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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7731149 | Septic tank form A casting mold including a first form having a first wall and a second wall, the first and second walls defining a first casting space. The casting mold further including a second form having a base and a wall extending from the base to define a second casting space... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7264531 | Method and apparatus for facilitating the construction of a snow man/woman A building component for facilitating a construction of a snow man/woman. A spherically-shaped body is provided that has an outer surface and an interior, the interior substantially lighter than when the interior is filled with snow. An adhesion surface is provided ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7199360 | System and method for calibrating a fluorescence microscope A system and method are provided to calibrate fluorescence detection of a fluorescence microscope by using a near-perfectly uniform reflector as a target in combination with temporary removal of the microscope's emission filter. Excitation light is reflected from th... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7182307 | System for vertically forming concrete panels A concrete mold device for vertically forming a concrete panel includes a plurality of concrete forms for collectively defining a mold cavity for receiving an uncured concrete mixture therein. The concrete forms can include a pair of opposing side wall forms to defi... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7118368 | Mold table for food products and method of making said table The present invention concerns a mold table for food products comprising at least one longitudinal conduit that can be closed by a cover. Each conduit has a variable cross section that defines at least one cavity that forms a mold for the food products. ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7014162 | Ice cube tray with server cover An ice cube tray having a rigid support structure for easy handling and manipulation includes plural ice cube compartments, the ice cube compartments including deformable, flexible bottoms to enable ejection of ice cubes by application of a small force on each ice c... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7000887 | Snow mold A snow mold is disclosed for making a snowman and similar snow structures. A flexible sheet of material has tabs formed at one end, and slots cut into the sheet at spaced intervals along the length of the sheet in horizontal alignment with the tabs. The slots are al... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6993332 | Method of performing handover by using different handover parameters for different traffic and user classes in a communication network The present invention relates to a method for performing handover in a communication network, wherein communication with a subscriber terminal (UE) having subscribed to said network is performed by the intermediate of at least one network entity (Node B) handling th... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6869059 | Bakeable muffin pan, and use thereof A pan for baking a batter or dough to provide a baked good, such as muffins or cupcakes. The pan includes a raised perimeter wall that acts as a shield or baffle to provide consistent air flow over the batter or dough during baking. The resulting baked goods have im... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6841110 | Method and plant for manufacturing prestressed concrete products A method for the production of prestressed concrete products and a plant for implementing the method. Moulds provided with pretensioned wires are moved through fixed casting machines into a hardening space. In the hardening space, the combination of mould and produc... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6743008 | Set of baking moulds for food products The invention relates to a set of baking moulds for food products such as hams, including a plurality of moulds mounted on a support frame (5, 6), each mould comprising a trough (2) with a generally U-shaped transverse section in order to form a bottom... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6702559 | Template for creating designs A template for creating designs upon a surface. The template has apertures that are so positioned and shaped as to create the desired design upon the surface after such apertures have been filled with mud and the template has been removed. The template is... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6637721 | Ice tray The present invention provides an improved ice tray that forms narrow ice pieces that easily fit through the opening of portable beverage containers such as standard cans, bottles, and cartons, thereby saving the costs and energy associated with refrigera... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6209849 | Ice cube tray There is disclosed herein an ice cube tray device particularly for use on moving vehicles, such as boats and the like, comprising a top member having a plurality of cap like members attached to the underside thereof. The device further includes a pluralit... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6176464 | Snowman mold A snowman mold having a base member and a torso member defining interior spaces for receiving snow therein. The mold members include annular flanges extending radially outwardly from the members in a configuration that allows the torso member to be stacke... | 01/23/2001 |
| 5976442 | Apparatus and method to manufacture cast panels A method and assembly (20) to form a cast concrete panel (21). The assembly (20) has end beams between which tendons (23) can pass. The beams need to be able to support tensioning of the tendons. Transversely extending form members (25) cooperate with for... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5871787 | Liquid-cooled wax mold A liquid cooled wax mold includes a generally rectangular two-part heat transfer member formed by separable metal plates. One of the plates includes elongated parallel vertically-extending heat transfer bars or fins defining parallel liquid coolant flow p... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5858263 | Ice puck mold and storage system A ice puck mold and storage system is provided including at least one hockey puck mold having a circular bottom face and a cylindrical periphery integrally coupled thereto and extending upwardly therefrom for defining an upper peripheral edge, an interior... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5851415 | Snow mold A decorative holiday figurine convertible by the consumer to a snow mold for molding snow into shapes conforming to the interior of the figurine. The figurine is manufactured so the consumer can remove portions of the figurine for loading snow and separat... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5830379 | Stackable ice tray and bin assembly A stackable ice tray and bin assembly includes an ice cube forming tray having an annular outer rim with an associated upper ledge, as well as a matrix of ice cube defining cavities arranged within the confines of the annular outer rim. Each of the caviti... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5766645 | Concrete forming system for stack construction The present invention relates to a concrete forming system and method permitting a series of stacked concrete slabs to be formed at a work site. The system includes a vertical support member configured to the work surface, concrete form members for defini... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5683728 | Mold conveying arrangement A mold conveying arrangement includes a mold having at least one well for receiving chocolate to be conveyed through molding workstations. The mold extends along a longitudinal direction between opposite end regions, and also extends along a transverse di... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5648132 | Composite insulator, segment used for producing the same and method of producing the same by using the segment A composite insulator having a core member and a housing member integrally arranged around the core member, the housing member being constructed by a trunk portion and a shed portion, has a creepable distance extending means arranged on a lower plane of t... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5632926 | Snowman mold A snowman mold having a snowman mold cavity defined within a base member, a torso member, and a head member that are integral relative to one another, with each of the members having doors opened for access to the mold cavity permitting ease of removal of... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5569472 | Continuously-operating chilling cabinet for treating a mass contained in molds Continuously-operating chilling cabinet for treating a mass contained in molds, for example a chocolate mass or the like, such that after the entrance of the chilling cabinet is a device for lifting the molds as they are fed in and stacked and, in an adja... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5494253 | Cookie sheet device A cookie sheet device formed of multiple, closely stacked, heat-conductive, substantially rigid, flat sheets is disclosed, each sheet having a plurality of openings therein adapted to receive removable cookie molds. The sheets are stacked in superposed fa... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5364063 | Ice cube tray An ice cube tray consisting of an inner tray divided lengthwise and breadthwise into a plurality of pockets with open tops, and an outer tray divided into a configuration that fits the shape of the inner tray forming a space between the outer bottom of th... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5328350 | Thermoplastics molding and form setting device Disclosed is a thermoplastics molding device including two lateral molding chambers separated by a form setting chamber within a casing, a plurality of mold carriers respectively and horizontally supported on horizontal supports in each molding chamber an... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5228946 | Multi-plate lamination fixture A multi-plate lamination fixture includes at least a first, an intermediate and a bottom plate, of which the intermediate and either the bottom or the top plate each have a keyway therein adjacent one surface thereof and in which the intermediate and the ... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5196127 | Ice cube tray with cover A stackable, covered ice cube tray apparatus including a base member having four side walls, each side wall having a lower end and a top end, wherein said side walls and bottom wall form a basin for storage of a liquid. The apparatus further includes a co... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5143344 | Apparatus for manufacturing precast concrete articles A system for molding concrete articles such as paving stones, including a rack having opposing first and second vertical walls that have corresponding rails, and trays that include article molds adapted to receive concrete for curing, the trays being size... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5110084 | Form device for cellular concrete and method of making such concrete A form device for cellular concrete, including a number of piled-up form units having a heat-insulating bottom and shell, a heat-insulating top board, and a bottom-to-shell joint. A cellular concrete manufacture is produced by mixing cement with warm wate... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5096648 | Method of manufacturing precast concrete articles A method for producing concrete paving stones includes slidably mounting paving stone molds in a vertical row in a rack; sliding one mold to a different depth in the rack; filling the mold with concrete; sliding the mold to its original position; and fill... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5012655 | Filling assembly for ice trays A water filling assembly for ice trays including a reservoir disposed in water delivering relation to each of a plurality of vertically stacked ice trays within a housing wherein the reservoir and trays are cooperatively structured to successively fill ea... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4967995 | Combination cover and dispenser for an ice cube tray A cover for an ice cube tray includes a top portion for covering the top of an ice cube tray and sidewalls joined to the top portion which permits the top portion to be raised to a position at which the top position is spaced above the tray top. The cover... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4883251 | Container for making ice cubes A container for making ice cubes having a generally prismatic hollow configuration, a front side of which includes rows of truncated pyramidal cavities, the back wall having mutually perpendicular stacking ribs for mating with the cavities of a juxtaposed... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4815691 | Method and apparatus for making ice cubes A method and apparatus for making ice cubes is disclosed wherein a large number of ice trays or liquid trapping elements are placed in a larger container, liquid added to the larger container to a level which will fill the liquid trapping elements when th... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4789130 | Container and ice cube tray assembly A container and ice cube tray assembly to store a plurality of relatively small similarly shaped items with easy user manual access. The container has a corrugated bottom wall and two spaced apart side walls integrally connected to the bottom wall and ter... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4695031 | Gang form A gang form in which a single or a plurality of precast concrete beams will be molded at one time, the gang form comprising a first and two second vertical walls, the first wall being a straight wall, the two second walls spaced apart one from another ext... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4627595 | Ice container having coiled strip partition A portable ice maker and container capable of utilizing available freezer space to provide additional ice-making capacity is disclosed. In one embodiment, the device includes a bucket-shaped vessel having a plurality of coiled strips arranged in a vertica... | 12/09/1986 |
