Natural Or Synthetic Rubber Or Rubber-like Compound Containing Patents (Class 428/36.8)
  • Publication number: 20140205782
    Abstract: A novel vulcanizable composition is provided, based on at least one hydrogenated nitrile rubber, on at least one peroxide, on at least one unsaturated carboxylic acid and/or salts thereof, and also on specific microgels. These vulcanizable compositions can be used to obtain vulcanized products which can in particular be used for drive belts, roll coverings, hoses and cables.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: LANXESS Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Werner OBRECHT, Claus WRANA
  • 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: 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Patent number: 8748004
    Abstract: The invention relates to a copolyamide comprising at least two different units corresponding to the following general formulation: A/X.T A is chosen from a unit obtained from an amino acid, a unit obtained from a lactam and a unit corresponding to the formula (Ca diamine).(Cb diacid), with a representing the number of carbon atoms of the diamine and b representing the number of carbon atoms of the diacid, a and b each being between 4 and 36, advantageously between 9 and 18, X.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Arkema France
    Inventors: Thierry Briffaud, Philippe Blondel
  • Patent number: 8728600
    Abstract: A pipe- or tube-shaped 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: June 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventor: Richard Allen Hayes
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20140106103
    Abstract: A multilayer injection molded article containing a layer (X) formed of a resin composition containing a polyamide compound (A) and a resin (B), and a layer (Y) containing a resin (C) as a major component, wherein the polyamide compound (A) contains from 25 to 50% by mol of a diamine unit, which contains a particular diamine unit in an amount of 50% by mol or more; from 25 to 50% by mol of a dicarboxylic acid unit, which contains a particular dicarboxylic acid unit in an amount of 50% by mol or more; and from 0.1 to 50% by mol of a particular constitutional unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Shota Arakawa, Takafumi Oda, Ryoji Otaki, Kentaro Ishii
  • Patent number: 8695119
    Abstract: An elastomeric article, such as a glove or a condom, is coated with a compound containing silicone, collagen and allantoin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignees: Precision Components, Inc., Xela Corporation
    Inventors: Anil Segat, Andreas Brown
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20140099460
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of making a cord-reinforced rubber article, comprising the steps of (A) atomizing a mixture of a halogenated hydrocarbon, a carrier gas, and at least one member of the group consisting of hydrocarbon sulfides and polymerizable monomers, to form an atomized mixture; (B) generating an atmospheric pressure plasma from the atomized mixture; (C) exposing a reinforcement cord to the atmospheric pressure plasma to produce a treated reinforcement cord; and (D) contacting the treated reinforcement cord with a rubber composition comprising a diene based elastomer and at least one member of the group consisting of methylene donors and methylene acceptors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Lauren Elizabeth Brace, Frederic Gerard Auguste Siffer, James Gregory Gillick, Dinesh Chandra, Ralf Mruk, William Paul Francik
  • Publication number: 20140087110
    Abstract: Provided are a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition comprising, as a rubber component, at least two modified rubbers modified with a polar functional group and having different modification rates with each other, a laminate body comprising (A) a resin film layer and (B) a rubber elastic body layer wherein they are adhered via (C) the said pressure-sensitive adhesive composition, and a pneumatic tire having the said laminate body as an inner liner layer; and thus, provided are the pressure-sensitive adhesive composition that can firmly bond between the resin film layer and the rubber elastic body layer while the laminate body obtained therefrom does not generate cracks at low temperature, the laminate body using the said pressure-sensitive adhesive composition, and the pneumatic tire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuya Ogasawara, Ryuji Nakagawa, Kotaro Hayakawa, Hideyuki Chiashi
  • Patent number: 8668973
    Abstract: A three-part laminated surface construction can be shaped and molded by hand and will retain that shape until the particular need is met, such as controlling the flow of liquids and resins, or establishing a protective cover. The surface construction includes a center layer of pliable hand-moldable sheet with pliable sheet outer layers secured over the hand-moldable sheet. The perimeter of the pliable outer layers are secured together. The pliable hand-moldable sheet can be provided with diagonal slots to form quadrants for folding around and protection from sharp objects. In one form cloth inserted rubber material is used for the outer layers. In one form, a strap with loop and hook fastener is provided to aid in securing the protective cover in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Inventor: Kevin F. Lohmeier
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20140065337
    Abstract: A process for producing particles, the process including pulverizing particles of a compound represented by formula (I) with a median diameter (50% D) of over 100 ?m by using a pulverizer in the presence of at least one member selected from the group consisting of silica, talc and clay, to obtain particles of the compound represented by formula (I) with a median diameter (50% D) of 100 ?m or less, in formula (I), R1 and R2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or alternatively, R1 and R2 are inked to each other to form a ring together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bound, m represents an integer of 2 to 9, Mn+ represents H+ or an n-valent metal ion, and n represents an integer of 1 or 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Hiroshi Shiratani, Masahito Sekiguchi, Yasuo Uekita
  • Publication number: 20140065336
    Abstract: A highly saturated nitrile rubber composition containing a carboxyl group-containing highly saturated nitrile rubber (A1) which contains ?,?-ethylenically unsaturated nitrile monomer units 15 to 60 wt % and ?,?-ethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acid monoester monomer units 1 to 60 wt % and has an iodine value of 120 or less, a highly saturated nitrile rubber (A2) which contains ?,?-ethylenically unsaturated nitrile monomer units 15 to 60 wt %, has a content of the ?,?-ethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acid monoester monomer units of 0.9 wt % or less, and has an iodine value of 120 or less, and a polyamide resin (B), a content ratio of the carboxyl group-containing highly saturated nitrile rubber (A1) and the highly saturated nitrile rubber (A2) being a weight ratio of “carboxyl group-containing highly saturated nitrile rubber (A1):highly saturated nitrile rubber (A2)” of 2:98 to 98:2, is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomonori Nakashima, Masato Sakamoto
  • Publication number: 20140030458
    Abstract: A crosslinked rubber composition, process for preparing same, and a flexible component based on at least one room-temperature vulcanizing “RTV” silicone elastomer and including at least one phase change material (PCM) is provided. The flexible element includes at least one elastomer layer capable of storing thermal energy and of releasing it which includes the crosslinked rubber composition. Also provided is a thermal control or regulating system incorporating the flexible element. The composition is such that the silicone elastomer has a viscosity measured at 23° C. according to the ISO 3219 standard which is less than or equal to 5000 mPa.s. The silicone elastomer inlcudes two components A and B and is crosslinked by polyaddition or polycondensation, and the composition includes the PCM, which is not encapsulated and is in the micronized state, in an amount of greater than 50 phr (phr: parts by weight per hundred parts per elastomer(s)).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Inventors: Arthur Van Eibergen, Benjamin Swoboda, Benoit Le Rossignol, Christophe Dominiak
  • Publication number: 20140017426
    Abstract: A protective cover for an exposed end of a rebar has a collar with a closed end and an open end and a cap disposed within the collar. The cap has a closed end and an open end that is exposed to the open end of the collar such that an end of a rebar that is introduced into the open end of the collar will extend into the open end of the cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventor: Vasken Kassarjian
  • Publication number: 20130344269
    Abstract: Desired is a technology for improving the vibration-damping properties of a chloroprene rubber under low-temperature environment without deterioration of the mechanical properties, permanent compression set, and tension fatigue. Provided is a chloroprene rubber composition, comprising a chloroprene rubber at least containing a xanthogen-modified chloroprene rubber and/or a mercaptan-modified chloroprene rubber in an amount of 100 parts by mass, a carbon black having a number-average particle diameter of 70 nm to 600 nm and a DBP oil absorption, as determined by the Oil Absorption A method of JIS-K6221, of 15 ml/100 g to 60 ml/100 g in an amount of 15 to 150 parts by mass, and a plasticizer represented by the following Chemical Formula (1) in an amount of 3 to 30 parts by mass: [C.1] R1COO—(CH2)8—COOR2??(1) (wherein, R1 and R2 each represent an alkyl group having a carbon number of 1 to 7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: DENKI KAGAKU KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasushi Abe, Hiroyuki Ishiguro
  • Publication number: 20130323449
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of fatty acid esters, either unsaturated or saturated, as plasticizers for rubbers, especially for NBR and CR rubbers. The plasticizers used according to the invention are safe, in contrast to the conventionally used toxic phthalates such as DEHP and DBP, and can be obtained from renewable raw materials, especially from vegetable oils such as palm oil. For rubbers comprising these plasticizers, there is a multitude of possible uses in the rubber technology sector, especially as a material for cable sheathing, hoses, seals, membranes, shoe soles, floor coverings, damping devices and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2011
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicants: H&R ÖLWERKE SCHINDLER GMBH, TUDAPETROL MINERALÖLERZEUGNISSE NILS HANSEN KG
    Inventors: Cristina Bergmann, Jürgen Trimbach
  • Publication number: 20130316110
    Abstract: A rubber molded article which has a good visibility, prevent medical errors effectively by easily and certainly identifying injector or other containers containing medicinal agents which are used together with colored rubber molded articles, and prevent problems caused by dispersion of coloring agents into medicinal agents without harming the inherent properties of a rubber molded article like sealing performance. A colored film layer 4 is positioned in the interior portion and a transparent resin portion 5 extends from at least one surface of the colored film layer 4 to the outermost layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Inventor: Masamichi SUDO
  • Publication number: 20130312650
    Abstract: A pole-cleaning device sleeve having a pole-like member with a proximal end, a distal end, opposite to the proximal end, and a length separating the distal and proximal ends, the pole-like member having a head portion defining a working surface and being coupled to the distal end of the pole-like member, the pole-cleaning device also having a removably couplable sleeve with a distal end substantially adjacent to the head portion, a proximal end terminating at a location along the pole-like member length, and a sleeve length separating the distal and proximal ends, an outer layer being of a substantially deformably-resilient and polymer-based material, an inner layer coupled to the outer layer and contacting an outer surface of the pole-like member, and the outer and inner layers encapsulating at least a portion of the pole-like member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Inventor: Kaj Zingo Smith
  • Patent number: 8592016
    Abstract: Provided are high temperature food preparation films, bags made from the films, as well as methods for fabricating such bags. The high temperature food preparation films are composed of a blended monolayer thermoplastic elastomer film comprising a polyamide and a polyester elastomer. The polyamides include nylon-6, nylon-6,6, copolymers of nylon-6, copolymers of nylon-6,6, and combinations thereof. Bags made from such films are used in high temperature cooking applications of up to about 425° F.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: M&Q IP Leasing, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Schmal, Ernest E. Bachert, John A. Menges
  • Patent number: 8586162
    Abstract: The present invention is an electroconductive endless belt used in an image forming apparatus in which a decrease with use in the gloss value caused by frictions and the like with papers and cleaning blade is suppressed. In the electroconductive endless belt, the base resin of the electroconductive endless belt comprises a polyalkylene terephthalate resin in combination with a naphthalene ring-containing thermoplastic resin and/or a naphthalene ring-containing thermoplastic elastomer having a melting point higher than that of the polyalkylene terephthalate resin, and the mass ratio of the polyalkylene terephthalate resin to the naphthalene ring-containing thermoplastic resin and/or the naphthalene ring-containing thermoplastic elastomer in the base resin is in the range of 90/10 to 50/50.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Takahiro Suzuki, Kunio Machida
  • Publication number: 20130280460
    Abstract: To provide a flame-retardant styrene resin composition excellent in the product strength, moldability and heat resistance. A flame-retardant styrene resin composition comprising 100 parts by mass of (A) a rubber-modified styrene resin, from 5.5 to 12 parts by mass of (B) a bromine-type flame retardant made of 2,4,6-tris(2,4,6-tribromophenoxy)-1,3,5-triazine, from 0.5 to 5 parts by mass of (C) a flame retardancy-imparting auxiliary agent, and from 0.5 to 1.6 parts by mass of (D) at least two lubricants selected from the group consisting of (a) a polyolefin wax, (b) a higher fatty acid amide and (c) a higher carboxylic acid metal salt, wherein the proportions of the respective lubricants are such that (a) is from 0 to 40 mass %, (b) is from 0 to 80 mass %, and (c) is from 0 to 80 mass %, provided that the total amount of (a), (b) and (c) is 100 mass %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: TOYO STYRENE Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiharu Kurata, Katsunori Konno
  • Publication number: 20130280458
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polymers functionalized by terminal groups, where the polymers have a trialkylsilyloxy group of the formula (I) at the end of the chain, where R1, R2, and R3 can be identical or different and are alkyl, cycloalkyl, and aralkyl moieties which can comprise heteroatoms such as O, N, S, and Si.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2011
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: LANXESS Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Norbert Steinhauser
  • Publication number: 20130280459
    Abstract: A nitrile rubber composition containing a carboxyl group-containing nitrile rubber and a reactive silicone oil and cross-linked rubber obtained by using that nitrile rubber composition are provided. Further, a rubber composition for sliding member use containing a carboxyl group-containing rubber which contains carboxyl group-containing monomer units in a ratio of 0.1 to 20 wt %, a content ratio of monomer units which have unsaturated carbon-carbon double bonds of 20 wt % or less, and a content ratio of monomer units which have halogen atoms of 5 wt % or less and a reactive silicone oil is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2011
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomonori Nakashima, Kentarou Mori, Masato Sakamoto, Nobuyoshi Emori
  • Patent number: 8563103
    Abstract: A polylactide hydrosol polymer formulations suitable for thin film articles and methods of making the thin film articles are provided. The formulations and methods can be use to make articles such as gloves, condoms, catheters and the like using dip forming, and various casting processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Smarthealth, Inc.
    Inventors: Curtis P. Hamann, Sebastian S. Plamthottam
  • Publication number: 20130273282
    Abstract: The invention related to a method of colouring portions of a tyre and to a tyre obtained by said method. The method includes: forming a highly impermeable protective layer by depositing an aqueous emulsion on a part of the tyre to be coloured; and depositing a coloured layer on the protective layer. The aqueous emulsion has at least a cross-linkable polymer base, and a surfactant of molecular formula (I): (R1CONR2CHR3COO?)nXn+ where R1 is an aliphatic group C6-C23, R2 is H or an aliphatic group C1-C8, R3 is H or an aliphatic or aromatic group C1-C8, X is a metal cation, preferably an alkaline cation, and n is an integer of 1 to 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Salvatore Cotugno, Matteo Simone Almi, Martina Gruarin, Giovanni Alessandro Pertusio
  • Publication number: 20130260071
    Abstract: This application discloses the use of polyamide-polydiene blends to improve the oxygen reactivity in the presence of ionic polyester compatibilizers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: M&G USA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ricardo Knudsen, Jeffrey D. Black
  • Patent number: 8545953
    Abstract: A blow molding having capacity of at least 250 ml, having a shell which is composed of impact-resistant polystyrene and which is produced via injection stretch blow molding where an average aspect ratio of rubber particles derived from longitudinal section and an average aspect ratio of rubber particles derived from cross section measured in transmission electron micrographs is greater than 4 respectively, and a biaxial orientation of the rubber particles, given by the ratio of the aspect ratio derived from cross section to the aspect ratio derived from longitudinal section is smaller than 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Styrolution GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Burgdörfer, Walter Heckmann, Hans-Jürgen Renner, Christian Schade, Hans-Dieter Schwaben
  • Patent number: 8540110
    Abstract: The invention relates to a high-pressure container comprising a thin-walled, cylindrical metal liner (1) having bases (8) on the end sections and an outer stable jacket (2) that surrounds the liner (1). At least one of the bases (8) of the liner (1) has a slight convex curvature towards the interior of the liner (1). A pressure converter (4) is situated between the outer surface of the convex base (8) and the inner surface of a base part of the stable jacket (2), said converter being constructed from a rigid profiled base on the side facing the base part of the rigid jacket (2) and a deformable cushion (6) of viscoelastic material on the side facing the convex base (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Armotech S.R.O.
    Inventors: Sergey V. Lukiyanets, Nikolay G. Moroz
  • Patent number: 8541077
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a multi-layer oriented shrink film comprising at least one skin layer comprising a polystyrene material and at least one core layer comprising a polyolefin layer. The films are preferably primarily oriented in either the machine or the cross direction. These films are ideally suited for use as a shrink label which can be applied either as a CD shrink sleeve or applied using a continuous roll process. The films ideally have an overall density of less than 1.0 g/cm3, to facilitate recycling efforts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Rajen M. Patel, Debra H. Niemann, Pak-Wing S. Chum, Moris Amon, Evgueni Rozenbaoum, Chia-Hsi Chu
  • Patent number: 8541078
    Abstract: Fuel cartridges for fuel cells are disclosed. One fuel cartridge has an outer casing, an inner liner containing fuel, and a valve component adapted to transport fuel from the fuel supply to a fuel cell. The outer casing and the inner liner are made by blow molding and as the fuel is transported from the fuel supply, the inner liner pulls away from the outer casing. Another fuel cartridge includes an outer casing, an inner liner containing fuel, and a valve component adapted to transport fuel from the fuel supply to a fuel cell. The inner liner is integral to the outer casing at a region proximate to the location of the valve component. The inner liner and/or the outer casing can be fluorinated, coated with a barrier material or wrapped with a barrier film to reduce vapor permeation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Societe BIC
    Inventors: Paul Adams, Andrew J. Curello, Floyd Fairbanks, Alain Rosenzweig
  • Publication number: 20130243987
    Abstract: In the method for manufacturing an uncured blank of a vehicle tire, a strip (30) of rubber is extruded and is made to pass between two members (18, 10) one of which forms a roller (18) for extruding the strip, such that the faces (21, 23) of the strip, forming one and the same section of the strip in a plane perpendicular to a direction of travel of the strip and pressing simultaneously against the respective members, are driven at linear speeds that differ from one another, and that the members (18, 10) stretch the strip between them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2011
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Inventors: Magaly Fougeras, Stephane Gatien, Patrice Monnereau
  • Patent number: 8535771
    Abstract: An apparatus for generating electrical energy includes at least one generator connected to a drive device. The drive device includes at least one guide element for transforming the energy of a flowing medium into a rotational movement. The guide element is arranged in the flow path of the heated exhaust air coming from at least one heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Weinmann Gerate fur Medizin GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Martin Eifler
  • Patent number: 8535773
    Abstract: A hose for transporting refrigerant of this invention is a hose comprising an inner tube layer including a gas barrier layer and a rubber layer adjacent to an outer surface of the gas barrier layer. The rubber layer comprises a rubber composition comprising from 1 to 15 parts by mass of an alkylphenol-formaldehyde resin and from 1 to 8 parts by mass of a hydrotalcite per 100 parts by mass of a raw rubber. The raw rubber comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of a BIMS and a butyl rubber and/or a halogenated butyl rubber, which is a copolymer rubber. The gas barrier layer comprises a polyamide resin composition comprising a modified polyamide obtained by blending a polyamide and a carboxyl group-containing modified polyolefin. The hose for transporting refrigerant of this invention has superior adhesion between the gas barrier layer and the rubber layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuaki Shinoda, Kazuto Yamakawa
  • Publication number: 20130236670
    Abstract: A composition for vulcanizing adhesion, comprises a rubber (a), at least one compound (b) selected from the group consisting of salts of 1,8-diazabicyclo(5.4.0) undecene-7, salts of 1,5-diazabicyclo(4.3.0)-nonene-5, 1,8-diazabicyclo(5.4.0) undecene-7, and 1,5-diazabicyclo(4.3.0)-nonene-5, and at least one water-carrying substance (c) selected from water-absorbed substances and hydrated substances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: DAISO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koshiro Hamaguchi, Motoki Kitagawa, Toyofumi Otaka, Taro Ozaki, Yoritaka Yasuda
  • Patent number: 8530016
    Abstract: The invention described herein includes a repellent elastomeric article with antimicrobial properties particularly useful in industrial and medical fields, such as gloves. The article contains an elastomeric base and a fluid-repellent coating composition that effectively repels both hydrophilic and lipophilic liquids from its surface and inhibits cross-contamination of surfaces. Articles prepared in accordance with the invention reduce the risk of contamination associated with blood and other body fluids, as well as reduce fluid-based visual obstruction and enhance the clarity of medical procedures. The invention also provides a method of reducing the ability of fluids to adhere to the surface of an elastomeric article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Allegiance Corporation
    Inventors: Shiping Wang, Ida Berger
  • Publication number: 20130230675
    Abstract: A laminated body comprises a rubber layer (A) and a fluororesin layer (B) laminated over the rubber layer (A) The rubber layer (A) is a layer comprising a rubber composition for vulcanization. The rubber composition for vulcanization comprises an epichlorohydrin rubber (a1), at least one compound (a2) selected from the group consisting of salts of 1,8-diazabicyclo(5.4.0)undecene-7, salts of 1,5-diazabicyclo(4.3.0)-nonene-5, 1,8-diazabicyclo(5.4.0) undecene-7, and 1,5-diazabicyclo(4.3.0)-nonene-5, an epoxy resin (a3), and at least one water-carrying substance (a4) selected from water-absorbed substances and hydrated substances. The fluororesin layer (B) is a layer comprising a fluorine-contained polymer composition and the fluorine-contained polymer composition comprises a fluorine-contained polymer (b1) having a copolymerization unit originating from chlorotrifluoroethylene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicants: DAISO CO., LTD., DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Masui, Takeshi Inaba, Yuuki Kuwajima, Koshiro Hamaguchi, Motoki Kitagawa
  • Patent number: 8524345
    Abstract: A temporary part is fixed to a base by using an adhesive layer to which fillers are mixed at a predetermined density. When the temporary part is heated, heat is applied to the fillers and the adhesive layer. At a temperature equal to or higher than the glass-transition temperature of the adhesive agent, the heated adhesive layer is thermally contracted so as to release remaining stress, and on the other hand, the heated fillers are thermally expanded. In this manner, the peel-off strength between the adhesive layer and the base (or the temporary part) is reduced, and the disassembly is facilitated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshio Oozeki, Satoshi Arai, Shigeharu Tsunoda, Taihei Yotsuya, Shizuo Imaoka
  • Patent number: 8518502
    Abstract: An inflatable device, in particular a device including a body having an outer surface and an inner surface, the inner surface accessible through an orifice in the body, the body including a prolamine protein that exhibits air or gas impermeability for a suitable period of time, and yet is biodegradable upon exposure to the environment. The device can be utilized as a balloon for personal uses such as toys, gifts or balloon releases at events, or as a medical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Inventors: Frank Bona, David A. Schiraldi
  • Publication number: 20130209716
    Abstract: An inflatable article is provided with an elastomer layer that is airtight towards inflation gases. The elastomer layer includes at least one rubber composition, and the rubber composition includes at least: as a non-thermoplastic elastomer, a butyl rubber, used alone or as a blend with one or more other non-thermoplastic elastomers (preferably diene elastomers); a crosslinking system; optionally a reinforcing filler at a content within a range from 0 to 120 phr; and a thermoplastic elastomer that includes a polyisobutylene block. A content of the thermoplastic elastomer is within a range from 3 to 80 parts by weight per 100 parts of non-thermoplastic elastomer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicants: MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A., COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
    Inventors: Emmanuel Custodero, Marc Greiveldinger, Cyrille Guery
  • Publication number: 20130206630
    Abstract: The present invention includes compositions of matter, methods of making and using a sealable container using a design control water based adhesive composition for application using a printing press by providing a substrate comprising a first side and a second side each having a top edge, a bottom edge, a right edge, a left edge and a storage region positioned there between; applying a first composition to the top edge, the bottom edge, the right edge, the left edge; applying at least a second composition to the first composition; and placing a cover on the at least a second composition to be sealed by the second composition and the first composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2013
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: SteriPax, Inc.
    Inventor: SteriPax, Inc.
  • Patent number: 8507062
    Abstract: A flexible-to-rigid tube is flexible when routed and is then rigidized to increase burst strength. According to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, the flexible-to-rigid tube is included in a cooling plate assembly for transferring heat from electronic components mounted on a circuit board. In one embodiment, the flexible-to-rigid tube (while in a flexible state) includes a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) or other silicone containing pendant or terminal epoxy, vinyl and/or acrylate functional groups and an initiator (e.g., a sulfonium salt photoinitiator, a free radical photoinitiator, or a thermal initiator). In another embodiment, triallyl isocyanurate (TAIC) and an initiator are incorporated into a conventional PVC-based tubing material. The flexible-to-rigid tube changes from the flexible state to a rigid state via formation of a cross-linked network upon exposure to actinic radiation or heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Dylan J. Boday, Joseph Kuczynski, Robert E. Meyer, III
  • Publication number: 20130202829
    Abstract: Elastomer composition having a self-sealing property which can be used in particular as puncture-resistant layer in an inflatable article, based on at least (phr meaning parts by weight per 100 parts of solid elastomer): a blend of at least two solid elastomers, a polybutadiene or butadiene copolymer elastomer, referred to as “elastomer A”, and a natural rubber or synthetic polyisoprene elastomer, referred to as “elastomer B”, the elastomer A:elastomer B ratio by weight being within a range from 10:90 to 90:10; between 30 and 90 phr of a hydrocarbon resin; from 0 to less than 30 phr of filler. Inflatable article, such as a tire, provided with a puncture-resistant layer comprising a composition according to the invention; the puncture-resistant layer is advantageously used in combination with an airtight layer, for example based on butyl rubber or TPS elastomer, in order to form, in the inflatable article, an airtight and puncture-resistant laminate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicants: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A., Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin
    Inventors: Bozena Voge, Vincent Pelissier, Jose Merino Lopez
  • Patent number: 8491978
    Abstract: There is provided a multilayer article suitable for use as a fuel hose in an automotive fuel system and the like, which has an inner rubber layer, an outer rubber layer and an inter-mediate resin layer formed of polyamine-based resin between the inner and outer rubber layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsuhiro Shinoda, Hiroshi Kumagai