Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
428397000 | Particular cross section | 81 |
20080248304 | Growth of single crystal nanowires - The present invention provides nanowires which are substantially straight and substantially free of nanoparticles and methods for making the same The nanowires can be made by seeded approaches, wherein nanocrystals bound to a substrate are used to promote growth of the nanowire. Nanocrystals in solution may also be used to make the nanowires of the present invention. Supercritical fluid reaction conditions can be used in a continuous or semi-batch process. | 10-09-2008 |
20090004474 | Lyocell fibers with anti-microbial activity - Meltblown lyocell fibers are disclosed which show a high degree of antimicrobial activity against | 01-01-2009 |
20090098378 | Artificial Fiber for Use in an Artificial Grass Sports Field - An artificial fiber for use in an artificial grass sports field is disclosed wherein, seen in a transverse sectional direction of the fiber, at least part of the fiber is provided with a stiffness-enhancing portion extending in the longitudinal direction thereof. The artificial fiber includes at least two fiber flange portions, at least one fiber flange portion forming the stiffness-enhancing portion, while at least two fiber flange portions have a uniform thickness. The improved artificial fiber is less flexible and consequently exhibits less tendency to deform to a flat orientation, but does not increase the risk of injuries to players or have an adverse effect on the playing characteristics of the field. Also disclosed is an artificial grass lawn, suitable for sports fields, having a substrate to which one or more artificial fibers of the invention are attached. | 04-16-2009 |
20090110926 | ELECTROSPUN SINGLE CRYSTAL MOO3 NANOWIRES FOR BIO-CHEM SENSING PROBES - Single crystal M | 04-30-2009 |
20090220785 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FORMING MICROSTRUCTURED FIBRE - A die and method for extruding an extrudable material to form an extruded member is described. In one embodiment, the die comprises a barrier member comprising a plurality of feed channels that extend through the barrier member. Furthermore, the die incorporates a passage forming member extending from the barrier member substantially in the direction of extrusion. The feed channels are arranged with respect to the passage forming member to allow the extrudable material to substantially flow about the passage forming member to form a corresponding passage in the extruded member. | 09-03-2009 |
20100151246 | POLYPHENYLENE SULFIDE SPUNBOND FIBER - The present invention is directed to a spunbond fiber comprising polyphenylene sulfide polymer having a zero shear viscosity at 300° C. of about 21,500 to about 28,000 Pa·s. | 06-17-2010 |
20100255304 | Aluminum Nitride Single Crystal Forming Polygonal Columns and a Process for Producing a Plate-Shaped Aluminum Nitride Single Crystal Using the Same - The present invention provides an aluminum nitride single crystal forming polygonal columns, the polygonal columns having the following properties [a] to [c]: | 10-07-2010 |
20110008620 | Fiber with 4T cross section - The present invention relates to a fiber with 4T cross section, comprising four T-shaped lobes, each of said T-shaped lobes having a cap portion and a leg portion, the leg portion of each of said lobes intersecting at the center of the fiber, each of said lobes separating from each other, and the adjacent T-shaped lobes forming an open hollow portion. Moreover, parameters such as Denier, opening range of the hollow portion, hollowness ratio, and degree of variation of the cross section are specifically defined. The fiber of this invention has guide channels design and thus can preserve relatively large clearances. Accordingly, the fabrics woven by the fiber of this invention have the outstanding capabilities of absorbing moisture and relieving sweat and the effect of keeping warm without creating a muggy feeling. | 01-13-2011 |
20120156488 | Thermoplastic Composite Tension Member And Method Of Manufacturing To Be Used As Sailboat Rigging - Shaped terminations for composite tension members, as well as methods for creating such shaped terminations. A shaped termination is consolidated into a solid mass that is substantially uniform in structure. Heat and pressure are used to shape and fuse the carbon fiber composite into geometries having favorable loading characteristics. This durably fixes the components of the tension member into an optimized arrangement for the intended loading configuration such that unequal stresses are minimized. Terminal geometry can be formed by re-forming existing material, or by adding additional material, which can comprise a thermoplastic composite material or other epoxy/resin composite, metal, tow, tape, mat, or other fibers, to the inside or outside of the tension member. The terminal may be machined and/or thermoformed before and/or after the addition of material. | 06-21-2012 |
20120270045 | FIBER FOR ARTIFICIAL TURF - A fiber for artificial turf is of the type of monofilament fibers utilized in the manufacturing of artificial turf carpets and which are obtained by extrusion with polyolefins, in polyethylene or another material. The fiber forming the carpets for artificial turf includes a flat rectangular general cross section with its shorter sides rounded. A central part of one of the longer faces of the fiber includes a curved-convex projection, and its other longer face includes a pair of curved-convex projections in a symmetrical position with respect to its central axis, with which a fiber is obtained for artificial turf with high resilience which facilitates its recovery against successive occasional or temporary loads, maintaining its original appearance for a longer time. | 10-25-2012 |
20130022814 | Wooden Newel Post Material - A wooden Newel post material includes two outer boards made. A middle board includes two outer sections and a central section between the outer sections and having a plurality of portions. The uppermost portion of the central section, the outer boards, and the outer sections of the middle board are made of the same high-quality wood. The remaining portions below the uppermost portion of the central section are made of short waste material resulting from cutting a wood the same as the high-quality wood or made of a second-grade wood. The plurality of portions is fixedly engaged with each other to form the central section. The central section is fixedly engaged with the outer sections to form the middle board. The middle board is sandwiched between the outer boards to form a base material that can be cut to form a baluster representing an appearance of the high-quality wood. | 01-24-2013 |
20130029152 | POLY-TRIMETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE SOLID CORE FIBRILLATION-RESISTANT FILAMENT HAVING A SUBSTANTIALLY TRIANGULAR CROSS SECTION, A SPINNERET FOR PRODUCING THE FILAMENT, AND A CARPET MADE THEREFROM - In a first aspect the invention is a solid core fibrillation-resistant, synthetic polymeric filament having three substantially equal length convex sides. The sides through substantially rounded tips centered by a distance “a” from the axis of the filament. Each rounded tip has a radius substantially equal to a length “b”. Each tip lies on a circumscribed circle having a radius substantially equal to a length (a+b) and the midpoint of each side lies on an inscribed circle having a radius substantially equal to a length “c”. The filament has a denier-per-filament in the range 10<“dpf”<35; the distance “a” lies in the range 0.00025 inches (6 micrometers)<“a”<0.004 inches (102 micrometers); the distance “b” lies in the range from 0.00008 inches (2 micrometers)<“b”<0.001 inches (24 micrometers); the distance “c” lies in the range from 0.0003 inches (8 micrometers)<“c”<0.0025 inches (64 micrometers); and the modification ratio (“MR”) lies in the range from about 1.1<“MR”01-31-2013 | |
20130183525 | Methods of Preparing Polyimide Fibers with Kidney-Shaped Cross-Sections - The present disclosure provides polyimide fibers with kidney-shaped cross-section and their preparation methods thereof, falling within the technical field of polyimide fiber. Polyimide fibers with kidney-shaped cross-sections are prepared by a continuous, integrated approach, starting from a polyamic acid solution prepared by reacting an aromatic dianhydride with an aromatic diamine. PAA nascent fibers with kidney-shaped cross-sections are obtained by adopting a spinneret having circular orifices under wet spinning process. The kidney-shaped cross-sections are obtained by varying the processing condition, including spinning speed, coagulation bath composition, coagulation temperature, and depth of coagulation bath. After washing and drying, polyamic acid nascent fibers are converted to polyimide fibers with kidney-shaped cross-sections under thermal curing. The integrated preparation methods are suitable for mass industrial production. | 07-18-2013 |
20130230717 | COPPER NANOSTRUCTURES AND METHODS FOR THEIR PREPARATION - Copper nanostructures with relatively small dimensions and method for producing such structures are discloses. The ratios of the various reaction products may be adjusted to produce pentagonal nanowires and other structures such as tadpole shaped nanowires, nanocubes or pentagonal bi-pyramids. | 09-05-2013 |
20160115375 | Proppants and Anti-Flowback Additives Including Compositions Comprising Calcium, Multi-Foil Cross Sections, and/or Size Ranges - A proppant may include a sintered ceramic, wherein the sintered ceramic has a composition including an alumina (Al | 04-28-2016 |
20160122906 | POLYURETHANE UREA ELASTIC YARN HAVING EXCELLENT UNIFORMITY AND THERMOSETTING PROPERTY - The present invention provides a polyurethane urea elastic yarn and, more particularly, to a polyurethane urea elastic yarn having excellent uniformity and thermosetting property that is prepared by (1) preparing a prepolymer using a mixture containing 2 to 25 mol. % of 2,4′-diphenylmethane diisocyanate with respect to the total weight of the diisocyanate; (2) adding a chain extender to the prepolymer; and (3) preparing a polyurethane urea polymer having a solid content of at least 40 mol. % in the final polymer, stirring the polyurethane urea polymer to obtain a polyurethane urea spinning solution, and then aging and spinning the polyurethane urea spinning solution. The polyurethane urea elastic yarn prepared by the above method displays excellent uniformity and thermosetting properties, and union/knitted yarn using this elastic yarn displays no deterioration in uniformity, thus securing good fabric quality, and also enables thermosetting at low temperature, thus preventing thermal embrittlement of the relative yarn, and resulting in excellent yellowing and touch of the union/knitted yarn. | 05-05-2016 |
428398000 | Tubular or cellular | 31 |
20080261043 | Method for Producing Nanofibres and Mesofibres by the Electrospinning of Colloidal Dispersions - Processes for forming polymer fibers, comprising: (a) providing a colloidal dispersion of at least one essentially water-insoluble polymer in an aqueous medium; and (b) electrospinning the colloidal dispersion; polymer fibers prepared by such processes; and colloidal dispersions comprising: at least one essentially water-insoluble polymer in an aqueous medium; and at least 10% by weight of a water-soluble polymer having a solubility in water of at least 0.1% by weight. | 10-23-2008 |
20090169884 | HOLLOW ORGANIC/INORGANIC COMPOSITE FIBER , HOLLOW CERAMIC FIBER, AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - A dispersion of inorganic particles, a copolymer comprising soft segments and hard segments, and a solvent may be extruded through a spinnerette to produce inorganic/organic composite hollow precursor fibers. The precursor fibers may be sintered to produce hollow ceramic fibers. | 07-02-2009 |
20090297850 | HOLLOW FIBER, DOPE COMPOSITION FOR FORMING HOLLOW FIBER, AND METHOD OF MAKING HOLLOW FIBER USING THE SAME - Disclosed is a hollow fiber that includes a hollow positioned at the center of the hollow fiber, macropores positioned at adjacent to the hollow, and mesopores and picopores positioned at adjacent to macropores, and the picopores are three dimensionally connected to each other to form a three dimensional network structure. The hollow fiber includes a polymer derived from polyimide, and the polyimide includes a repeating unit obtained from aromatic diamine including at least one ortho-positioned functional group with respect to an amine group and dianhydride. | 12-03-2009 |
20100291385 | FABRICATION OF VERTICALLY ALIGNED METALLIC NANOPILLARS - Solid and hollow cylindrical nanopillars with nanoscale diameters are provided. Also provides is a method of making such nanopillars using electron beam lithography followed by the electroplating. | 11-18-2010 |
20110014468 | Polycrystalline silicon producing method, apparatus for producing polycrystalline silicon, and polycrystalline silicon - A polycrystalline silicon producing method includes: the first process and the second process. In the first process, a surface temperature is maintained at a predetermined range by adjusting the current value to the silicon seed rod, and the raw material gas is supplied while maintaining a supply amount of chlorosilanes per square millimeter of the surface of the rod in a predetermined range until a temperature of the center portion of the rod reaches a predetermined temperature lower than the melting point of the polycrystalline silicon, and in the second process, a previously determined current value is set corresponding to a rod diameter and the supply amount of the raw material gas per square millimeter of the surface of the rod is decreased to maintain the surface temperature and the temperature of the center portion of the rod at predetermined ranges, respectively. | 01-20-2011 |
20110033704 | ADSORBENT FOR THE REMOVAL OF BLOOD CELLS - An adsorbent for the removal of blood cells, which is formed from a hydrophobic polymer resin and has a surface center line average roughness of 5 to 100 nm. The hydrophobic polymer resin is preferably a polyarylate resin (PAR), polyethersulfone resin (PES), polysulfone resin (PSF), or a polymer alloy consisting of two or more of these resins. The adsorbent for the removal of blood cells can take the form of beads, hollow fibers, or solid fibers. | 02-10-2011 |
20110039101 | ELECTROSPUN FIBER TUBULAR MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - A method of preparing electrospun fiber tubular material comprises: using single metal rod template or two-dimensional or three-dimensional metal rod combined-template which has cross structure and is composed of the said single metal rod templates to prepare tubular electrospun fiber material by controlling electrospinning process parameters. The method could control the macro-structure and micro-structure of the tubular electrospun fiber material by adjusting template parameters. The tubular electrospun fiber material obtained from the method could be used in such fields as biomedical material, tissue engineering scaffold, photo-electric material, filtering material and sensor etc. | 02-17-2011 |
20110111228 | LOW-FISHEYE POLYACETAL RESIN - The present invention provides a polyacetal resin which has excellent spinnability and excellent moldability with little optical unevenness when it is molded into a film or a sheet. The present invention provides a polyacetal resin in which the number of fisheyes having a maximum length of 30 μm or longer is 100 or less per 25 cm | 05-12-2011 |
20110244235 | GROWTH PROCESS FOR GALLIUM NITRIDE POROUS NANORODS - A GaN nanorod and formation method. Formation includes providing a substrate having a GaN film, depositing SiN | 10-06-2011 |
20110293937 | HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLY(2,6-DIMETHYL-1,4-PHENYLENE ETHER) AND PROCESS THEREFOR - A poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene ether) having a high molecular weight and a reduced content of low molecular weight species can be prepared by a method that includes specific conditions for the oxidative polymerization, chelation, and isolation steps. The poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene ether) is particularly useful for the fabrication of fluid separation membranes. | 12-01-2011 |
20120088104 | ACRYLONITRILE SWOLLEN FIBER FOR CARBON FIBER, PRECURSOR FIBER BUNDLE, STABILIZED FIBER BUNDLE, CARBON FIBER BUNDLE AND PRODUCTION METHODS THEREOF - Provided is a carbon fiber bundle for obtaining a fiber-reinforced plastic having high mechanical characteristics. An acrylonitrile swollen fiber for a carbon fiber having openings of 10 nm or more in width in the circumference direction of the swollen fiber at a ratio in the range of 0.3 openings/μm | 04-12-2012 |
20120094122 | FABRICATION OF NANOPOROUS GLASS FIBER FOR FLEXIBLE BIOSCAFFOLDS AND OTHER PRODUCTS - Provided herein are novel nanoporous glass fibers, and methods of preparing and using such fibers. In some embodiments, articles are made from particular glass starting materials, such as soda-lime phosphosilicate glass fabricated by melt-quench methods. The articles include nanoporous fibers that can be used alone, or sewn, woven, bundled, and otherwise incorporated to form nanoporous articles, including bioactive articles. | 04-19-2012 |
20120156489 | THREE-DIMENSIONALLY BRAIDED HOLLOW FIBER MODULE FOR MASS AND ENERGY TRANSFER OPERATIONS - The invention relates to a hollow fiber bundle for accommodation in a mass transfer device, the hollow fiber bundle including a multitude of hollow fiber strands for heat transfer and/or mass transfer which are aligned essentially at least locally along a preferential direction and are arranged with respect to one another in relation to their local preferential directions such that at least one first group of hollow fiber strands points essentially in a first preferential direction, at least one second group of hollow fiber strands essentially in a second preferential direction and at least one third group of hollow fiber strands in essentially a third preferential direction, the three preferential directions being independent of one another. | 06-21-2012 |
20120213997 | FIBER TOW TREATMENT APPARATUS AND SYSTEM - In one embodiment, a fiber treatment system includes a rotatable nubbed roller including an axis of rotation, a surface, and a number of spaced apart nubs projecting away from the surface, the number of spaced apart nubs imparting a number of spaced apart openings in a fiber tow. In another embodiment, the fiber treatment system further includes an optionally rotatable spreader roller for flattening the fiber tow. In yet another embodiment, the loosened, but still continuous fiber tow is chopped by a downstream chopper to form short fibers with reduced tow sizes. | 08-23-2012 |
20120213998 | Process for the Preparation of Hyperbranched Hollow Fibers - The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a hollow filament (F) based on one or several molten or dissolved hyperbranched polymers (P) and potentially one or several further polymers (FP), characterized in that the molten or dissolved hyperbranched polymer (P) or the mixture of the hyperbranched polymer (P) with the further polymer (FP) is passed through one or several spinnerets (S), wherein the ratio between the spinneret die-length (L) and the die-channel (Delta-D) is between 0.1 and 9.5. The process can be applied for the preparation of hyperbranched polyethersulfone (HPES) hollow filaments. | 08-23-2012 |
20120315479 | IRON OXYHYDROXIDES AND METHODS OF SYNTHESIZING THE IRON OXYHYDROXIDES - An iron oxyhydroxide includes a plurality of iron oxyhydroxide octahedra components, a plurality of chloride components and at least one of germanium hydroxide components or germanium oxide components. The iron oxyhydroxide octahedra components form a tunnel-type structure. The chloride components are disposed in a tunnel of the tunnel-type structure and bonded to at least one of the iron hydroxide octahedra components. The germanium hydroxide components or the germanium oxide components substitute for at least one of the chloride components. | 12-13-2012 |
20130059150 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURE FOR HOLLOW FIBRE CERAMIC MEMBRANE - A process for producing a ceramic membrane in the form of a hollow fibre, which process comprises: forming a suspension by mixing inorganic oxide precursor particles with a solution of a polymer binder dissolved in a solvent for the binder; feeding the suspension through a spinneret to form hollow fibres; passing the fibres through an air gap and into a coagulant to solidify the fibres; heating the fibres to remove the polymer binder; and sintering the fibres to render them gas tight, wherein the polymer binder is selected so that it may be removed from the fibres by heating without leaving any residual species within the ceramic that will impair the oxygen permeability of the fibres. | 03-07-2013 |
20130065052 | HIGH MODULUS POLYOLEFIN FIBERS EXHIBITING UNIQUE MICROSTRUCTURAL FEATURES - A new class of high modulus polypropylene multifilament fiber and/or yarn is provided. Such a multifilament fiber and/or yarn exhibits an exceptional combination of high strength and toughness with low weight and density. The inventive fibers thus permit replacement of expensive polymeric fibers within certain applications with lower cost alternatives, or replacement of high density components with such low density fibers, without sacrificing strength or durability. Such multifilament fibers are produced through melt-spinning processes and exhibit highly unique microstructures therein, including significant void volumes, interspersed and crossed voids, and nanofilament bridges within such voids. Such microstructural characteristics appear to impart the exceptional properties noted above. | 03-14-2013 |
20130078466 | LAYERED REACTIVE PARTICLES WITH CONTROLLED GEOMETRIES, ENERGIES, AND REACTIVITIES, AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME - An energetic composite having a plurality of reactive particles each having a reactive multilayer construction formed by successively depositing reactive layers on a rod-shaped substrate having a longitudinal axis, dividing the reactive-layer-deposited rod-shaped substrate into a plurality of substantially uniform longitudinal segments, and removing the rod-shaped substrate from the longitudinal segments, so that the reactive particles have a controlled, substantially uniform, cylindrically curved or otherwise rod-contoured geometry which facilitates handling and improves its packing fraction, while the reactant multilayer construction controls the stability, reactivity and energy density of the energetic composite. | 03-28-2013 |
20130196157 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING HOLLOW STRUCTURAL BODY - It is intended to provide a method of producing a hollow construct, which may be in various shapes such as a fiber or a film as well as in various sizes and has chemical resistance, made of a fluorinated hydrocarbon polymer, a fluorinated carbon polymer or a polymer carrying a nitrogen-containing group, a silicon-containing group, an oxygen-containing group, a phosphorus-containing group or a sulfur-containing group having been introduced into the above-described polymer; and a hollow construct obtained by this method. | 08-01-2013 |
20130344331 | YARN FILAMENT AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - This invention relates to a trilobal filament having at least one axially extending void, preferably one elongated void in each lobe, wherein each lobe has a partial elliptical-shaped profile having a major axis to minor axis of between about 1.04:1 to about 1.12:1, the cross-section has a modification ratio of 1.7 to 2.2, and the total cross-sectional area is 7 to 13 percent void. In a further aspect, this invention is a spinnerette for producing a filament comprising at least one bore group. Each bore group having three leg sections that are divergent from each other by 100° to 130° and each leg section includes two substantially parallel long leg capillary sections extending to an end section having a shoulder that extends inwardly toward a central axis of the long leg capillary sections. | 12-26-2013 |
20140186623 | A METHOD OF PREPARING METAL OXIDE MICROTUBES - The present invention prescribes a new sol-gel method of preparing and formation of the metal oxide microtubes. According to the method firstly is prepared the precursor sol from metal oxides or mixtures of metal oxides and alkoxides, thereafter from the precursor sol are extruded the fibres, which are gelatinised afterwards until the inner sol which is less viscous of fibres is converted to thinner wall until alcohol from the precursor is left trough walls. The metal oxide microtubes are applicable as to conduct liquids or gasses, as ionic conductors, as catalyst carriers and as light emitters. | 07-03-2014 |
20140186624 | Polyarylene ether ketones - The invention pertains to novel aromatic ether ketone polymers derived from bio-based feed-stocks, comprising recurring units of formula (R | 07-03-2014 |
20140220344 | SILOXANE BASED HOLLOW FIBERS - The present invention provides inventive hollow fibers having defined gas permability characteristics. Hollow fibers of the present invention are characterized by a PMP | 08-07-2014 |
20140272412 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING AND USING FLEX COLUMN VOID BASED PACKING MATERIALS - A system, method and apparatus for forming a flex-column includes a three-sided column having a triangular cross-sectional shape, an open first end, an open second end, and three corners, each one of the three sides including a flex line dividing each of the three sides into two portions, at least one perforation along an edge of each one of the two portions wherein the edge of each one of the two portions coincides with one of the three corners and at least one non-perforation along an edge of each one of the two portions. | 09-18-2014 |
20150017442 | APATITE CRYSTAL - An apatite crystal is a single crystal expressed by a general formula (M | 01-15-2015 |
20150343433 | CATALYST AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING MALEIC ANHYDRIDE - The invention relates to a catalyst molded body for preparing maleic anhydride by gas-phase oxidation of a hydrocarbon having at least four carbon atoms using a catalytically active composition containing vanadium, phosphorus and oxygen. The shaped catalyst body has an essentially cylindrical body having a longitudinal axis. The cylindrical body has at least two parallel internal holes which are essentially parallel to the cylinder axis of the body and go right through the body. The catalyst molded body has a large outer surface area, a lower pressure loss and sufficient mechanical stability. | 12-03-2015 |
20160002089 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PREFORM FOR PHOTONIC BAND GAP FIBER, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PHOTONIC BAND GAP FIBER, PREFORM FOR PHOTONIC BAND GAP FIBER, AND PHOTONIC BAND GAP FIBER - A photonic band gap fiber | 01-07-2016 |
20160016840 | MANUFACTURING OF ORIFICES IN GLASS LIKE MATERIALS, E.G. NANOCAPILLARIES, AND OBJECTS OBTAINED ACCORDING TO THIS PROCESS - The ability to reshape nanopores and observe their shrinkage under an electron microscope is a powerful and novel technique | 01-21-2016 |
20160114516 | ELECTROSPINNING APPARATUS AND NANOFIBERS PRODUCED THEREFROM - Provided herein are gas and/or temperature assisted electrospinning apparatus, processes, components and polymer nanofibers. | 04-28-2016 |
20160177422 | METHOD FOR IMPARTING IMPROVED FATIGUE STRENGTH TO WIRE MADE OF SHAPE MEMORY ALLOYS, AND MEDICAL DEVICES MADE FROM SUCH WIRE | 06-23-2016 |
428399000 | Longitudinally varying | 19 |
20080233398 | Method for the Production of Plant Cutting Filaments and Plant Cutting Filaments - The invention relates to a method for the production of a cutting filament for a device used to cut vegetation such as a strimmer or border cutter. The filament is made of a synthetic material having extended molecular chains. According to the invention (a), the filament ( | 09-25-2008 |
20090169885 | Composite Reinforcement Fiber Having Improved Flexural Properties, And Castable Products Including Same, And Methods - Improved fibrous structural reinforcements ( | 07-02-2009 |
20100119825 | CRYSTALLINE NANOSTRUCTURES - The present invention comprises nano obelisks and nanostructures and methods and processes for same. The nano obelisks of the present invention are advantageous structures for use as electron source emitters. For example, the ultra sharp obelisks can be used as an emitter source to generate highly coherent and high energy electrons with high current. | 05-13-2010 |
20100173156 | High Modulus Polyolefin Fibers Exhibiting Unique Microstructural Features - A new class of high modulus polypropylene multifilament fiber and/or yarn is provided. Such a multifilament fiber and/or yarn exhibits an exceptional combination of high strength and toughness with low weight and density. The inventive fibers thus permit replacement of expensive polymeric fibers within certain applications with lower cost alternatives, or replacement of high density components with such low density fibers, without sacrificing strength or durability. Such multifilament fibers are produced through melt-spinning processes and exhibit highly unique microstructures therein, including significant void volumes, interspersed and crossed voids, and nanofilament bridges within such voids. Such microstructural characteristics appear to impart the exceptional properties noted above. | 07-08-2010 |
20100291386 | CONTINUOUS COMPOSITE ROD AND METHODS - A continuous composite fiberglass sucker rod for connection between a pump and a pump drive has a rectangular cross section. End fittings having a rod receiving cavity are connected to the rod ends using a curable adhesive. The rod fitting is maintained in a vertical position with the cavity facing upwardly. The rod end portion is positioned in the cavity with the end at the bottom of the cavity. Curable adhesive is introduced into the cavity. A centralizer bushing is used to maintain alignment of the rod relative to the cavity. A portable heating device receives the fitting and rod end portion and enhances the curing process. | 11-18-2010 |
20120058340 | SUBSTANTIALLY CYLINDRICAL POWDER COMPACT AND DIE ASSEMBLY FOR COMPACTING POWDER - The cross-sectional shape of a main part except for both end portions is generally divided into a lower arc surface extending along a base circle and an upper arc surface of which a top portion corresponds to the base circle. Side edge portions extending inward from the base circle are formed on both side surfaces of the upper arc surface. Curved edge portions which concavely curves upward from the side edge portions to end surfaces and continues to the end surfaces and chamfer portions extending from the end surfaces to the side surfaces which planes the edges and curves so that width thereof gradually narrows, are formed on both ends in a longitudinal direction. | 03-08-2012 |
20120231273 | RAW YARN FOR AIR BAG AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE RAW YARN - A yarn for air bags including polyamide multifilament with a total fineness of 200 to 700 dtex, a single fiber fineness of 1 to 2 dtex, strength of 7 to 10 cN/dtex, and elongation of 20 to 30%. | 09-13-2012 |
20130273370 | ULTRATHIN NANOWIRE-BASED AND NANOSCALE HETEROSTRUCTURE-BASED THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION STRUCTURES AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A nanoscale heterostructure tellurium-based nanowire structure, including a rod-like tellurium nanowire structure and a metal telluride agglomeration connected to the rod-like nanowire structure. The metal telluride agglomeration may have an octahedral shape or a platelet shape. The agglomeration structures are selected from the group comprising lead telluride, cadmium telluride, bismuth telluride, and combinations thereof. | 10-17-2013 |
20130302608 | HIGH MODULUS POLYOLEFIN FIBERS EXHIBITING UNIQUE MICROSTRUCTURAL FEATURES - A new class of high modulus polypropylene multifilament fiber and/or yarn is provided. Such a multifilament fiber and/or yarn exhibits an exceptional combination of high strength and toughness with low weight and density. The inventive fibers thus permit replacement of expensive polymeric fibers within certain applications with lower cost alternatives, or replacement of high density components with such low density fibers, without sacrificing strength or durability. Such multifilament fibers are produced through melt-spinning processes and exhibit highly unique microstructures therein, including significant void volumes, interspersed and crossed voids, and nanofilament bridges within such voids. Such microstructural characteristics appear to impart the exceptional properties noted above. | 11-14-2013 |
20140004345 | STRESS MICRO MECHANICAL TEST CELL, DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHODS | 01-02-2014 |
20140057104 | Process for Fabricating High-Precision Objects by High-Resolution Lithography and Dry Deposition and Objects thus Obtained - The invention relates to a process for fabricating a high-precision object made of at least one inorganic material, comprising the following steps: using a high-resolution photolithography process, employing X-rays or UV rays depending on the desired degree of precision, in a chosen direction Z, to form a negative mould, which does not deform at the microscale during the steps of the process, in a material able to withstand a step for forming the object by dry deposition and capable of either being removed without altering the object fabricated or being separated from said object; choosing, independently of the normal redox potential of its constituent elements, at least one inorganic material from the set of materials that can be deposited by dry deposition and that allow the object to be fabricated to meet its thermomechanical and environmental specifications; and forming, by means of the non-deformable negative mould, the object to be fabricated by dry deposition of said at least one inorganic material, thereby allowing an object to be fabricated with better than microscale precision, especially with respect to the angle between the walls generated by the dry deposition and said direction Z. The invention is preferably applied to the fabrication of high-precision micromechanical objects, in particular in the aeronautical and clock-/watch-making fields. | 02-27-2014 |
20140178686 | FILAMENTS AND FIBERS AND METHOD FOR MAKING FILAMENTS AND FIBERS - A fiber is disclosed having a central axis or spline and a major outer surface, the fiber made of a base material and poly(vinylidene fluoride), the proportion of base material to poly(vinylidene fluoride) being greater towards the central axis or spline of the fiber than at the major outer surface of the fiber. The base material may be selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, polypropylene and nylon. The fiber has a surface roughness. | 06-26-2014 |
20140205837 | SINGLE-CRYSTAL INGOT, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed is a single-crystal ingot manufacturing apparatus, which includes a crucible in which a melt is accommodated, a heater configured to heat the crucible, a heat shield member configured to shield radiant heat from the heater and the melt, and a neck cover configured to encompass a seed crystal unit above the crucible with being introduced into an opening of the heat shield member, the radiant heat being not shielded in the opening, the neck cover being vertically moved in linkage to vertical movement of the seed crystal unit within a predetermined range. | 07-24-2014 |
20140272413 | Sapphire Ribbons and Apparatus and Method for Producing a Plurality of Sapphire Ribbons Having Improved Dimensional Stability - The present disclosure is directed to an apparatus and method for forming sapphire ribbons via Edge-Defined Film-Fed Growth (EFG). Further, the present disclosure is directed to a plurality of concurrently grown sapphire ribbons having features such as a low dimensional variability and elimination of voiding between the sapphire ribbons concurrently grown in a batch. | 09-18-2014 |
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20090324950 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A CONTINUOUS FILAMENT BY ELECTROSPINNING AND CONTINUOUS FILAMENT MANUFACTURED THEREBY - Disclosed are a method of manufacturing a continuous filament by electrospinning, and a continuous filament manufactured thereby. Electrospun nano fibers | 12-31-2009 |
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20120114942 | FIBER FOR SYNTHETIC GRASS FIELD - A filament for use in an artificial grass field, wherein the filament has a front and a back surface and at least one of the front surface and back surface includes a plurality of adjacent concave indentations extending generally from a first end to a second end. | 05-10-2012 |
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