Learn the parts of a U.S. patent including the information page, the drawing, the written description, and the claims. Attendees will also learn how to read the parts of a patent and the important criteria included in each part with a particular emphasis on the claims. Steps in preparing a patent application and how inventors can best assist the patent attorney drafting the patent application will be reviewed. Finally, steps in prosecuting a patent application to get it granted and how inventors can best assist the patent attorney prosecuting the patent application will be reviewed.

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Provides a simplified and practical approach to designing with plastic materials. It enables the reader to recognize the fundamental considerations necessary when designing products with plastics pertaining to the different processes and different plastics. Intended for both technical and non-technical readers, it encompasses the relation of materials and processes to understanding the art of designing.

It differs from other books in that it concentrates on the methodology of design. Whereas new material data and fabrication data change constantly, the basics do not.

This unique book provides theoretical as well as practical reviews of novel polymer applications for automotive engineering, covering materials selection, simulation, prototyping and manufacturing. It includes nineteen industrial case studies illustrating current polymer applications for the exterior of passenger cars and commercial vehicles.

The second edition of this well received book provides a basic understanding of the properties of the common packaging plastics. Material properties and how they relate to the chemical structure of the polymers, common processing methods for packaging applications, help with writing specifications, designing, fabricating, testing, and controlling the quality of the plastic material are covered comprehensively.Expanded and updated information on PET bottle production, retort pouches, polylactides, and plastic recyling among other topics make the second edition an indispensable resource for the

The wide use of plastics in many manufacturing industries is a result of the flexibility of design they offer engineers. But increasing quantities of plastics are being discarded as plastic parts reach end-of-life and are taken out of use. So, economic, social, and legislative pressures to recycle plastics have also increased. This introduction to plastics recycling will discuss the economic, political, and environmental considerations that go into why and how plastics are recycled. The processes used and difficulties encountered by plastics-recycling industries will also be explored.

The presentation reviews the history of polymeric materials—polymers, plastics, and rubbers—from 1492 to the present.

We are in the pre-registration phase of what has been called the most intrusive legislation ever confronted by the chemical industry: REACH (Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals). It might appear monumentally frustrating and discouraging to small and medium-sized non-European manufacturers. However, compliance with REACH is quite manageable, and close attention to market activity can be of great strategic value. Pre-registration is not difficult, and it allows sales to continue while an accompanying market watch can influence or drive future REACH decisions.

A variety of plastics and engineering polymers are finding widespread use in bio-medical applications, including artificial joints and heart valves. The spectrum of materials available to both engineers and scientists involved in the design of medical devices continues to expand, providing both new and potential opportunities, along with the need for an enhanced knowledge of this important group of materials.

The proliferation of test methods by which plastic properties are measured has resulted in data that are not identical, sometimes by a large margin. There are over 26,000 different grades of polymers and millions of parts and applications, further adding to the difficulty of the selection process. The right property data are the difference between success and failure of a design, thus making the property selection process critical.

Whether a package is a blow-molded bottle, thermoformed cup, or a clamshell, packaging engineers focus on certain performance criteria, e.g., structural integrity and sealing behavior. While targeting these design objectives, the manufacturing process must also maximize production rate, minimize material use and waste, and achieve the quickest time to market with respect to new products.

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Reliable manufacturers make and ship products that meet specifications agreed upon with their customers. Most manufacturing involves producing hundreds or thousands of parts per day, so it is not economically feasible, or physically possible, to check every part for specification compliance. Statistical process control (SPC) provides a means to ensure that parts are within defined specifications, by applying statistical analysis to a sampling of the parts produced. The manufacturer can then confidently certify that shipments meet agreed-upon quality standards.

Surviving in today’s economy means understanding the game of business relationships. This webinar will show how to improve your profits and not get caught in some of the traps in which molders may find themselves with their customers. Your company needs to not only survive but also thrive in today’s business environment. This presentation will show you how to reinvent your company’s image in the electronic age and understand the way buyers “negotiate”—so that you won’t lose money. It will show examples of the games buyers play and how to respond to them.

This book discusses common misperceptions about employment in manufacturing and R&D, analyzes what future business changes to expect within the industry, and the role of the financial community in the industry’s current wave of consolidations and divestitures. The business climate inside China is reviewed extensively, with particular note of future trends. The author does not gloss over the problems of doing business in China but explains how to deal with them. Also included is a chapter on the pharmaceutical industry and the rise of Asian pharmaceutical companies.

In 2006-2007, General Electric decided to divest its plastics operations as insufficiently profitable. Since GE has been an industry pioneer for close to a century, one has to ask, “Just what is the future of our industry?” Will plastics continue to grow faster than the overall economy, or is this growth now all in the past? This presentation will examine the question from a global and a national perspective, and also go into why GE has taken plastics out of its own view of the future.

Polypropylene and thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO), widely used in the automotive industry, require stabilization systems to retain mechanical properties and aesthetics during processing and end-use applications. Several other important attributes can be affected by the choice of stabilization systems. This webinar compares the performance of various stabilizers in meeting weathering requirements and in other attributes important to interior and exterior applications.