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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8119048 | Housing case, method for manufacturing housing case, and glass insert molding die used in same A housing case for a small electric device and communication device includes a flat plate having a dimension substantially the same as that of the front portion of the housing case and comprising at least a glass plate, and a resin frame integrated with the flat pla... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8088319 | Method to produce a panel assembly for use in a vehicle opening A method for producing a panel assembly is provided. The panel assembly includes a panel and a gasket adhered to the panel and extending along at least a portion of the periphery. A curable composition is applied either directly or indirectly onto the panel and onto... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8057719 | Housing case, method for manufacturing housing case, and glass insert molding die used in same A housing case for a small electric device and communication device includes a flat plate having a dimension substantially the same as that of the front portion of the housing case and comprising at least a glass plate, and a resin frame integrated with the flat pla... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8003033 | Method of producing a packaging container The present invention relates to a packaging container (11) comprising a first portion (13) formed of a first material or material combination, a second portion (12) formed of a second material or material combination, and a pouring opening (... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7879278 | Method for forming panel units having in situ formed moldings Methods for manufacturing panel units may include applying a cover tape to a surface of a panel in such a way as to substantially extend along a periphery of the panel. An extrusion molding die may be moved relative to the panel in such a way that the extrusion mold... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7799257 | Method for furnishing a sheet edge by a strip A method to furnish the edge portion of sheet (1) with a strip, as a strip (2) of plastic material using device (3) comprising a die space (7). The edge of sheet (1) is fitted inside device (3) that feeds plastic material to... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7700026 | Process and apparatus for the production of articles made of plastic material with at least one overmoulded component Described herein is a process and apparatus for the production of an article made of moulded plastic material with a first component and at least one second component overmoulded on the first component, in which, in the second injection step for overmoulding the sec... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7404711 | Apparatus for extruding a profile on a glazing Apparatus for extruding a profile on a glazing comprises drive means on which is mounted an extrusion head with an extrusion nozzle, and means for rotating the nozzle relative to the drive means. The apparatus may be used in a process which comprises extruding the p... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7367931 | Laser cutoff stacker assembly The present invention contemplates a machine and method for performing the laser sealing and laser cutting of flexible material into segments, such as a polymeric web in which the segments will ultimately be individual bags. The machine includes a generally cylindri... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7341613 | Filter elements having injection molded thermoplastic seals and methods of making same Seals for filter elements having filter packs with seals around the periphery thereof adjacent to one of the faces are produced by injection molding the seal onto the filter pack using an ethylene-propyleneterpolymer (EPDM) thermoplastic material. Preferably, the th... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7305742 | Seal for zippered bag The present invention provides a recloseable bag, the bag having a mouth and including a closure at the mouth, the closure having a first end and a second end. The recloseable bag also includes a first crushed section at the first end of the closure, the closure fur... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7267856 | Ultrasonic end stops on zipper closure bags and methods for making same Ultrasonic end stops and methods of making ultrasonic end stops are provided The present invention relates to plastic reclosable fasteners with sliders for opening and closing the reclosable fasteners on plastic bags and the like and particularly to the use of protr... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7204948 | Resin application method on panel, and manufacturing method of panel for display On an application stage of resin are provided two (2) sets of dispensers 20 and 40. The one dispenser 20 supplies the resin directing to an upper side corner on a liquid crystal cell 1, while the other dispenser 40 directing to a l... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7048883 | Method of manufacturing a plastic container A plastic container contains a liquid, such as toilet water or soy sauce, and is suitable for containing a refill. The plastic container (1) has a tube (2) formed by rolling a plastic laminate in a tubular shape, a bottom wall (3) formed so as t... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7043815 | Method for applying flowable materials Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for applying melt flowable materials to components of articles of manufacture. The methods and apparatuses disclosed herein are concerned with formation of appropriate flowable materials, control over the manner in which the flo... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7029265 | Apparatus for producing plastic panels with undercut An apparatus for the continuous and nondestructive production of plastic panels which are provided with undercut anchoring studs, web profiles or other forms of attachment (28) on one or both surfaces comprises a temperature-controlled chill roll (11),... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7014907 | Multilayer molded articles Disclosed is a multilayer molded article comprising a thermoplastic resin substrate and at least two kinds of skin materials laminated on a surface of the substrate, the at least two kinds of skin materials including a pair of skin materials adjacent to each other w... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6939491 | Foam in place urethane for structural headliners A method for forming a headliner assembly includes forming a main body blank having a periphery in a shape corresponding to a desired shape of the headliner assembly, the mold has a correspondingly shaped surface with a recess including an intermediate wall portion.... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6936202 | Method for manufacturing multicolor slide fastener, and apparatus therefor Apparatus for manufacturing a multicolor slide fastener includes an upper die 110, a lower die 120, and a plurality of unit fastening teeth-forming slots 101 formed in a lengthwise direction. Molding material-injecting passages and a plurality o... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6929765 | Method of manufacturing a spacer of an electrically driven water purification apparatus An electrically driven membrane process apparatus is provided comprising a first spacer having a perimeter having a surface with an inner peripheral edge defining an opening, and a recess formed on the inner peripheral edge, and an ion exchange membrane having an ou... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6926949 | Heat-activatable modular structural member, its use and process for the direct glazing of vehicles and adhesive therefor The storable modular component, especially a storable glass module, is prepared for assembly by gluing to another component without using an additional assembly glue. Along its edge it displays a profiled bead of a latent reactive adhesive which includes predominant... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6911103 | Thermoplastic elastomer composition, insulating glass using the composition, process for producing the insulating glass and nozzle for producing the insulating glass A thermoplastic elastomer composition produced from a thermoplastic resin and rubber and having a dispersion phase formed of a rubber composition at least part of which is dynamically crosslinked in the continuous phase of the thermoplastic resin, insulating glass u... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6890468 | Method for molding a glazing profile on a sheet of glazing material A mold is described for molding an elastomeric glazing profile in situ on a single major face of a sheet of glazing material, e.g. a glass sheet. The mold comprises a first mold segment and at least one further mold segment which are relatively movable into intimate... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6872353 | Method of molding using compact molding apparatus A molding method utilizing a moveable mold platen which may hold, have affixed to, or carry a first portion of a mold or molds. A second or door platen may hold, have affixed to, or carry a second portion of a mold or molds. The door platen is placed in its closed p... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6852262 | Insert molding razor cartridges Methods of manufacturing razor cartridges are provided. One method includes loading a support portion of a supported blade into an elongated blade slot defined by a core member, the core member being configured to define a portion of a molding cavity defining the sh... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6830443 | Molding apparatus for minimizing flash on sealing filter gasket In order to prevent the formation of flash and air bubbles on a gasket used to seal a filter element when the filter element is mounted in a housing to filter a fluid, a molding apparatus comprises first and second mold components cooperating to define a mold cavity... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6783347 | Machine for molding a peripherally encapsulated product A peripherally encapsulated product is molded by placing a piece of glass between mold clamping portions of movable closed bodies when the latter are in an open position. The bodies are heated and thermosetting polymeric material is placed upon one of the mold bodie... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6773651 | Method of forming an article support An article support such as a shelf or a table top has a frame that, in its heated state, slidably receives a glass or plastic planar sheet into grooves along two opposing edges of the frame, until an end of the sheet abuts a third edge of the frame that joins the tw... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6764290 | Device for foaming around a transparent pane for a motor vehicle roof A device for foaming around a transparent pane for a motor vehicle roof, including a top tool having a top shaping structure mounted on a top carrier, and a bottom tool having a bottom shaping structure mounted on a bottom carrier. The shaping structures act as a bo... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6761549 | Tool for foaming components to a pane for a motor vehicle A tool for foaming of a component to a pane for a motor vehicle, which forms at least one part of a boundary of an area to be peripherally foamed and includes a rigid insert for holding the component. The insert includes a bottom having an opening for insertion of a... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6663936 | Continuous roll matting with post applied edges A substantially rectangular mat comprises an upper layer of fabric (31) bonded to a lower backing layer of natural or synthetic rubber (32). The lower backing layer (32) extends beyond the upper fabric layer to form a border strip (33) at first and second... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6656561 | Composite solid surface article and process for producing the same A composite solid surface article which includes a molded overlay composed of a solid surface material fabricated in a mold; an underlay core material composed of a polymeric material molded onto the overlay but which only covers a center portion of the o... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6582213 | Tool for producing a filter cartridge The bellows (6) of a filter cartridge is inserted into an injection-molding die (3) and provided with the plastic frame (24) by an injection-molding process. The surfaces of the die (3) that lie opposite one another are provided, at least at their edge su... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6569368 | Method for manufacturing a plastic zipper with end stops A method for producing a zipper for use in the production of reclosable plastic bags of the type having the zipper extending across a top end of the bag. The zipper has a first profile member and a second profile member that is interengageable with the fi... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6540950 | Carrier and attachment method for load bearing fabric An attachment structure for a load bearing fabric. The attachment structure includes an expandable carrier secured to an unstretched load bearing fabric. To attach the carrier to the frame, the carrier and fabric are stretched together to desired shape an... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6508969 | Injection-molded end stop for a slider-operated fastener A fastener arrangement includes a fastener, a slider, and an injection-molded end stop. The fastener includes first and second tracks. The first track includes a first profile, and the second track includes a second profile for interlocking with the first... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6495082 | Molding method for encapsulating a part A molding apparatus and method of use thereof. The molding apparatus has a stationary mold base, and at least one moveable mold core rotatable into and out of a facing relationship with the stationary mold base. When the moveable mold core is in its close... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6479006 | Method for framing a decorative material Method and device for the bordering of decorative material (1), in particular a carpet, a fabric or a sheet, a border (4) being capable of being formed in a die mould (2) for back-pressing and/or back-injection, at least parts of the edge (3) of this deco... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6474970 | Mould for moulding a glazing profile on a sheet of glazing material A mould is described for moulding an elastomeric glazing profile in situ on a single major face of a sheet of glazing material, e.g. a glass sheet. The mould comprises a first mould segment and at least one further mould segment which are relatively movab... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6467232 | Method and apparatus for applying edge members to a window A fixture for and method of positioning an edge member on a sheet. The fixture includes a base, an arrangement to locate a sheet is provided to be supported on the fixture at a predetermined position relative to a plurality of datum points; and an arrange... | 10/22/2002 |