Abstract:
Toys and balls are disclosed having a skin and a core of somewhat dissimilar materials. The skin and core are of different colors. When the toy is squeezed, the non-liquid deformable core presses against at least a portion of the skin, making the skin thin at that point and permitting the color of the core to show through, creating the appearance of a color change of the toy.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a process for producing porous polymer materials. In the present invention, a polymer material and a soluble material are mixed in their solid states. The surface of the polymer material is partially dissolved and fused by introducing a solvent. The present invention makes use of a pressure difference while introducing a non-solvent into the polymer material to solidify and resolve the solved polymer material. Then, a substantial amount of water is used to wash the inside soluble material out. Therefore, the porous polymer materials with high porosity and interconnecting pores inside the materials are produced massively and rapidly.
Abstract:
Porous inking members for impact printers and methods of making the same which control the ink transfer flow rate from the porous inking members to dot matrix or other impact print heads. One preferred embodiment of the porous inking members for impact printers and methods of making the same uses peptizer and liquid nitrile rubber as ingredients in the manufacturing process to produce porous inking members.
Abstract:
A composition and method for the controlled release of compounds from a plastic dispenser, usually a thermoplastic, generally in association with a porosigen in contact with water, for example, an aquatic environment or soil moisture. Thermoplastic dispensers are generally made from a water insoluble polymer such as polyethylene, polypropylene, ethylene vinyl acetate, polyamide, polystyrene, polyvinyl acetate, polyurethane, etc. Thermoset plastics, such as epoxy, are also used. The porosigen, depending upon the desired end use and release rate of a compound, can have a solubility of less than 0.1 or 0.001 grams per 100 grams of water, or up to 100 grams per 100 grams of water. The released compound, for example, a larvicide, a molluscicide, a nematicide, a trace nutrient, a plant regulant, etc., is contained in the thermoplastic dispenser. The combination of the plastic dispenser containing the porosigen and compound results in a slow release which can last for days, months, and even years, through dissolution of the porosigen and the formation of a porous network permitting water to contact the dispersed compound located in the interior portions of the dispenser.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a process producing porous powdery polymer particles. A homogeneous mixture having two components minimum, one a meltable polymer, the other fluid inert to the polymer, both forming a system having a range of complete miscibility and a miscibility gap are introduced to a bed of solid-substance particles, then cooling the mixture to below solidification of the polymer and comminuting the obtained cake-like mass. The polymer is separated then from the inert fluid and solid-like substance particles.
Abstract:
Compositions of and a method for preparing polymeric formulations that gradually, continuously and uniformly release various compounds over a long period of time in ionic form that are well recognized as essential to the growth of agricultural commodities. The compounds, such as inorganic salts of varying water solubilities, are monolithically incorporated in a thermoplastic polymeric matrix usually of two thermoplastic polymers, for example, a copolymer of poly(ethylene-vinyl acetate) or a copolymer of ethylene and propylene. Release is generally conditioned upon the presence of moisture and is proportional to the moisture content of soil treated with the subject invention. Release rate is tailored to a given desirable condition by regulation of the free volume and/or porosity within the polymer matrix and through dispenser geometry. Free volume is maintained at the level conducive to agent release such as through the use of free volume modifying secondary thermoplastic additives such as low density polyethylene; and porosity is controlled through the use of porosity enhancing agents appropriately termed porosigens. Said porosigens can be the low or moderate soluble salts such as the carbonates, bicarbonates, sulfates, phosphates, nitrates, etc.; of the alkali metals, the alkaline earths, or ammonium. Upon exposure to moisture, water ingress into the dispensing pellet removes said porosigen through dissolution processes thus creating a porous network permitting water contact with the incorporated nutrient molecules and their gradual egress in said water over a period of time such as for about a couple months to four years, or longer.
Abstract:
A printing material composed of an open-cell sponge rubber capable of including therein a colored ink, which does not necessitate a stamp pad for the stamping operation, is disclosed. This printing material is prepared by adding appropriate amounts of soluble starch and a fine powder of an easily water-soluble salt which does not decompose or gasify at a curing temperature to a mixture of a starting rubber, a curing agent and a filler, kneading and milling the mixture, introducing the mixture into a mold, heating the mixture to effect curing, removing said starch and salt by washing, and drying the resulting product.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for preparing a polyurethane synthetic leather having uniform fine pores therein, by coagulating a polyurethane mixture solution prepared by mixing an additive containing sucrose with a polyurethane resin composition, and then removing the additive in the coagulated polyurethane mixture solution. The present invention can not only form a smooth surface after a sanding process but also improve an air permeability and softness due to fine pores formed in the polyurethane synthetic leather. In addition, the size and density of the fine pores can be optionally adjusted by adjusting the content of the additive, and the present invention can provide various types of synthetic leathers depending on the product use.