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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6508907 | Chimney crown installation system A crown installation system for forming a crown in place on a pillar in a manner that avoids the need for heavy and complicated concrete form structures. The crown installation system includes a kit for forming a crown on a pillar, such as a chimney, havi... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6499715 | Resin mold A resin mold has a surface layer formed on the molding surface of a main body from a thermosetting resin and containing fine particles of silicon carbide. The surface layer can be formed simply by thermosetting the resin without calling for any plating, s... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6497834 | Method of making a flow channel block Changing the contour of a recess (12) in a body of solid material to a revised contour wherein a pattern (24) is made having the revised contour and this pattern is placed in the recess with a curable plastic material (31). After the curable plastic mater... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6491854 | Metallic mold for tire curing and process for producing the same A metallic mold for tire curing is disclosed, which comprises a plurality of pieces for forming a tread pattern of a tire by sections, the pieces being fixed to a back block and arranged in an annular form. In this case, each piece is composed of a plural... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6491855 | Moulding tooling A method of making tooling by preparing a master model having a first surface and casting a thin-skinned mold from a first master surface, with an inner surface corresponding to the first master surface and an outer surface spaced from the inner surface t... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6489418 | Preparation and application of artificial anti-idiotypic imprints This patent application describes the use of molecular imprinting as a means for preparation of anti-idiotypic imprint matrices. With this technique, imprints of artificial or natural molecules including their recognition sites, such as of molecularly imp... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6488877 | Method for forming a weldable mount for fuel systems component A vent apparatus includes a tank mount made of a weldable plastics material and a fuel systems component such as a valve assembly. The valve assembly includes a valve housing made of a non-weldable plastics material and a valve movable in a valve chamber ... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6482337 | Method for evaluation of abrasion of a forming mold In a method for evaluation of abrasion of a forming mold, abrasion amounts of divided pieces which are divided from a mold piece constituting a cavity are measured with the divided pieces removed or not removed from a forming mold body. A layer, a marking... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6479160 | Ultra high oxygen barrier films and articles made therefrom Oxygen barrier films exhibiting high oxygen scavenging capability suitable for extended shelf-life, packaging applications. These films comprise a polyamide homopolymer, copolymer, or blends thereof; an ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer; an oxidizable poly... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6479005 | Method of forming soft casing sleeve having multi-colored and raised decorations A method of forming a soft casing sleeve having multi-colored and raised decorations is provided. The method includes steps of preparing a mold consisting of two halves, on inner surfaces of which mold cavities are symmetrically formed; providing recesses... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6468456 | Method of creating a locating or load bearing surface A method of creating a locating or load bearing surface having a desired flatness or profile. The method comprises: a) providing a base on which the surface is to be created; b) locating a moulding member having a master surface with the desired flatness or pr... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6458305 | Method for producing colored sculpturesque polyresin model and product produced thereby A method for producing sculpturesque polyresin models in horticulture use includes the following steps. First, a prototype (21) is directly made of sand stone. Then a mold (22) is made according to the shape of the prototype (21). The raw material of scul... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6451240 | Method of manufacturing an intracutaneous microneedle array A microneedle array is manufactured using a mold preparation procedure that begins by placing an optical mask over a layer of PMMA material, exposing the PMMA material to x-rays, then developing using a photoresist process. The remaining PMMA material is ... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6451237 | Method for manufacturing front fork of a cycle A method for manufacturing a front fork of a cycle includes forming and disposing a prototype in a mold cavity of a mold device for forming a peripheral space between the mold device and the prototype. A plastic material is then filled into the peripheral... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6447878 | Retroreflective cube corner sheeting mold and sheeting formed therefrom Laminae suitable for use in a mold suitable for use in forming retroreflective sheeting and methods of making such laminae are disclosed. A representative lamina includes a single row of optically opposing cube corner elements disposed on its working surf... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6447704 | Thermal-sprayed tooling A metallic shell used, for example as a mold, is formed by spray deposition connected to a base by rods or other supports connected to mounting elements which are incorporated in the shell during the deposition process. The shell can incorporate different... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6444148 | Process and making molds for thermoforming a three-dimensional relief reproduction Methods and apparatus useful in the development of molds are disclosed. In particular, the methods and apparatus of the present invention are useful, for example, in the context of dimensionally expanding and printing a picture image on a printable sheet ... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6438816 | Mold for forming resinous domed article and method of producing same A mold for forming a resinous domed article which may be employed as a cover of a monitor camera is provided. The mold consists of a female block and a male block. The female block has formed therein a domed mold cavity which includes a hemispherical wall... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6436334 | Process for producing inorganic mold A process for producing inorganic molds involving molding a kneaded mixture containing a particulate inorganic material and water, which process comprises adding water-soluble hemicellulose to the kneaded mixture. The process provides inorganic molds with... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6432332 | Automotive window having a masking border and process for producing an automotive window panel masking border A molded plastic window panel for automotive glazing in which texturized surfaces are molded into the perimeter of the panel to define a translucent masking border. A pattern of discrete texturized areas is adjacent a solid texturized band to provide a fa... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6426027 | Method of injection molding for creating a fluid meter housing A method of creating a fluid meter housing is disclosed wherein molten material is injected into a cavity formed between a core and a mold. After cooling, the material assumes the shape of the housing and contains the core. Upon heating, the core melts an... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6409950 | Method of making a hollow ornamental knotted article A method of making a hollow ornamental knotted article includes: forming a thread into a loose knotting which confines a hollow space; wrapping a solvent-soluble filler with a protective material, and inserting the wrapped filler into the hollow space; ti... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6402996 | Method of manufacturing a microlens and a microlens array A method for making microlens and microlens array is described which utilizes a spinning half radius diamond cutting member operated in a plunge cut in a technique similar to milling to cut the optical surface into a diamond turnable material. The method ... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6391237 | Formation of indicia in the base of a blister pack for transference to a body cast therein A laminated film in which a metal foil is sandwiched between two polymeric films is cold formed to define one or more blisters, and the base of the blister stamped with indicia, in two discrete stages. The blister is formed in the first stage using a stan... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6390439 | Hybrid molds for molten solder screening process Hybrid molds for molding a multiplicity of solder balls for use in a molten solder screening process and methods for preparing such molds are disclosed. A method for forming the multiplicity of cavities in a pyramidal shape by anisotropically etching a cr... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6387305 | Forming mold cavities A method for producing a multiplicity of miniature cavities extending from a mold surface for molding a plastic product having features integrally molded with and extending from a product base, and a mold so produced. The mold cavities are formed by depos... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6385997 | Method for forming a tool for molding microlens arrays A method for fabricating a mold tool for molding optical elements is taught which comprises heating a mold tool blank made from a vitreous material to a temperature above the glass transition temperature of the vitreous material; generating an axial visco... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6387309 | Method of manufacturing a press die made of concrete A press die made of concrete having a surface layer bonded to the concrete, and a method manufacturing the same. A concrete member 60A is hardened through steam-curing. Thereafter, a surface material layer 70 is formed on a pressing surface of the concret... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6375880 | Mold shape deposition manufacturing A method of making molded parts employing Shape Deposition Manufacturing (SDM) techniques. First, SDM processes are used to make a layered structure having support segments and mold segments. The support segments are made of material which may be removed ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6365082 | Polymer gel molds A polymer gel is formed into a mold defining a preselected shape. A flowable composition may be formed into a preselected shape via contact with the polymer gel mold.... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6355196 | Process for producing direct tooling mold and method for using the same The present invention relates to a method for making a prototype by providing at least one polymeric board material having a glass transition temperature less than the molten temperature of a thermoplastic molding material and removing at least a portion ... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6352609 | Composite tooling process for curing materials at elevated temperatures A method is provided for fabricating a cure tool for curing materials at elevated temperatures. A facility tool is formed having a tool surface defining a mold line corresponding to a pattern of the object to be molded, to which a release coating is then ... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6344160 | Method for molding composite structural plastic and objects molded thereby A method for molding composite structural plastic components is disclosed wherein such components are cast from a polymerizable thermoset or thermoplastic composition in a conventional metalcasting mold. In the instant invention, a low viscosity thermoset... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6331267 | Apparatus and method for molding a core for use in casting hollow parts A mold for molding a core for use in casting hollow parts includes, a lower mold portion and an upper mold portion defining therein a cavity corresponding to the outer surface of the core. The lower mold portion includes a cutout disposed along a parting ... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6309587 | Composite molding tools and parts and processes of forming molding tools The present invention provides a composite molding tool including a surface coat that comprises metal powders and mineral fillers, and a composition comprising a resin mixture and metallic fillers. The composition includes at least about 45% metallic fill... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6309576 | Method for setup and molding of formed articles from thin coated fabrics A method for setting up and molding or forming thin coated fabrics as in the production of diaphragms, where a hard die is installed on one plate of a pair of molding plates and a comparably sized or somewhat large die cavity is provided on the opposing p... | 10/30/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6299817 | Method for seamless construction of molded elastomer products A process which allows elastomeric materials of different colors, durometers and/or other material characteristics to chemically bond to one another so as to eliminate any possibility of delamination. Latex-based liquid elastomer solutions having differen... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6299814 | Method of fabricating silicon rubber-based mold A method of fabricating a silicon rubber-based mold includes the first step of making a master model of products to be formed, and a jig. The master model is mounted onto the jig, and a lower pad is formed on the master model. A plurality of round bars ar... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6298896 | Apparatus for constructing a composite structure An apparatus (100) for constructing a composite structure (112) is disclosed. The apparatus (100) comprises a flexible layer (104), which has a working surface (106) and an underside surface (108), coupled to a base (102). At least one support element (30... | 10/09/2001 |
