A composite preform including a preform and a plastic member in close contact with the outer surface of the preform is made by preparing the preform made of plastic material and arranging the plastic member to surround the outer surface of the preform. Subsequently, the composite preform is heated and inserted in a blow molding die and undergoes blow molding in the blow molding die, by which the preform and the plastic member of the composite preform are inflated integrally and a composite container is obtained.

A recording paper includes: a laminated resin film including a substrate composed of a thermoplastic resin film and an underlayer disposed on at least one side of the substrate and composed of a thermoplastic resin composition; and a resin coating disposed facing the underlayer of the laminated resin film, wherein the underlayer has an indentation modulus of 50 to 1200 MPa, the resin coating contains a resin that is a reaction product of a cationic water-soluble polymer and a silane coupling agent, a content of a silane coupling agent component is 15 to 60 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the cationic water-soluble polymer component in the resin coating, the resin coating is free from thermoplastic resin particles, and a content of an inorganic filler is 9 parts by mass or less with respect to 100 parts by mass of the cationic water-soluble polymer component in the resin coating.

The present invention relates to a method for providing a product viewing window in a container. The container has at least a body ply and a liner ply, wherein the body ply has at least one aperture therethrough. The liner ply is adhered across the aperture, forming a window into the container. A window-finishing machine that comprises at least two platens and, optionally, a machine pocket positioned between them, a heating element extending through at least one of the platens, and a pressurized air device engages a container. The heating element heats the window of the container to the desired temperature, pressurized air is injected into the container such that the window is forced at least partially through the aperture of the container (and optionally into contact with the machine pocket wall), and the container window is then cooled to the desired temperature.

The present invention relates to a method for providing a product viewing window in a container. The container has at least a body ply and a liner ply, wherein the body ply has at least one aperture therethrough. The liner ply is adhered across the aperture, forming a window into the container. A window-finishing machine that comprises at least two platens and, optionally, a machine pocket positioned between them, a heating element extending through at least one of the platens, and a pressurized air device engages a container. The heating element heats the window of the container to the desired temperature, pressurized air is injected into the container such that the window is forced at least partially through the aperture of the container (and optionally into contact with the machine pocket wall), and the container window is then cooled to the desired temperature.

The present disclosure is directed to embodiments of catheter-based prosthetic heart valves. In one embodiment, a prosthetic heart valve includes a collapsible and expandable annular frame, a leaflet assembly mounted within the annular frame, a first skirt mounted on the frame, and a second skirt mounted on the frame. The frame includes a plurality of rows of cells. The leaflet assembly includes a plurality of leaflets. Adjacent leaflets are connected to each other to form commissures, each of which is connected to a cell of an outflow row of cells of the frame. Inflow end portions of the leaflets are sutured to an outflow end portion of the first skirt along undulating suture line.

The present disclosure is directed to embodiments of catheter-based prosthetic heart valves. In one embodiment, a prosthetic heart valve includes a collapsible and expandable annular frame, a leaflet assembly mounted within the annular frame, a first skirt mounted on the frame, and a second skirt mounted on the frame. The frame includes a plurality of rows of cells. The leaflet assembly includes a plurality of leaflets. Adjacent leaflets are connected to each other to form commissures, each of which is connected to a cell of an outflow row of cells of the frame. Inflow end portions of the leaflets are sutured to an outflow end portion of the first skirt along undulating suture line.

To provide a composite preform that can ensure that worsening of the appearance of a surface of a plastic member caused by near-infrared heating prior to blow molding is effectively prevented and that an inner preform is efficiently heated. The composite preform of the present invention includes a preform and a heat-contractive plastic member, the preform including a mouth part; a trunk part linked to the mouth part; and a bottom part linked to the trunk part, and the heat-contractive plastic member being disposed so as to surround the outside of the preform and including at least a colored layer that contains a resin material and a colorant, wherein the heat-contractive plastic member has a near-infrared transmittance of 50% or higher.

A composite container is provided including a container body made of a plastic material and a plastic member disposed on the outer surface of the container body. The container body and the plastic member are integrally inflated by blow molding, and the plastic member includes a colored layer and/or a print layer where a print is made.

A composite container is provided including a container body made of a plastic material and a plastic member disposed on the outer surface of the container body. The container body and the plastic member are integrally inflated by blow molding, and the plastic member includes a colored layer and/or a print layer where a print is made.

A method for manufacturing a composite preform is provided, including preparing a preform that is formed from a plastic material, preparing a tubular heat shrinkable plastic member that is longer than the preform and has a margin for thermocompression bonding at one end, inserting the preform into the plastic member having the plastic member undergo thermal shrinkage by heating the preform and the plastic member, and bonding the margin of the plastic member by thermocompression.