An elastomeric fishing lure is provided having a flexible body portion having first and second ends, wherein the body portion defines an axis extending along the centerline of the body portion. The elastomeric fishing lure has at least one elongate slot in the body portion, the at least one elongate slot defining first and second ends and a slot length extending therebetween, the at least one elongate slot defining a pair of opposed sidewalls, wherein the distance between the opposed sidewalls defines a slot width, the at least one elongate slot extending through the body portion along at least a portion of the slot length.

Non-time dependent measured variables are used to effectively determine an optimal hold profile for an expanding crosslinking polymer part in a mold cavity. A system and/or approach may first inject molten expanding crosslinking polymer into a mold cavity, then measure at least one non-time dependent variable during an injection molding cycle. Next, the system and/or method commences a hold profile for the part, and upon completing the hold profile, the part is ejected from the mold cavity, whereupon a cure profile is commenced.

Systems and methods are disclosed that include generating a plasma treatment and applying the plasma treatment to end contact surfaces of a first profile and a second profile in a sterile environment, manipulating at least one of the first profile and the second profile to force contact between the end contact surface of the first profile and the end contact surface of the second profile to permanently connect, join, or weld the end contact surfaces of the first profile and the second profile together, thereby forming a sterile connection between the first profile and a second profile.

Systems and methods are disclosed that include generating a plasma treatment and applying the plasma treatment to end contact surfaces of a first profile and a second profile in a sterile environment, manipulating at least one of the first profile and the second profile to force contact between the end contact surface of the first profile and the end contact surface of the second profile to permanently connect, join, or weld the end contact surfaces of the first profile and the second profile together, thereby forming a sterile connection between the first profile and a second profile.

A multi-lumen article includes at least two profiles including at least two lumen, wherein the at least two profiles include a first profile and a second profile, the first profile including a first end and a first lumen, wherein the first lumen provides a fluid flow in a first path; and the second profile including a second end and a second lumen, wherein the second lumen provides a fluid flow in a distinct path different than the first path, wherein at least one profile comprises a polymeric material, wherein the first end and the second end are coincidently bonded without a bonding material at an interface at the first end and the second end.

A multi-lumen article includes at least two profiles including at least two lumen, wherein the at least two profiles include a first profile and a second profile, the first profile including a first end and a first lumen, wherein the first lumen provides a fluid flow in a first path; and the second profile including a second end and a second lumen, wherein the second lumen provides a fluid flow in a distinct path different than the first path, wherein at least one profile comprises a polymeric material, wherein the first end and the second end are coincidently bonded without a bonding material at an interface at the first end and the second end.

A screw extruder which extrudes a kneaded material includes a screw having a helical flight provided on an outer peripheral surface of a shaft portion thereof, and a chamber housing the screw. In the screw extruder, a flight thickening portion is provided at a part which is a tip portion of the flight and is on the reverse side of a rotation direction of the flight.

Provided are a quality inspection method and a quality inspection system for unvulcanized rubber material. A final dielectric constant measurement device detects the dielectric constant of a final rubber material in which a compounding agent of predetermined type is mixed with unvulcanized rubber, and a calculator calculates a compounding ratio of the compounding agent to the final rubber material based on the detected dielectric constant, determines whether or not the calculated compounding ratio is in a preset compounding reference range, displays a determination result on a monitor, and adjusts a ratio of the compounding agent fed into an extruder to the unvulcanized rubber such that the calculated compounding ratio is within the compounding reference range.

Disclosed is an end welding mold for providing end welding in all moving or fixed glass profiles of vehicles via injection method, having at least one mold core providing geometric shaping of the paste which is transferred by a hot runner system or a cold runner system, which is changeable depending on different end welding references. It could also be applied to dynamic sealings ends (eg. door seals) on cars if they have an end moulding.

A medical airway device having a cuff is manufactured by loading an injection molding apparatus with a thermosetting elastomeric material and shaping the cuff by injecting the material into an associated injection mold. The injection mold includes a sprue bush having a sprue passage in fluid communication with a mold cavity. The injection molding apparatus includes an injection nozzle that is positioned in contact with, or in close proximity to, the sprue bush. The thermosetting elastomeric material is discharged from the injection nozzle through the sprue passage and into the mold cavity. The cuff is formed by curing the thermosetting elastomeric material within the mold cavity and at the same time preventing premature curing of residual thermosetting elastomeric material within the injection nozzle by applying heat to the material within the mold cavity while cooling the injection nozzle with cooling fluid. The formed cuff is attachable to an airway tube.