion of not more than 150% in a tensile test at 95° C., a crystallinity of not less than 30%, and a difference in TMA non-load change between a maximally stretched portion and a minimally stretched portion of not more than 500 ?m at 75° C. and 100° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Toyo Seikan Group Holdings, Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Komiya, Hiroyuki Honda, Takuya Fujikawa, Akihiko Morofuji
  • Publication number: 20140199507
    Abstract: A stuffed article, for example a toy, flying disk, bed, or etc., and manufacturing methods of such are disclosed which has volume and which upon destruction by an animal will not release stuffing as with most common stuffed toys, flying disks, or beds. The article is made from at least one material such as fabric, canvas, denim, nylon, fleece, rubber, plastic, leather, rawhide, animal parts, fiber (or other pliable material) which, through the article's configuration and manufacturing process is filled with the same type of material used to form the outer layers, multiple layers may be used for increased strength, and specifically the inner cavity contains material which is one and the same type of material as the outer layer(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2013
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Inventor: Holly Marie Moran
  • Publication number: 20140199504
    Abstract: A manufacturing apparatus for producing filament-wound products such as pressure vessels and pipes includes a mandrel for supporting a pre-form vessel, a mandrel driver structured to rotate the pre-form vessel, and an array of individual filament supports for guiding individual filaments used in producing the vessel. Using the unique aspects of the apparatus which avoids the customary high-angle fiber crossings significantly speeds up manufacturing and thus lowers product cost, increases product lifetime, reduces fatigue stress, and reduces weight of the finished product. Methods of production are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Inventors: Joseph W. Anderson, Leigh C. Anderson
  • Publication number: 20140199503
    Abstract: A structural component 1 is provided for a vehicle designed for driving off-road on rough terrain. The component 1, such as the lower control arm of a suspension system, is formed from aluminium, aluminium-alloy or other light-weight material and provided on its underside with a parallel arrangement of chamfered ribs 5 which extend in the direction of travel of the vehicle. The spacing between adjacent ribs 5 is less than or equal to 10 mm so as to prevent underlying rocks and stones 7 from impacting, and thereby abrading the inner surface 3 of the component 1. The ribs 5 are provided as sacrificial elements and will become eroded in use until they no longer provide the desired protection of the inner surface 3. The extent of abrasion of the ribs 5 can be ascertained by a visual inspection of the underlying surface of the vehicle, and, if necessary, the component 1 can be replaced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED
    Inventor: Edd Hugo
  • Publication number: 20140190820
    Abstract: An apparatus for cleaning and/or disinfecting a surface or object is disclosed. In one embodiment, such an apparatus includes a container that is refillable with water. A sparingly soluble solid is provided in the container and is positioned to contact the water. The sparingly soluble solid slightly dissolves in the water to form a dilute solution that acts as a cleaning and/or disinfecting solution. The sparingly soluble solid is provided in a quantity sufficient to last several refills of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2013
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Inventors: Ashok V. Joshi, Sai Bhavaraju
  • Publication number: 20140190040
    Abstract: A shoe includes a shoe body, which forms an accommodation space; and an elastic structure, which includes an elastic connector; a first coupling section that is mounted to an end of the elastic connector; and a second coupling section that is set opposite to the first coupling section and is mounted to an opposite end of the elastic connector. The first coupling section is set at one side of the accommodation space and the second coupling section is set at an opposite side of the accommodation space. As such, when a wearer puts her foot in the shoe body, the elastic connector can be fit over a heel of the wearer so that the shoe body is securely attached to the foot of the wearer without undesired separation, whereby an effect of preventing separation of the shoe body can be achieved when the wearer is walking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Inventor: Ya-Chi YANG
  • Publication number: 20140193594
    Abstract: A metallic film formation target which is an object on which a diamond-like carbon film is to be formed is placed in a flow channel through which film formation gas containing methane gas flows. The film formation gas is caused to flow at a predetermined flow rate through the flow channel during the process of raising the temperature of the film formation target from room temperature to a predetermined temperature. The film formation gas is thereby reacted with impurities in a film formation target surface for removal of the impurities from the film formation target surface and is further reacted with metallic elements exposed by the removal of impurities, thus forming a diamond-like carbon film on the film formation target surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: The University of Electro-Communications
    Inventors: Katsumi Tanaka, Cheow Keong Choo
  • Patent number: 8771812
    Abstract: Described is paper or cardboard packaging produced from mineral oil contaminated, recycled paper, wherein the packaging includes a barrier layer obtainable by applying an aqueous polymeric dispersion comprising a copolymer obtainable by emulsion polymerization of C1-C4 alkyl(meth)acrylates, acid monomers, e.g., acrylic acid or methacrylic acid, 0-20 wt % of acrylonitrile and 0 to 10 wt % of further monomers, wherein the glass transition temperature of the copolymer is in the range from +10 to +45° C. The barrier layer may be situated on one of the surfaces of the packaging or form one of multiple layers of a multilayered packaging coating or be situated as a coating on one side of an inner bag situated within the packaging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Hermann Seyffer, Carmen-Elena Cimpeanu, Ines Pietsch, Axel Weiss, Peter Preishuber-Pfluegl, Heiko Diehl, Marc Bothe, Florian Buesch
  • Publication number: 20140186560
    Abstract: A heat exchanger tube precursor that allows manufacturing a heat exchanger having high corrosion resistance after brazing treatment is provided. The heat exchanger tube precursor includes: an Al alloy tube; and a flux layer including a Si powder, a Zn-containing flux, a Zn-free flux, and a binder, the flux layer being formed on an outer surface of the Al alloy tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Aluminum Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaya KATSUMATA, Yasunori Hyogo
  • Publication number: 20140186559
    Abstract: Simplification of the manufacture of composite material fuselages for aircraft, as well as mass reduction of fuselage sections and space optimization inside such fuselage sections. To accomplish this, it is proposed to use stringers of a new type which have a closed transverse section, and which are thus able to be self-positioned relative to one another by being positioned edge-to-edge on a stringer supporting structure, such as the outer surface of a mandrel. The installation of the stringers in grooves of conjugate shape is by this means made unnecessary. The stringers have cut-outs located between circumferential frames, and are able to house utility systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Inventors: Patrick Lieven, Romain Delahaye
  • Publication number: 20140186558
    Abstract: Disclosed is a composite form-member including: a hollow metal form-member with holes formed through the inner and the outer surface of the form-member; and a coated layer filling the holes and laminated on the inner and outer surfaces of the form-member, the coated layer is made of an organic fiber material with carbon, and a welding portion comprising an exposed outer circumferential surface portion without the coated layer laminated thereon, and a method of manufacturing thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Inventor: Ho-Seung Lee
  • Patent number: 8765240
    Abstract: The invention relates to a molding compound including a polyester resin composition, ABS components, waxes, matting agents and optionally vegetable oil, which is used to produce films with a low luster, improved thermal resistance of the film and/or of the surface structure and an increased shrinking onset temperature, in addition to a modified shrinkage progression in comparison to films without the aforementioned additives. The fraction of the polyester resin composition is between 30 and 97 wt. % and the fraction of the additives between 1.5 and 70 wt. %, in relation to the total weight of the molding compound. The films are used as shrink-wrapping and packaging films and films for furniture and printed circuit boards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Kloeckner Pentaplast GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Thorsten Grigo, Max Niegl, Guenter Deiringer
  • Publication number: 20140178612
    Abstract: A continuous process for making a multi-panel sterilization assembly, the process including the steps of: providing a moving, continuous base web; providing a plurality of subassemblies; applying the subassemblies in position on the moving, continuous base web to define repeating portions that incorporate the subassemblies and alternating portions that lack such subassemblies; providing side tabs; applying the side tabs in position on the moving, continuous base web with respect to at least one edge of the portions that incorporate the subassemblies; attaching the subassemblies and the side tabs to the moving, continuous base web to form a continuous work-piece; and separating the continuous work-piece into individual multi-panel sterilization assemblies, each multi-panel sterilization assembly comprising a barrier panel, a fold protection panel and at least one side tab.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark T. Pamperin, Brian L. Gustin, Eric T. Bricker, Melissa R. Gaynor
  • Publication number: 20140178611
    Abstract: In certain embodiments, the invention is directed to apparatus comprising a liquid-impregnated surface, said surface comprising an impregnating liquid and a matrix of solid features spaced sufficiently close to stably contain the impregnating liquid therebetween or therewithin, and methods thereof. In some embodiments, one or both of the following holds: (i) 0<??0.25, where ? is a representative fraction of the projected surface area of the liquid-impregnated surface corresponding to non-submerged solid at equilibrium; and (ii) Sow(a)<0, where Sow(a) is spreading coefficient, defined as ?wa??wo??oa, where ? is the interfacial tension between the two phases designated by subscripts w, a, and o, where w is water, a is air, and o is the impregnating liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: J. David Smith, Sushant Anand, Srinivas Prasad Bengaluru Subramanyam, Konrad Rykaczewski, Kripa K. Varanasi
  • Publication number: 20140177138
    Abstract: A housing component of a handheld electronic device, the housing component comprising a cellular material which has a density of from 0.02 to 0.6 g/cc and a Young's modulus of from 32 to 5500 Mpa, the cellular material being three-dimensionally shaped to form a substantially resilient body. There is also disclosed a method of manufacturing a housing component of a handheld electronic device, the method comprising the steps of: a. providing a cellular material; and b. three-dimensionally shaping the cellular material to form a substantially resilient body in the form of a housing component of a handheld electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: Gurit (USA) Inc
    Inventors: Garry Christopher JOLLIFFE, Chai Zachary Pocknett, Sam Shehyee Ang, Richard Alden Downs-Honey, Matthew Evan Bodoff
  • Publication number: 20140178610
    Abstract: The present invention provides a transfer line exchanger which is optimized for one or more objective functions of interest such as pressure drop, erosion rate, fouling, coke deposition and operating costs. The transfer line exchanger is designed by computer modeling a transfer line exchanger in which the cross section of flow path is substantially circular and modeling the operation of the transfer line under industrial conditions to validate the model design and its operation. Then iteratively the model design is deformed and the operation of the deformed part is modeled and compared to values obtained with other deformed models until the value of the objective function is optimized (e.g. at an extreme) or the change in the objective function is approaching zero.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: NOVA CHEMICALS (INTERNATIONAL) S.A.
    Inventors: Eric Clavelle, Edgar Yajure, Leslie Wilfred Benum, Edward Christopher Foy, David Eisenhawer
  • Patent number: 8758023
    Abstract: An antler mounting kit is used to display antlers obtained from an animal. The antler mounting kit comprises a body that is formed from a polymer and that replicates natural contours of at least a portion of a head of the animal. A mounting base is fixed relative to the body and is positioned to support the antlers in an anatomically correct position that replicates antler position on the head of the animal. The body defines a cutout extending along the mounting base for receiving a base of the antlers. A cover replicates natural contours of a portion of the head of the animal and abuts the body and covers the cutout for concealing the base of the antlers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: CamoBitt LLC
    Inventor: Kenneth Bittner
  • Publication number: 20140170342
    Abstract: A vehicle component (3, 11) for a motor vehicle body has at least one line (6, 7, 12, 13, 14) integrated in the vehicle component (3, 11). The vehicle component (3, 11) is formed from a fiber composite material and the at least one line (6, 7, 11, 12, 13) is laminated into the vehicle component (3, 11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Volker Peitz
  • Publication number: 20140170435
    Abstract: A hollow article includes a metallic hollow article formed from a having a first major surface, an internal cavity with an opening in the first major surface, and a socket around the opening; a cover of composite material received in the socket and covering the opening; and a filler material of foam in the internal cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kwan Hui, Michael A. Weisse, Darin S. Lussier, Hillary Anne Huttenhower
  • Publication number: 20140162001
    Abstract: The invention relates to a carbon-containing nanomaterial comprising, in particular made up as, a network of carbon wall structures which enclose open or closed voids which has a density which can be as low as 0.2 mg per cm3 or lower. The nanomaterial of the invention is made up as a network of carbon wall structures. The carbon wall structures can be tubular, rod-like or in the form of webs or the like which have varying thickness and thus form a network structure, in particular a three-dimensional network structure constructed in the manner of a sponge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Inventors: Karl Schulte, Matthias Mecklenburg
  • Publication number: 20140162002
    Abstract: Sheet goods having extremely long repeat lengths and tiles having a large number of different visual patterns are formed by printing two different print patterns having different repeat lengths. The two different print patterns are printed on two films that are laminated together, or on a substrate, or one print pattern on a substrate and one print pattern on a transparent or translucent film that is laminated to the printed substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Katharine C. FERNBACK, Kean M. ANSPACH, John R. ESHBACH
  • Patent number: 8747971
    Abstract: Bag made of a breathable biodegradable uniform film having thickness from 10 to 40 ?m and with permeability to water greater than 950 g 30 ?m/m2 24 h in which the biodegradable film comprises starch and possibly a thermoplastic polymer insoluble in water with melting temperature between 60° C. and 150° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Novamont S.p.A.
    Inventors: Catia Bastioli, Gianfranco Del Tredici, Roberto Ponti, Maurizio Tosin
  • Patent number: 8748008
    Abstract: A fired heater tube that is resistant to corrosion and fouling is disclosed. The fired heater tube comprises an advantageous high performance coated material composition resistant to corrosion and fouling comprises: (PQR), wherein P is an oxide layer at the surface of (PQR), Q is a coating metal layer interposed between P and R, and R is a base metal layer, wherein P is substantially comprised of alumina, chromia, silica, mullite, spinels, and mixtures thereof, Q comprises Cr, and at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ni, Al, Si, Mn, Fe, Co, B, C, N, P, Ga, Ge, As, In, Sn, Sb, Pb, Sc, La, Y, Ce, Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Mo, W, Re, Ru, Rh, Ir, Pd, Pt, Cu, Ag, Au and mixtures thereof, and R is selected from the group consisting of low chromium steels, ferritic stainless steels, austenetic stainless steels, duplex stainless steels, Inconel alloys, Incoloy alloys, Fe—Ni based alloys, Ni-based alloys and Co-based alloys.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: ChangMin Chun, Mark A Greaney, Ian A Cody, F. Pierce Hubbard, Jr., David Samuel Deutsch
  • Patent number: 8747970
    Abstract: Provided is an eco-friendly poly(propylene carbonate) resin composition for a sheet, which is characterized by using a poly(alkylene carbonate) resin developed by efficiently utilizing carbon dioxide, which is a major contributor to global warding, as a main material, and including appropriate additives, such as, a strength modifier, and a flexibilizer, thereby completely solving environmental hazards controversy of the existing polyvinyl chloride resin products; exhibiting excellent mechanical and thermal properties, processability, post processability (printability, embossing and surface treatment, laminating characteristics) and superior anti-flaming property (low smoke density) and elongation characteristics as compared with the existing polyvinyl chloride resin products; and overcoming an extruding production method which is a small-sized production manner, corresponding to a big defect in thermoplastic plastics emerged as substitutes for polyvinyl chloride resin products and thus applying a calendering
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignees: SK Innovation Co., Ltd., SK Global Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Koo Kim, Young Hyo Park, In Hun Son, Seung Gweon Hong, Kang Min Jung, Kwang Jin Chung, Myung Ahn Ok
  • Publication number: 20140155491
    Abstract: A composition and method for treatment of cancer. The composition for treating a skin disorder, comprising: a Nitrogen Mustard or an HX salt of the Nitrogen Mustard, wherein the Nitrogen Mustard or the HX salt of the Nitrogen Mustard is in a non-aqueous vehicle or carrier that does not include petrolatum or ethanol, wherein the non-aqueous vehicle or carrier that does not include petrolatum or ethanol does not include petrolatum or ethanol. The method comprises topically applying the composition of a Nitrogen Mustard or a HX salt of the Nitrogen Mustard to the affected skin, wherein the Nitrogen Mustard or the HX salt of the Nitrogen Mustard is in a non-aqueous vehicle or carrier that does not include petrolatum or ethanol, wherein the non-aqueous vehicle or carrier does not include petrolatum or ethanol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Inventors: Robert Alonso, Peter A. Crooks, Mark A. Pimley
  • Publication number: 20140154437
    Abstract: A component made of a fiber composite material contains at least three wound layers made of a fiber material that are arranged one over the other. Each of the wound layers contains one or more windings. For each wound layer containing more than one winding, all windings of the wound layer have the same winding angle and are separated from each other in some sections, whereby intermediate spaces are formed between the windings. All windings of at least two of the wound layers have the same first winding angle. All of the windings of one wound layer, which is arranged between the two wound layers having the windings with a same first winding angle, have a second winding angle. The magnitudes of the first and second winding angles differ, and the windings having the second winding angle intersect with the windings having the first winding angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: SGL CARBON SE
    Inventors: MARKUS SCHROEDER, SEBASTIAN FROMMELT, KARL HINGST
  • Patent number: 8741402
    Abstract: Food packaging articles, food packaging webs, and food packaging methods comprising a myoglobin blooming agent and synergist that promote or preserve the desirable appearance of food products are provided. The food contact layer of the packaging webs may comprise a myoglobin blooming agent and a synergist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Curwood, Inc.
    Inventors: Dan G. Siegel, Kevin Philip Nelson, Ryan Arthur Michaud
  • Patent number: 8741403
    Abstract: A flexible disposition apparatus includes a body made of a flexible material and at least one attaching element integrally formed on at least one lateral surface of the body, and the body includes a containing portion and an opening interconnected to the containing portion, such that the containing portion and the attaching element can combine at least one electronic device with a power bank, or combine at least one expansion module with an electronic device to constitute an electric connection in order to reduce the carrying volume and enhance the practicality of the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Tennrich International Corp.
    Inventors: Shih-Hui Chen, Chin-Tien Lin
  • Publication number: 20140146452
    Abstract: A housing of electronic device includes a back shell defining an assembly hole, a main body, a fixing element comprising a head, and a connection element fixed to the back shell. The connection element defines a receiving hole for receiving the head of the fixing element and a through hole aligned with the assembly hole. The inner diameter of the assembly hole is smaller than an inner diameter of the receiving hole and the diameter of the head of the fixing element. The assembly hole may receive a shank of a screwdriver that threads the fixing element into the main body. An electronic device including the housing is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: HUNG-YUN CHU, CHANG-WEI TSAO
  • Patent number: 8734926
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a plastics transport container for transporting and/or storing articles, having a container base (14) and side walls (2, 3) which are circumferentially arranged at the base of the container. Thus, it is provided that at least one flat section of the thin-walled container with a thickness ranging from 1.4 mm to 4 mm is reinforced by a braided or woven structure of fibers (4) embedded in the surface or proximal to the surface of the section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Schoeller Arca Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Thorsten Lenz, Oliver Orset, Herman Gommer
  • Publication number: 20140141184
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a bowl-shaped structure, a bowl-shaped structure manufactured thereby, and a bowl array using the bowl-shaped structure, wherein the method for manufacturing the bowl-shaped structure comprises the following steps: putting into contact a first substrate, on which a particle alignment layer is formed, and a second substrate so as to transfer the particle alignment layer to the second substrate; forming a particle-thin film complex by coating the particle alignment layer that is transferred on the second substrate with a thin film formation substance; removing a portion of the thin film formation substance from the complex to expose particles, and then removing the exposed particles to form a template having a hole; and forming the bowl-shaped structure by coating a first substance on the surface of the hole of the template and then removing the template.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: SOGANG UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Kyung Byung Yoon, Hyun Sung Kim
  • Publication number: 20140141179
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of producing improved feathers (including down feathers) by coating said feathers with coating materials via plasma deposition resulting in coated feathers and down feathers with improved properties such as moisture resistance, hydrophobicity, fill power (loft), and other improved characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2011
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Inventors: Christopher M. Pavlos, Robert P. Harkabus, Keris Ward, Donald E. Owens, Randy Harward, Tetsuya O'Hara, Duncan Ferguson