A segment for a Scruton helix includes: a segment body, a coupling device on the segment body for coupling the segment to a further segment for the Scruton helix, a push-on device on the segment body for coupling the segment to a rope. Also disclosed are a system for a Scruton helix, a Scruton helix, a tower for a wind turbine, and a method for mounting a Scruton helix.

A polypropylene preform for biaxial stretch blow molding using a liquid as a pressurizing medium. The polypropylene material, when measured with a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC), has a relationship between the melting start temperature (Ts), melting peak temperature (Tm), and melting enthalpy (ΔHm) exhibited as (Tm-Ts)ΔHm.

A blow molded structure and having ribs formed therein, the ribs defined by a recess in one wall of the blow molded structure that defines two sidewalls on either side of a joint, the joint being a weld between the two opposing walls of the blow molded structure. The ribs are arranged in intersecting paths and a passage is defined in the interior cavity of the blow molded structure at the intersection of two ribs such that fluid flows through the passage during molding.

A process of forming a polymer with a blue light absorber chemically bonded to a polymeric backbone of the polymer includes mixing one or more olefin monomers with one or more functionalizedp-vinylstyrylanthracene monomers to form a mixture of reactants. The mixture includes less than 10 percent by weight of the one or more functionalizedp-vinylstyrylanthracene monomers. The process also includes polymerizing the mixture to produce a polymer with one or more blue light absorption characteristics.

An injection-molded preform for forming an 8 ounce PET container includes a neck portion configured to engage a closure and having a first wall thickness and an elongated body portion having an upper segment adjacent the neck portion and a lower segment adjacent an end cap. The upper segment has a second wall thickness substantially similar to the first wall thickness. The lower segment has a third wall thickness greater than the second wall thickness. The preform has a total weight less than 7 grams.

The invention relates to a method for producing an EBM bottle with 0.90 to 1.5 dL/g from a bottle-grade PET post-consumer recycling flake, i.e., a recycled, post-consumer PET with a viscosity of 0.65 to 0.84 dL/g, using extrusion processes, solid state polycondensation processes, and a blowing process.

The invention relates to a process for producing water-absorbing polymer particles with high free swell rate, comprising the steps of polymerization, drying, grinding, classification and thermal surface postcrosslinking, remoisturization and drying again.

The invention relates to a container made from thermoplastic polymer with at least one inner reinforcing rib in a container wall, wherein the reinforcing rib is formed by at least one linear groove track in a container outer wall, the groove track extends over a length on the container outer wall, the groove track is formed by a multiplicity of depressions in the container outer wall, said depressions being arranged at a distance from one another, and wherein material bridges are provided between each of the depressions, said material bridges each having a smaller depth than the depressions. The invention furthermore relates to a method for producing such a container by extrusion blow molding or thermoforming.

A composite film having a high dielectric permittivity engineered particles dispersed in a high breakdown strength polymer material to achieve high energy density.

A polymer composition comprises a thermoplastic polymer, a polymer additive selected from the group consisting of nucleating agents, clarifying agents, and combinations thereof, and a fluoropolymer. A molded article comprises at least one wall defining a cavity, the wall having an opening therein permitting access to the cavity. The wall comprises a polymer composition comprising a thermoplastic polymer, a polymer additive selected from the group consisting of nucleating agents, clarifying agents, and combinations thereof, and a fluoropolymer. A method for molding a polymer composition is also provided.