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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7384253 | Method and device for coating the surface of an interior component for motor vehicles To provide a method for coating the surface of an interior component for motor vehicles which can be carried out in a cost-effective and simple way it is proposed that the interior component is positioned at a distance from a molded part in the region of its surface... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7252281 | Apparatus for making a formwork for molding concrete walls A formwork making apparatus includes a bottom block, two side locating boards arranged in parallel on the bottom block, two forming boards respectively adhered to the side locating boards and set facing each other, two blocking plates set between the two side locati... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7232301 | Machine for the manufacture of flexible moulds, in particular for the obtainment of lipsticks or the like A machine for the manufacture of flexible moulds is described, in particular for the obtainment of lipsticks or the like, which comprises a female mould including at least one moulding cavity fillable with a plastic fluid, a male mould including at least a male stem... | 06/19/2007 |
| 6997427 | Form for casting concrete block column A form for casting concrete columns which simulate a stack of stone blocks. The form includes first and second side sections, each including two side panels. The side sections are releasably connected together to form a rectangular frame which has closed and open po... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6997429 | Exterior mold A securing device comprising at least one latch (22) and at least one latch mating-element (26) are used on two mutually displaceable mold-casing segments (14, 16) to close or open a mold casing (10) used in manufacturing molded bodies, i... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6929233 | Mold and method for casting ophthalmic lenses This invention relates generally to opthalmic molds and methods useful for casting opthalmic moldings. In one aspect, the invention relates to a mold for casting an opthalmic molding formed from a first mold half detachably affixed to a second mold half, whereby the... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6776386 | Lid for exothermic reaction welding mold A lid for an exothermic reaction mold device. The device includes an internal crucible in a block with an open top. The lid includes a lower face with an elongated opening therethrough. The lid also includes an upper face with a circular opening therethrough whereby... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6769663 | Void forming and anchor positioning apparatus and method for concrete structures A void former for positioning an anchor within a concrete structure is comprised of a hollow polymeric body having first and second sections hinged together for movement between a closed condition engageable around the anchor received therebetween and an open condit... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6767000 | Manufacturing platform A manufacturing platform has one or more tables for producing construction components such as walls, floors, decks and roofs. The tables are pivotally mounted on second and/or third axes at the outboard edges or rear end of a pair of rectangular horizontal frames wh... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6698336 | Baking dish for cooking, serving and storing food A baking dish includes a generally shallow platter made of ceramic material suitable to withstand a baking environment and having a baking surface defining a supporting plane on which a baked product can be made. A substantially upright continuous wall in... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6668511 | Formwork for pillars It is constituted by several plates (1), provided in its outer side (4) with transverse ribs (5), formed by C-shaped profiles and joined together to form a prismatic contour (7), closed by the inner flat sides of all the plates, the plates comprising a me... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6605240 | Over the top hinged concrete form and method of using the same A concrete form has a pair of opposed upstanding and spaced apart side panels. A space is defined between the side panels. Each side panel has a respective upper edge and a respective lower edge whereby a top opening is defined between the upper edges and... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6578815 | Concrete wall and rib form A wall and rib form for forming a concrete building wall having a concrete rib protruding perpendicularly from a face of the wall along one wall edge includes a substantially horizontal platform having a platform upper surface defining a perimeter form bo... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6575424 | Void forming device An apparatus for supporting a lift member in a concrete mold includes a resilient member having a void forming portion and a lift member receptacle for releasably holding a lift member and a mounting plate having a front surface and a rear surface and ada... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6554246 | Casting of shaped soft solid articles A mould for casting shaped, solid detergent articles is provided. The mold is made of two rigid complimentary dies which upon engagement define a cavity corresponding to a desired shape of the cast article, wherein the engaged dies form a reservoir which ... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6505809 | Shaping and molding pan An apparatus and method for shaping and molding material having two sidewalls, two end walls, a bottom and at least one partition. The two sidewalls have grooves spaced at predetermined intervals on an inside surface for receiving a partition and a bottom... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6402120 | Apparatus for blending and fabricating personalized lipstick An apparatus and method for custom blending and fabricating lipstick to the specific demands of individual customers. The present invention provides a kit which enables a user to blend various pigments to arrive at a very specific shade, and then blend th... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6338618 | Apparatus for molding articles An apparatus for forming an article from at least one layer of formable material includes a mold for receiving the at least one layer of formable material. The mold has first and second thin mold sections and a seal associated with at least one of the mol... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6212911 | Mould with pivoting drawer A mold having a pivoting slide. The mold is made of two shells. An element is rotationally mounted on one of the shells with a part of the element coinciding with the internal cavity of the mold. The element is closed by the second shell which has bearing... | 04/10/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6024559 | Mold for making plastic fishing lures A cavity block and method for manufacturing such a block utilizes a computer assisted machining tool to form a composite cavity in a plurality of cavity block segments such that the segments can be separated after the machining of the cavity and paired in... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6000673 | Mold assembly for producing a countertop exhibiting an integrally formed sink bowl and built-up edge and method for producing the same A mold assembly and method for producing a resin based countertop having an integrally formed sink bowl and a built-up edge. An elongate base is defined by a central surface area which is bounded by a plurality of interconnecting and elevated sides to est... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5971351 | Apparatus and method for blending and fabricating personalized lipstick An apparatus and method for custom blending and fabricating lipstick to the specific demands of individual customers. The present invention provides a kit which enables a user to blend various pigments to arrive at a very specific shade, and then blend th... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5925282 | Method of manufacturing a foil-wrapped breast prosthesis and a shaping tool for use in performing the method When manufacturing a foil-wrapped breast prosthesis with a filling consisting of a curable compound, the curing is performed after placing a filled prosthesis bag formed by two joined foil sheets in a mold cavity without closing the mold cavity and mainta... | 07/20/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5842574 | Craft package for making instrument face A craft package for making a three dimensional utilitarian object, such as an instrument face, includes a first package portion of rigid transparent PVC with a wall thickness of between about 0.30-0.60 inches having a mold-shaped interior in the configura... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5817248 | Mold for structural blocks A mold designed to be operated easily by one person to form large blocks. Generally, the walls of the mold are attached to the base with a pivoting assembly such that the walls of the mold fall away from the molded material after hardening. Levers and ful... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5788873 | Snow mold A snow mold including a pair of mold halves interconnected along a common edge by a hinge. Each mold half includes a mold cavity which cooperate to mold an object when closed together. Each mold cavity further includes a stencil pattern extending through ... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5766500 | Adjustable divider assembly for use with an open-top mold for creating a countertop with a built-up edge An adjustable divider assembly for use with an open-top mold for creating a countertop with a built-up edge, the mold being rectangular in shape with a flat planar surface, first, second and third built-up and inwardly contoured edges and a fourth open ed... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5744082 | Process for molding a closure cap using a pivotable mold part The present inventions relates to a mold for forming a one piece flip-top cap and process for making such a cap. A mold for forming and closing the one piece flip-top cap prior to ejection from the mold includes a first mold part, an inner core mold part ... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5711892 | Ice sculpture mold An ice sculpture mold having a bottom die half forming a cavity configured to produce a first half portion of a three-dimensional ice sculpture and a top die half with a cavity to produce the second half portion of the ice sculpture. In one embodiment str... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5707661 | Forming cup for torroid forming machine A composite torroid forming cup for an automated torroid-forming apparatus has a molded plastic upper closure and a bottom reinforced cup section. The upper closure has a hinge pin and an upper non-stick partial torroid forming surface. The bottom reinfor... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5667192 | Concrete panel construction and mold A mold especially adapted for forming precast, waffle-shaped concrete panels employs a one-piece mold body of flexible plastic sheet material to which rigid side rails are secured by tongue and groove longitudinal joints. The mold may be rapidly stripped ... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5656194 | Assembly jig for prefabricated concrete walls The apparatus is an assembly jig for constructing prefabricated concrete wall sections. Two parallel elongated "L" cross section members, each with an outer vertical wall, are connected to a base structure with pivots, and several separated sections of in... | 08/12/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5599491 | Method and apparatus for making a mold for duplicating a positive master An apparatus for making a mold for forming positive models identical to a positive master has upper and lower mold shells having confronting and contiguous rims lying in respective planes. The shells are dimensioned when juxtaposed to spacedly contain the... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5597593 | Toy mold system with undercuts Toy mold systems usable by a child to form highly detailed, rigid molded toy figures are disclosed. The systems include at least three preformed mold sections each having a configuration such that, in an assembled condition of the toy mold system, they de... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5590499 | Process and arrangement for manufacturing a prefabricated, insulating wall element A process is disclosed for manufacturing an angular insulating wall element consisting of an angular rigid foam plate linked to brick fillets. Angular, one-piece fillets are space apart in a lying mold having an essentially V-shaped cross-section and the ... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5580480 | Form for making fence posts in situ A form for making a concrete fence post supported by the ground is disclosed. The form has two elongated halves which are hinged together and clamped along one edge. The form is supported over a post hole and concrete is poured into the form. Reinforcing ... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5524861 | Reusable mold for constructing housing units and method of use thereof A system of mounting a plurality of wall panels to a soffit layout which defines the building module's layout, utilizes exterior and interior wall panels which are hingedly mounted at the bottom and are actively displaced to permit the casting to be remov... | 06/11/1996 |
