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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7303393 | Articulator system An articulator system employing magnetic and supporting means enabling dental casts to be mounted in or removed from an articulator and replaced as desired. ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7241075 | Umbilical anchoring clamp A subsea cable (3) designed to extend from a floating structure (1) on the sea surface down to a subsea structure (2) on the sea floor with a first portion (3a) extending from the floating structure (1) to the sea floor and ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7066081 | Device for making cheese and corresponding production method The invention concerns a device for making soft cheese or fresh paste cheese comprising at least a first set of perforated cheese-moulds and at least a second set of perforated cheese-moulds arranged in a chamber. The invention is characterized in that said first an... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6769900 | Molding processes and equipment for forming golf balls Molding equipment and related techniques for forming a golf ball are disclosed. The molding equipment includes the use of a mandrel with a spherical portion sized to fit within a molding chamber. The molding equipment and related processes are particularly useful wh... | 08/03/2004 |
| 5858262 | Mold for forming multi-sided, fully contoured, three-dimensional toy figures A fully contoured three dimensional toy figure made of at least two figure parts, and a toy apparatus and a method for molding the toy figure are disclosed. The figure parts are molded in respective mold cavities with receptacles, e.g., holes, in a side t... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5837172 | Method for manufacturing an automotive trim product An interior trim component, such as a door panel, having an outer skin backed by a low density molded mat foam substrate and an energy absorbing foam backing is manufactured in a single mold tool in a multiple stage foaming operation in which the outer sk... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5536160 | Apparatus and method for manufacturing a work surface A solidifying liquid is placed into a mold having sides and a planar bottom. A plurality of separators are attached to the bottom of a support grid. The support grid is then placed onto the mold, with positioning projections extending through holes in the... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5198127 | Mould A mould for ice confectionery and the like, including a removeable core for insertion into a cup. The core includes a number of core formers and a retainer for supporting handle strips, and closely engages the cup to define a number of mould segments.... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5139721 | Method and apparatus for forming a precast curb system A method and apparatus for forming a curb section of a predetermined length sub-divided into modules by transverse grooves which give the appearance of shorter blocks and provide for fracturing the curb section at those locations. Each module of the curb ... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5062610 | Composite masonry block mold for use in block molding machines The invention includes block molds and manufacturing processes as well as a composite masonry block comprising a block body having an irregular trapezoidal shape and comprising a front surface and a back surface, an upper surface and a lower surface, and ... | 11/05/1991 |
| 4997356 | Mold for manufacturing a skin covered foamed plastic article A mold for manufacturing a skin covered foamed plastic article in which the middle mold is to be attached to the upper mold so as to eliminate the attaching and removing of the middle mold for every manufacturing cycle, without creating a danger of damagi... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4981428 | Apparatus for molding slotted concrete floor sections This invention relates to an apparatus for molding slotted concrete floor sections. The apparatus forms the concrete floor sections in an inverted position so as to avoid the need for hand finishing of the upper surface of the molded concrete floor sectio... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4941642 | Mold construction comprising a plurality of mold portions The invention relates to a negative mold containing a plurality of mold portions which can be detached from each other. It functions in particular for the manufacture of shapes consisting of plastic. The two mold halves enclose a molding chamber receiving... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4936762 | Test mold This disclosure illustrates and describes a test mold for the quantitative measure of the effects of formulation and/or process variable changes on some kinds of surface problems of a molded part caused by different degrees of imperfection or voiding unde... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4923378 | Mold assembly for molding automotive seat Disclosed herein is a mold assembly for molding a plastic article having a recess formed therein. The mold assembly includes a lower mold having a cavity formed therein; an upper mold adapted to be put on the lower mold to close the cavity; a core adapted... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4844405 | Injection molding of thin-walled plastic products A mold for injection molding a plastic product having a thin-walled area includes a first mold part and a second mold part defining a mold cavity therebetween, encompassed by a parting line, for forming the plastic product, and further defining a gate for... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4842243 | Method and apparatus for molding golf club heads Apparatus for molding hollow metalwood golf club heads of wax or other material with variations in the lie angle of the neck or hosel relative to the body of the club head, in which two molds with communicating mold cavities are supported for turning of o... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4832309 | Moulding pallet A moulding pallet for moulding building blocks with interlocking surfaces comprises a metal sheet bent to form parallel ridges and valleys, with transverse sheet metal channels inserted through openings in the ridge sides forming transverse secondary ridg... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4819906 | Mold for improved press-on cap and seal A mold to manufacture an improved press-on bottle cap is disclosed. The cap has a top disk and a thin-walled outer skirt dependent therefrom with an annular tear score line on its inside wall and a laterally projecting tear tab which permit the cap to div... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4664615 | Method and device for shaping or molding stick cosmetics Apparatus for molding stick cosmetics, which comprises: closely fitting a molding block into a vertically extending annular member formed around a container charged with a liquid feed composition for solid cosmetics, said molding block having therethrough a pl... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4571171 | Multiple injection moulding apparatus A multiple injection mould for the manufacture of preforms for the manufacture of flasks by the blast or blow moulding method, the mould having a plate fixed on the nozzle side of the injection moulding machine on which outer moulds are mounted, a core-ca... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4565348 | Mold for making contact lenses, the male mold member being more flexible than the female mold member A plastic mold assembly comprising a male and female section for casting soft contact lenses from a polymerizable feed material wherein compensation for polymerization shrinkage is attained and disengagement of the male and female mold sections is facilit... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4521177 | Multiple injection moulding apparatus A multiple injection moulding apparatus for making parisons for blow molding bottles, the mould having a plate fixed on the nozzle side of the injection moulding machine on which outer moulds, each in a separate housing, are mounted with their faces again... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4496513 | Tubular container molding method and apparatus A tubular container molding method includes the steps of inserting a core block having an upwardly projected annular flange at the top end into a preformed tubular member, closing the mold and thereby pressing an upper marginal portion of the tubular memb... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4470573 | Device for shaping color test samples of dental crown porcelain A device for shaping color test samples of porcelain formulations for use in making dental crowns, comprising a mandrel having a axial bore, a cylindrical rod insertable axially into the bore of the mandrel, and a releasable coupling element between the r... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4452419 | Modular cake pan A cake pan with a horizontal bottom and peripheral upstanding side walls temporarily receives one or more cake-shaping modular inserts while a cake is being baked, or otherwise fixed in shape. A matrix, or gridwork, delineated on the bottom of the recepta... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4389036 | Apparatus and method for forming concrete blocks, panels and the like The invention provides apparatus and method for forming concrete blocks, panels and the like with a reduced number of parts and production operations. The apparatus and method of this invention is contemplated for use at a concrete-mixing plant having the... | 06/21/1983 |
| 4378929 | Mold for dental models base A mold for the base of a dental model includes index means cooperative with a dental model articulator, detachable perimeter members for defining the side walls of the base and an insert for delineating a platform upon which a tooth die is attached. The i... | 04/05/1983 |
| 4374635 | Casting installations A mold unit and method for casting ceramic material in slip form is described. Each mold unit comprises a plurality of parts which when assembled for a casting operation define between them, two casting cavities, the casting cavities are positioned one ab... | 02/22/1983 |
| 4365780 | Removable insert for forming holes in concrete and the like The present device is especially useful for positioning on forms prior to the pouring of concrete for removal therefrom to create holes in the concrete to receive inserts therein such as in making holes in concrete for steps to be used in a manhole. A tap... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4365783 | Mold for making a tooth positioning and retaining appliance with air holes Mold for making a tooth positioning and retaining appliance with air holes including a cavity having models of the upper and lower teeth arranged so that when an appliance is molded thereby the appliance will have upper and lower archways for receiving up... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4351507 | Multi-part form with improved tie and stripping means A multi-part form for casting concrete structural units having spaced parallel and vertical sidewalls and horizontally spaced parallel and lateral connecting arms therebetween, the connecting arms having mortises at the bottom and tendons at the top. A st... | 09/28/1982 |
| 4343453 | Mould for producing concrete mouldings A mould for producing concrete mouldings having a frame and a plurality of moulding boxes therein with the moulding boxes removably fastened directly to the bottom end faces of the frame.... | 08/10/1982 |
| 4190229 | Hot dog bun pan Disclosed herein is an apparatus for forming a plurality of hot dog buns provided with a recessed area formed at the inception of the bun making process, so as to naturally accommodate a hot dog. One technique according to the present invention contemplat... | 02/26/1980 |