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20120178865 | ANTI-SCORCH COMPOSITIONS, METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME, AND ARTICLES PREPARED FROM THE SAME - The invention provides a composition comprising at least the following: A) interpolymer comprising, in polymerized form, ethylene, an α-olefm and a nonconjugated polyene; B) sulfur; C) at least one phase transfer catalyst (PTC) selected from the group consisting of the following: Formula (1), wherein each R group is, independently, an alky group having from 4 to 32 carbon atoms, and X is a halogen ion; Formula (2), Wherein the R group is an alky group having from 4 to 32, and X is a halogen ion; Formula (3), wherein R1 is the alky group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R2 is an alkyl group having from 1 to 32 carbon atoms, and X is a halogen ion; and combinations of (1), (2) and (3); and D) at least one primary accelerator selected from the group consisting of the following: Formula (a), wherein R is H, or a heterocyclic substituent; Formula (b), wherein M is Zn | 07-12-2012 |
20120208946 | BLOCK COPOLYMERS IN SOFT COMPOUNDS - Embodiments of the invention provide block composites and their use in soft compounds. | 08-16-2012 |
20120208961 | BLOCK COMPOSITES AND IMPACT MODIFIED COMPOSITIONS - Embodiments of the invention provide block composites and their use as impact modifiers. | 08-16-2012 |
20130158170 | VULCANIZABLE HALOGENATED ELASTOMER COMPOSITIONS - The invention provides articles obtained from curing a composition consisting of a polymercapto crosslinking agent, a vulcanization accelerator, an inorganic base, a nitrogen containing chelating agent, wherein the nitrogen containing chelating agent is selected from the group consisting of 1,10-phenanthroline and 2,2-bipyridyl, and polyethylenimine; and a halogenated elastomer; wherein said nitrogen containing chelating agent is soluble in said halogenated elastomer. | 06-20-2013 |
20140323656 | FUNCTIONALIZED BLOCK COMPOSITE AND CRYSTALLINE BLOCK COMPOSITE COMPOSITIONS - The invention provides functionalized block composites and crystalline block composites. In particular, the invention provides a functionalized olefin-based polymer formed from at least (A) and (B): (A) a crystalline block composite comprising: a block copolymer comprising a propylene-based crystalline block and crystalline ethylene-based block; a propylene-based crystalline polymer; and, a crystalline ethylene-based polymer; and (B) at least one functionalization agent or a functionalized olefin-based polymer formed from at least (A) and (B): (A) a crystalline block composite comprising: a block copolymer comprising a propylene-based crystalline block and crystalline ethylene-based block; a propylene-based crystalline polymer; and, a crystalline ethylene-based polymer; and (B) at least one functionalization agent. | 10-30-2014 |
20140343229 | FUNCTIONALIZED BLOCK COMPOSITE AND CRYSTALLINE BLOCK COMPOSITE COMPOSITIONS AS COMPATIBILIZERS - The invention provides functionalized block composites and crystalline block composites as compatibilizers. In particular, the invention provides compositions of at least three polymers and a compatibilizer. The compatibilizer comprises a functionalized olefin-based polymer formed from at least (A) and (B): (A) a crystalline block composite comprising: a block copolymer comprising a propylene-based crystalline block and crystalline ethylene-based block; a propylene-based crystalline polymer; and, a crystalline ethylene-based polymer; and (B) at least one functionalization agent or a functionalized olefin-based polymer formed from at least (A) and (B): (A) a crystalline block composite comprising: a block copolymer comprising a propylene-based crystalline block and crystalline ethylene-based block; a propylene-based crystalline polymer; and, a crystalline ethylene-based polymer; and (B) at least one functionalization agent. | 11-20-2014 |
20140378566 | Foam Composition with Olefin Block Copolymer Gel Particles - The present disclosure is directed to a composition and articles containing the composition. The composition comprises a foam and a plurality of gel particles dispersed in the foam. The gel particles comprise an olefin block copolymer and an oil. | 12-25-2014 |
20140378601 | Reinforced Polypropylene Composition - The present disclosure provides a composition comprising:
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20150122529 | POLYMERIC COATINGS FOR COATED CONDUCTORS - Coated conductors comprising a conductive core at least partially surrounded by a polymeric coating. The polymeric coating comprises an α-olefin based polymer and an α-olefin block composite. The α-olefin block composite comprises block copolymers having hard segments and soft segments. | 05-07-2015 |
20150217544 | MULTILAYERED POLYOLEFIN-BASED FILMS - Disclosed are multilayer structures comprising a polyolefin layer, a tie layer and a barrier layer wherein the tie layer is a formulation comprising a crystalline block copolymer composite (CBC) comprising i) an ethylene polymer (EP) comprising at least 90 mol % polymerized ethylene; ii) an alpha-olefin-based crystalline polymer (CAOP) and iii) a block copolymer comprising (a) an ethylene polymer block comprising at least 90 mol % polymerized ethylene and (b) a crystalline alpha-olefin block (CAOB). | 08-06-2015 |
20150231861 | MULTILAYERED POLYOLEFIN FILMS, METHODS OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF AND ARTICLES COMPRISING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a multilayer film comprising two outer layers; where each outer layer comprises polyethylene; two tie layers; where each tie layer comprises a crystalline block copolymer composite; where each tie layer has a first face and a second face that are opposed to each other, and where the first face of each tie layer contacts at least one outer layer; and a core layer; where the core layer comprises a polypropylene; where the second face of each tie layer contacts the core layer; and where the core layer has a thicknesses that is greater than 50% of the total thickness of the multilayer film. | 08-20-2015 |
20150231862 | MULTILAYERED POLYOLEFIN FILMS, METHODS OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF AND ARTICLES COMPRISING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a multilayer film comprising two outer layers; where each outer layer comprises polyethylene; two tie layers; where each tie layer comprises a crystalline block copolymer composite; where each tie layer has a first face and a second face that are opposed to each other, and where the first face of each tie layer contacts at least one outer layer; and a core layer; where the core layer comprises a polypropylene; where the second face of each tie layer contacts the core layer. Disclosed herein is a method comprising coextruding a multilayered film comprising two outer layers; where each outer layer comprises polyethylene; two tie layers; where each tie layer comprises a crystalline block copolymer composite; where each tie layer has a first face and a second face that are opposed to each other, and where the first face of each tie layer contacts at least one outer layer; and a core layer; where the core layer comprises a polypropylene; where the second face of each tie layer contacts the core layer; and coextruding the multilayered blown film. | 08-20-2015 |
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20110108886 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING STRESS IN GROUP-III NITRIDE FILMS DEPOSITED ON SUBSTRATES - Methods of controlling stress in GaN films deposited on silicon and silicon carbide substrates and the films produced therefrom are disclosed. A typical method comprises providing a substrate and depositing a graded gallium nitride layer on the substrate having a varying composition of a substantially continuous grade from an initial composition to a final composition formed from a supply of at least one precursor in a growth chamber without any interruption in the supply. A typical semiconductor film comprises a substrate and a graded gallium nitride layer deposited on the substrate having a varying composition of a substantially continuous grade from an initial composition to a final composition formed from a supply of at least one precursor in a growth chamber without any interruption in the supply. | 05-12-2011 |
20110147772 | GALLIUM NITRIDE WAFER SUBSTRATE FOR SOLID STATE LIGHTING DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Gallium nitride wafer substrate for solid state lighting devices, and associated systems and methods. A method for making an SSL device substrate in accordance with one embodiment of the disclosure includes forming multiple crystals carried by a support member, with the crystals having an orientation selected to facilitate formation of gallium nitride. The method can further include forming a volume of gallium nitride carried by the crystals, with the selected orientation of the crystals at least partially controlling a crystal orientation of the gallium nitride, and without bonding the gallium nitride, as a unit, to the support member. In other embodiments, the number of crystals can be increased by a process that includes annealing a region in which the crystals are present, etching the region to remove crystals having an orientation other than the selected orientation, and/or growing the crystals having the selected orientation. | 06-23-2011 |
20120068191 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING STRESS IN GROUP-III NITRIDE FILMS DEPOSITED ON SUBSTRATES - Methods of controlling stress in GaN films deposited on silicon and silicon carbide substrates and the films produced therefrom are disclosed. A typical method comprises providing a substrate and depositing a graded gallium nitride layer on the substrate having a varying composition of a substantially continuous grade from an initial composition to a final composition formed from a supply of at least one precursor in a growth chamber without any interruption in the supply. A typical semiconductor film comprises a substrate and a graded gallium nitride layer deposited on the substrate having a varying composition of a substantially continuous grade from an initial composition to a final composition formed from a supply of at least one precursor in a growth chamber without any interruption in the supply. | 03-22-2012 |
20140367698 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING STRESS IN GROUP-III NITRIDE FILMS DEPOSITED ON SUBSTRATES - Methods of controlling stress in GaN films deposited on silicon and silicon carbide substrates and the films produced therefrom are disclosed. A typical method comprises providing a substrate and depositing a graded gallium nitride layer on the substrate having a varying composition of a substantially continuous grade from an initial composition to a final composition formed from a supply of at least one precursor in a growth chamber without any interruption in the supply. A typical semiconductor film comprises a substrate and a graded gallium nitride layer deposited on the substrate having a varying composition of a substantially continuous grade from an initial composition to a final composition formed from a supply of at least one precursor in a growth chamber without any interruption in the supply. | 12-18-2014 |
20150021621 | SELF-ALIGNED GATE BURIED CHANNEL FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR - This disclosure provides a transistor device formed on a wide band gap substrate. The transistor device includes a channel layer and a gate structure physically coupled to the channel layer. The gate structure can be formed on the channel layer using an epitaxial process instead of a lithographic process, thereby providing a mechanism to build small semiconductor features that are smaller than a resolution of the state-of-the-art lithographic process and reducing the amount of impurities between the channel layer and the gate structure. | 01-22-2015 |
20150221832 | GALLIUM NITRIDE WAFER SUBSTRATE FOR SOLID STATE LIGHTING DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Gallium nitride wafer substrate for solid state lighting devices, and associated systems and methods. A method for making an SSL device substrate in accordance with one embodiment of the disclosure includes forming multiple crystals carried by a support member, with the crystals having an orientation selected to facilitate formation of gallium nitride. The method can further include forming a volume of gallium nitride carried by the crystals, with the selected orientation of the crystals at least partially controlling a crystal orientation of the gallium nitride, and without bonding the gallium nitride, as a unit, to the support member. In other embodiments, the number of crystals can be increased by a process that includes annealing a region in which the crystals are present, etching the region to remove crystals having an orientation other than the selected orientation, and/or growing the crystals having the selected orientation. | 08-06-2015 |
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20130131722 | FILAMENTARY SUTURE ANCHOR - In one embodiment of the present invention, a fixation device including a sleeve member including an interior and an exterior surface along a length defined between a first end and a second end, and at least two openings positioned along the length and extending from the interior and through the exterior surface; and a filament including a first free end and a second free end and a length therebetween, the filament positioned relative to the sleeve member such that the free ends extend from the sleeve member at the first and second ends of the sleeve member, the filament being disposed inside the interior from the first end to a first opening, outside the sleeve member from the first opening to a second opening, and inside the interior from the second opening to the second end of the sleeve member. | 05-23-2013 |
20150127049 | FILAMENTARY FIXATION DEVICE HAVING PROJECTIONS AND METHOD OF USE - In one embodiment, the present invention includes a fixation device including a cannulated body having a length and a pathway along at least a portion of the length and formed of a filamentary material, the body including at least one projection along its length. The present invention also includes various embodiments of securing such a device within a prepared hole in bone and for securing soft tissue to bone using such a device. | 05-07-2015 |
20150313611 | UNDERCUTTING BONE DRILLS AND METHODS OF USE - A bone cutting device for forming an undercut in bone. The device includes a rotatable body having an inner surface and outer surface. The inner surface defines an aperture. The inner and outer surfaces are disposed opposite each other and define a sidewall. The sidewall includes a recess extending from the outer surface into the aperture. A cutting arm is cantilevered to the sidewall and disposed within the recess. The cutting arm includes a flexible depression extending into the aperture. An actuating member is longitudinally slidable within the aperture such that sliding the actuating member longitudinally interfaces with the flexible depression and pushes the cutting arm radially outwardly. | 11-05-2015 |
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20090275974 | FILAMENTARY DEVICES FOR TREATMENT OF VASCULAR DEFECTS - Devices and methods for treatment of a patient's vasculature with some embodiments configured for delivery with a microcatheter for treatment of the cerebral vasculature of a patient. Some embodiments may include a permeable shell configured to occlude blood flow therethrough. | 11-05-2009 |
20110152993 | MULTIPLE LAYER FILAMENTARY DEVICES OR TREATMENT OF VASCULAR DEFECTS - Devices and methods for treatment of a patient's vasculature with some embodiments configured for delivery with a microcatheter for treatment of the cerebral vasculature of a patient. Some embodiments may include a permeable shell and inner structure configured to occlude blood flow therethrough. | 06-23-2011 |
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20130092012 | BRAIDING MECHANISM AND METHODS OF USE - A device and method for forming a tubular braid comprising a plurality of filaments. The braiding machine comprises a disc with a mandrel extending from the center in a perpendicular direction and a plurality of catch mechanisms arranged circumferentially around the edge of the disc. A plurality of filaments are temporarily affixed to the mandrel, each filament extending from the mandrel toward the edge of the disc and engaging the edge of the disc at a discrete point of engagement. The plurality of catch mechanisms are attached to actuators adapted to move the catch mechanisms in a generally radial direction relative to the edge of the disc to allow the catch mechanism to engage a subset of the filaments and move the engaged filaments beyond the circumferential edge of the disc. | 04-18-2013 |
20130092013 | BRAIDING MECHANISM AND METHODS OF USE - Devices and methods for forming a tubular braid comprising a plurality of filaments. The braiding machine includes a circular array of filament guiding members defining a plane; a mandrel defining an axis and adapted to carry one or more filaments extending from the mandrel to the circular array; a plurality of filaments extending from the mandrel in a radial array; a plurality of actuator mechanisms disposed operably about the disc; and a rotating mechanism adapted to rotate one or more filaments. The actuator mechanisms and rotating mechanism are configured to move each of the one or more filaments about the mandrel axis in a path comprising a series of arcs and radial movements. The braiding machine may alternately first and second annular members, a mandrel, first and second plurality of tubular wire guides, and a plurality of wires extending from the mandrel. | 04-18-2013 |
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20140058502 | INTEGRATED HEART VALVE DELIVERY SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a delivery apparatus for delivering a prosthetic heart valve to a native valve site via the human vasculature without the need for a separate introducer sheath. The delivery apparatus is particularly well-suited for advancing a prosthetic valve through the aorta (i.e., in a retrograde approach) for replacing a stenotic aortic valve. | 02-27-2014 |
20140318354 | BRAIDING MECHANISM AND METHODS OF USE - A braiding machine and methods of braiding are described. The braiding machine includes first and second annular members having inclined surfaces, the second annular member being concentric with the first annular member. The inclined surfaces are inclined at a non-zero angle formed between an axis of the outer ring and a horizontal axis that lies perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the mandrel. Each of the annular members has a plurality of tubular guide wires slideably mounted thereon and a plurality of wires extend from the mandrel through each of the tubular wire guides. One of the first and second annular members rotates circumferentially relative to the other. The first plurality of tubular wire guides slides radially inward so as to align with the second annular member, and the second plurality of tubular wire guides slides radially outward so as to align with the first annular member. | 10-30-2014 |
20150105817 | FILAMENTARY DEVICES FOR TREATMENT OF VASCULAR DEFECTS - Devices and methods for treatment of a patient's vasculature with some embodiments configured for delivery with a microcatheter for treatment of the cerebral vasculature of a patient. Some embodiments may include a permeable shell configured to occlude blood flow therethrough. | 04-16-2015 |
20150150563 | FILAMENTARY DEVICES FOR TREATMENT OF VASCULAR DEFECTS - Devices and methods for treatment of a patient's vasculature with some embodiments configured for delivery with a microcatheter for treatment of the cerebral vasculature of a patient. Some embodiments may include a permeable shell configured to occlude blood flow therethrough. | 06-04-2015 |
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20080261295 | Cell Sorting System and Methods - Apparatus and Methods are provided for a microfabricated fluorescence activated cell sorter based on a switch for rapid, active control of cell routing through a microfluidic channel network. This sorter enables low-stress, highly efficient sorting of populations of small numbers of cells (i.e., 1000-100,000 cells). The invention includes packaging of the microfluidic channel network in a self-contained plastic cartridge that enables microfluidic channel network to macro-scale instrument interconnect, in a sterile, disposable format. Optical and/or fluidic switching forces are used alone or in combination to effect switching. | 10-23-2008 |
20100304429 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SORTING CELLS USING AN OPTICAL SWITCH IN A MICROFLUIDIC CHANNEL NETWORK - Apparatus and Methods are provided for a microfabricated fluorescence activated cell sorter based on an optical switch for rapid, active control of cell routing through a microfluidic channel network. This sorter enables low-stress, highly efficient sorting of populations of small numbers of cells (i.e., 1000-100,000 cells). The invention includes packaging of the microfluidic channel network in a self-contained plastic cartridge that enables microfluidic channel network to macro-scale instrument interconnect, in a sterile, disposable format. | 12-02-2010 |
20110039258 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR DIFFERENTIAL EXPANSION OF FETAL CELLS IN MATERNAL BLOOD AND THEIR USE - Disclosed is a method and compositions for the differential expansion of fetal cells over maternal cells. In the method, cells from a sample of maternal blood containing CD34+ cells of both maternal and fetal origin are incubated in the presence of Stem Cell Factor in serum free media. It has been discovered that incubation of fetal cells in the presence of SCF will preferentially expand the fetal cells relative to adult cells. Fetal cells can also be identified, enriched or obtained by differential expansion of the fetal cells during colony formation. It has been discovered that differential expansion of fetal cells can result in colonies of fetal cells that are larger than colonies of adult cells. The fetal CD34+ cells can be expanded without generation of significant clonal genetic artifacts during expansion. Also disclosed is a method and compositions for producing differentiated fetal cells. It has been discovered that differentiated fetal cells have markers that distinguish the fetal cells from adult cells. Also disclosed are fetal cells made or obtained using the disclosed methods. For example, disclosed are expanded and/or differentiated fetal cells. The disclosed fetal cells can be used for any purpose and in any way that fetal cells can be used. The disclosed fetal cells are particularly useful for prenatal analysis of a gestating fetus. | 02-17-2011 |
20150024476 | CELL SORTING SYSTEM AND METHODS - Apparatus and Methods are provided for a microfabricated fluorescence activated cell sorter based on a switch for rapid, active control of cell routing through a microfluidic channel network. This sorter enables low-stress, highly efficient sorting of populations of small numbers of cells (i.e., | 01-22-2015 |