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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7896309 | Magnetic alignment tool for foam inserts contained within precast wall panels The alignment tool of the present invention includes a cylindrical coil extending outward from one side of a steel base plate. The opposite side of the base plate includes a raised center lip portion for alignment and placement of a magnet thereon. The magnet includ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7347964 | Method and apparatus for demolding a golf ball An apparatus and method for demolding golf balls from a mold cavity are disclosed. More specifically, an apparatus and method for demolding a golf ball from a mold cavity subsequent to forming a cover layer without the use of ejector or knockout pins are disclosed. ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7281699 | Universal accommodating IOL holder for lens processing and packaging The present invention provides a holder for supporting a two optic accommodating intraocular lens device. The holder is capable of holding the device while taking measurements or performing manufacturing process steps on the device and/or packaging the device. In a ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7234505 | Aluminium pressure casting A metal flow system, for use in casting aluminium alloy using a pressure casting machine, is provided by a component of a die or mould assembly, for the machine, which defines a die cavity. The component defines at least part of an alloy flow path for the flow of al... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7159837 | Plug baffle device for mold A plug baffle device for installation in a coolant passage within a mold, the plug baffle device having its coolant-encountering blade mechanically attached to a base member, and methods for making such plug baffle device. Advantages include acceptance of greater to... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7143991 | Reinforcing bar joint sleeve fixing device A reinforcing bar joint sleeve fixing device for fixing a reinforcing bar joint sleeve disposed in the interior of precast concrete to a molding form in fabricating a precast concrete structure with use of the molding form, which device permits both axial and radial... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7131624 | Landscape edging form assembly and method A landscape edging form assembly for forming a concrete edging in place, includes first and second sidewalls and a series of flexible connectors extending between and interconnecting the sidewalls. The flexible connectors are spaced apart from each other in the dire... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7124995 | Holder for mold assemblies and molds A high volume lens curing system is described. The high volume lens curing system is configured to cure multiple eyeglass lenses in a continuous manner. ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7111663 | Pressure casting flow system A metal flow system, for high pressure die casting of alloys using a machine having a pressurized source of molten alloy and a mould defining at least one die cavity, defines a metal flow path by which alloy received from the pressurized source is able to flow into ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7103984 | Anchor bolt and setting template An anchor bolt setting template is used to position an anchor bolt in a wall for attachment of a first plate or a second plate to the wall. The first and second plates having different dimensions from each other. The template includes a rigid washer plate having fir... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7066823 | Adjustable bowling ball measuring and marking device A device for determining the placement of gripping holes with respect to the pin and/or the center of gravity and/or the mass bias of a bowling ball has a meridian plane indicator, a vertical axis plane indicator and a horizontal axis plane indicator. The meridian p... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7059577 | Insulated concrete wall system and method of making same A method and system for installing an insulated concrete wall includes insulation panels placed in an upright manner. Generally T-shaped wall studs are placed next to the insulation panels such that the front section of the wall stud is on the outside of the insulat... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7051988 | Brace for concrete forms A brace for securing concrete form members to a casting surface. First and second leg members are spaced to form an angle. A bridging member extends between opposing ends of the leg members and a strut extends between the joined ends of the leg members and the bridg... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7044429 | Methods and systems for coating eyeglass lens molds Systems and methods for storing, locating, identifying and coating eyeglass lens mold members for use in the production of eyeglass lenses are disclosed. An embodiment includes storing eyeglass lens mold members in a storage array. A plurality of indicators may be c... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7028444 | Support device for orthogonal mounting of sheet material A sheet material support device that is attachable to studs, joist, beams or other suitable framing components and that facilitates mounting orthogonal junctions of sheet material pieces without need of multiple studs is described. The device includes a fastener-rec... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6998090 | Method and device for workpiece identification marking A device for the identification marking of a workpiece which is made of a deformable material. The workpiece identification marking has a plurality of identification elements, each of which comprises elevations that project out of the surface of the workpiece. For e... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6907697 | Composite systems and methods for anchoring walls Construction systems and methods for anchoring a structural member of a building to a base member of a building including one or more anchoring devices, each anchoring device having a first portion and a second portion. The first portion of each anchoring device is ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6860462 | Clamping arrangement for casting mold sidewalls Clamping arrangement for casting mold sidewalls in which arrangement two adjacent sidewalls are clamped to their places by a interlocking plate together with a clamp magnet. The said interlocking plate is formed by a plate element having at its both end locking memb... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6827323 | Mold cooling device A mold cooling device includes an air feeding and discharging circuit 22 which effects the driving by air of a pump section 1 for feeding a cooling liquid to a fluid flaw passageway 65a fanned in a mold 64 and the feeding of air to... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6827322 | Recoverable improved casing for the manufacture of recesses A recoverable improved casing for the manufacture of recesses for buried bodies includes a mold with a section decreasing toward a smaller section end. The mould has internal longitudinal and transverse reinforcing ribs, which define nodes at their point of intersec... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6817590 | Method and tool for removing modular concrete forms A method and tool for removing modular concrete forms from underlying rigid concrete are disclosed. The tool includes a lever end, a fulcrum, and a claw end having a notch particularly adapted to engage a knob that protrudes from a surface of the modular concrete fo... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6789776 | Cast-in anchor attachment apparatus An anchor having an internally threaded first opening, a body, a first end on the body threaded to fit the first opening, a second end on the body, configured to fit an opening in the wall of the mold for extending a first length of the body into the wall, a second ... | 09/14/2004 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6752370 | Concrette curb form spacer A method and apparatus for establishing and maintaining consistent spacing between parallel forms for concrete structures. The elongated spacer includes notches at either end for flush engagement with the upper corners of the parallel forms. An angled notch may be p... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6736366 | Extruded plastic bulkhead device for forming concrete panels Adjacent tilt-up concrete wall panels are poured on a horizontal concrete floor or forming surface and are separated by a bulkhead device including a base member or channel of extruded semi-rigid plastics material and secured by screws to the forming surface. The ba... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6540954 | Process for fabricating a rowing shell A process for fabricating a boat shell having a hull and deck molded together as a unitary piece in a single molding step is provided. A two part mold is provided including a first and a second mold half. Prior to molding the two halves are separated and ... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6533887 | Retroreflective cube corner sheeting, molds therefore, and methods of making the same A method is disclosed for manufacturing a plurality of laminae for use in a mold suitable for use in forming retroreflective cube corner articles. Each lamina has opposing first and second major surfaces defining therebetween a first reference plane. Each... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6398180 | Extruded plastic bulkhead device for forming concrete panels Adjacent tilt-up concrete wall panels are poured on a horizontal concrete floor or forming surface and are separated by a bulkhead device including a base member or channel of extruded semi-rigid plastics material and secured by screws to the forming surf... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6302992 | Retroreflective cube corner sheeting, molds therefore, and methods of making the same A method is disclosed for manufacturing a plurality of laminae for use in a mold suitable for use in forming retroreflective cube corner articles. Each lamina has opposing first and second major surfaces defining therebetween a first reference plane. Each... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6136172 | Gel-forming insert for electrophoresis gels Electrophoresis gels are formed using a gel-forming insert having a beveled edge which results in loading sites having a beveled bottom surface. The gel forming insert can have a continuous beveled edge across the entire width of the gel, in which case a ... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6109587 | Manhole lift insert locator A manhole lift insert positioning apparatus consisting of: (1) a threaded nut imbedded in a thermoplastic elastomer molding that fits snugly within a lift insert, and (2) a threaded wing bolt to engage the nut and expand the molding within the insert, the... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6105924 | Wedge apparatus and mold A wedge apparatus for use with molds and a mold utilizing at least one wedge apparatus. The wedge apparatus includes a pair of attachment portions, each having an attachment surface and a wedge surface, a wedge portion, and a shaft. The wedge portion is s... | 08/22/2000 |
| 5836132 | Anchor template A reusable anchor bolt template (10) and method for suspending an anchor bolt (56) into a concrete material (53) and adapted to be fastened to a single form element (54) at a top end and a bottom end of the form element (54). The preferred embodiment (10)... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5733470 | Mold for casting ground covering A mold for casting ground covering, such as a plurality of stepping stones, has a generally polygon concrete molding frame having top and bottom surfaces in parallel planes and divided into openings. The frame is generally square and may include nesting p... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5487526 | Mold device for forming concrete pathways The present invention is directed to a mold for forming concrete walkways or surfaces. The mold incorporates a plurality of openings for receiving concrete therein. The mold forms a single concrete slab having a simulated brick or rock pattern on it's sur... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5358395 | Frame assembly for mold for expansion molding A frame for supporting a mold for use in manufacturing a product from expanded polystyrene. The frame includes angled corner locking members having longitudinally projecting guide portions located at each end, and longitudinal side members having longitud... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5303527 | Removable pool cover support apparatus A removable support apparatus for supporting a swimming pool cover employs adjustable frame assemblies capable of spanning between opposite edges at opposite sides of the pool. Each frame assembly includes a pair of separate frame members placed in side-b... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5230904 | Apparatus for fully supporting appliance cabinet interior Disclosed is a collapsible plug which is insertable into the interior section of an appliance cabinet and expandable therein to simultaneously extend the plurality of panels to provide lateral shoring support to each of the interior surfaces of the cabine... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5174074 | Assembly for casting large curved shells of reinforced concrete A large, curved or spherical shell of reinforced concrete is cast without utilization of supporting framework. A casting formwork is in the form of a thin, suspended membrane that is reinforced with a collar. During construction and transport, the membran... | 12/29/1992 |
