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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7435593 | Hybrid bio actuator and method of manufacturing the same using 3-dimensional micro molding aligner A hybrid bio actuator and a manufacturing method thereof using a 3-dimensional micro molding aligning apparatus are provided. The manufacturing method has the steps of: 3-dimensionally forming an actuator body with polymer using the micro molding aligning apparatus;... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7329376 | Method of making a golf ball A method of making a golf ball including a core and a cover, and having good workability and excellent productivity includes the steps of clamping a half mold having a semi-spherical cavity and a male plug mold having a semi-spherical convex, followed by injection m... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7326379 | Apparatus and method for producing soap cake An apparatus for producing a soap cake comprising a mold which has a cavity of prescribed shape, a feed passage for feeding molten soap to the cavity, and means for pushing molten soap remaining in the feed passage at the time of feeding molten soap to the cavity to... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7303709 | Compression molding process A molded article is produced by a method of compression molding employing a specially shaped billet of thermoplastic material which is positioned at a predetermined location in a predetermined orientation with respect to the mold cavity surfaces of a mold part. In a... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7297301 | Process for transforming pre-used asphaltic roofing shingles into products A process for transforming pre-used asphaltic roofing shingles into products such as paving bricks, by removing foreign matter, using a comminutor that pulls shingles downwardly through a plurality of pairs of high-speed, counter-rotating, inter-meshing blades stack... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7264759 | Compression molding process for grip for sport implement A grip for a sporting implement is formed of two rubber materials having different durometer rating and formed in a compression molded process. An underlisting is injection molded from one relatively hard rubber material providing desired torsional resistance and th... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7252495 | Press-molding mold A press-molding mold includes a first mold part (10), a second mold part (20), a bushing (40), a first latching pin (50) and a second latching pin (70). The second mold part (20) defines a longitudinal central axis (21 | 08/07/2007 |
| 7229583 | Method of producing a golf ball A method of producing a golf ball with uniform thickness by, eliminating defective air between the cover and the core, an insufficient thickness of the cover and an uneven thickness of the cover wherein in the step of heat and compression molding to cover the core o... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7226557 | Method of producing a golf ball There is provided a method of producing a golf ball, capable of forming a cover to have a uniform thickness to produce a golf ball excellent in resistance to abrasion. The method includes a step to subject a cover material mainly composed of a thermoplastic resin to... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7215304 | Display apparatus in which characteristics of a plurality of transistors are made to differ from one another A characteristic of a driving transistor which drives a diode is made to differ in terms of current driving capability from that of a switching transistor. The current driving capability of the driving transistor is made lower than that of the switching transistor. | 05/08/2007 |
| 7211209 | Method of making device for arraying biomolecules and for monitoring cell motility in real-time The invention relates to devices, devices for arraying biomolecules, including cells, methods for arraying biomolecules, assays for monitoring cellular movement, and systems for monitoring cellular movement. The devices include a support; a first layer configured to... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7204946 | Method for forming a golf ball A method and apparatus for forming a golf ball or components of a golf ball is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes the steps of forming a die having an opening having a perimeter comprising plurality of inwardly convex surfaces; preparing a golf ball com... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7186364 | Composite prosthetic bearing constructed of polyethylene and an ethylene-acrylate copolymer and method for making the same An implantable prosthetic bearing is constructed of a composite material having a first layer and second layer. The first layer has an articulating surface defined therein, whereas the second layer has a engaging surface defined therein for engaging either another p... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182902 | Crayon marker A method for making crayons is provided. The method employs an apparatus which includes a base that houses a heating component, a melt pan disposed to absorb heat from the heating component, a mold, and a cover. The melt pan receives crayon material and contains it ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7175796 | Method for producing ceramic brake disks from bmc The invention relates to a method for producing ceramic brake discs, comprising the following steps: a) producing a BMC compound (2) with a matrix consisting of phenol resin and with carbon reinforcement fibres, the length of the carbon fibres being between 6 mm and... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7108823 | Staged compression molding process A process of molding a container closure comprises depositing a gob of thermoplastics material in a mold cavity and then moving mold plates in an upper mold portion relative to an opposing lower mold portion to form the container closure in the mold cavity. ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7097797 | Method of making golf club grip with anti-slip and control arrangement A method of making golf club grip includes the steps of overlapping a textile fabric on a first raw rubber layer and painting a rubber latex on the textile fabric to attach the textile fabric on the first raw rubber layer to form a thin reinforced rubber layer lamin... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7083755 | Method of manufacturing a solar collector panel A method of manufacturing an integral one-piece solar collector panel 10 by a rotational moulding process is disclosed. The solar collector panel 10 has a plurality of fluid ways 15 extending between opposed ends 18, 19 and transverse hea... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7077718 | Process for forming beeswax into a plastic article In the prior art, the full honeycombs or the foundations are made with resin and the beekeeper sprays beeswax onto the honeycomb or the foundation in order to have the bees become attracted to the resin or high density polyethylene honeycomb or foundation. The prese... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7060217 | Composite articles comprising resorcinol arylate polyester and method for making thereof A shaped composite article is prepared by a process wherein an aesthetic laminate having a clear outer arylate layer and a colored compatible resin layer is thermoformed into a desired shape, and then compression molded together with a reinforced resin material cont... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7056464 | Method of forming a steel insert for molded rubber part An insert for a combustion head gasket seals a coolant or oil aperture. The insert is manufactured separately from the main gasket structure, and is formed of two materials, a metallic body and an elastomeric sealing bead bonded thereto. A disclosed method for manuf... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7037885 | Method of manufacturing soap with air bubbles In a method of producing aerated soap (5) comprising solidifying molten soap (4) having a large number of bubbles dispersed therein in a cavity (11) of a mold (1), the cavity (11) having a prescribed shape, 1.05 or more time as muc... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7029616 | Method for manufacturing a composite golf club head A method and apparatus for manufacturing a preform component for a golf club head composed of a plurality of plies of pre-preg material is disclosed herein. The preform component is preferably a face component, a crown component or a sole component, composed of a pl... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7014806 | Method for producing a three-dimensional fiber reinforced ring frame component A closed ring fiber reinforced frame structure is produced by first preparing a prepreg. A section of the prepreg is formed into a flange preferably after impregnation by folding the flange section along a folding line. The folding line is formed by securing a defor... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7008582 | Golf club grip with anti-slip and control arrangement A method of making golf club grip includes the steps of overlapping a textile fabric on a first raw rubber layer and painting a rubber latex on the textile fabric to attach the textile fabric on the first raw rubber layer to form a thin reinforced rubber layer lamin... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7001563 | Process for making prosthetic suspension sleeve The method of making a tubular member having a continuous and uninterrupted cured elastomeric resin coating on an outer surface of the member includes forming a continuous uninterrupted tubular layer of uncured elastomeric resin and drawing the resin layer against t... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6998082 | Method for manufacturing of water-proof cover for zipper tab A method for manufacturing of water-proof cover for zipper tab includes taking a zipper where holes are provided on the tapes thereof at the position adjacent to one end of the tooth-chains; covering an upper mold provided with a sprue thereon and a lower mold on th... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6991760 | Method and apparatus for vulcanizing tire A method and apparatus for vulcanizing tires are provided. An unvulcanized tire is transferred and loaded onto a lower mold member when a plurality of arcuate sector mold members aligned along the peripheral direction locate at the radially outermost positions as we... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6939497 | Method for forming golf ball cores A method of forming a golf ball core includes compression molding a core material in a mold cavity to form a partially-cured core, then the partially-cured core is removed from the mold cavity and placed in a medium to continue curing until it is substantially-cured... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6932931 | Process for forming and removing a golf ball core or intermediate ball assembly Molding equipment and related techniques for forming a golf ball are disclosed. The golf ball comprises a core and a cover layer, wherein the cover layer provides one or more deep dimples that extend through the cover layer to and/or into a layer or component undern... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6929733 | Sacrificial plastic mold with electroplatable base A sacrificial plastic mold having an electroplatable backing is provided. One embodiment consists of the infusion of a softened or molten thermoplastic through a porous metal substrate (sheet, screen, mesh or foam) and into the features of a micro-scale molding tool... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6913727 | Method of manufacturing golf club head of composite material A method of manufacturing a golf club head of composite material includes the steps of combining a first and a second dies having recessed portions and at least on tunnel portion respectively to form a mold cavity, putting a bulk molding compound (B.M.C.) into the m... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6913726 | Method for molding and stripping golf ball cores from a three plate mold An improvement in the method of molding is disclosed which utilizes a three plate mold to form golf ball cores having dual parting lines. A method of stripping the cores from the mold and the flashing is also disclosed. ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6911170 | Spray diffusers and method and mold for manufacture of same A method and a mold used with this method for manufacturing cast spray diffusers is described in which, in order to prevent an expensive reworking of important corners and edges, the molded parts are formed is such a way that mold parting planes are moved out of the... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6908582 | Method for adjusting the shape of a biodegradable and bioabsorbable implant material A process for producing a biodegradable and bioabsorbable implant material, which comprises forging a billet comprising and biodegradable and bioabsorbable crystalline polymer at a low temperature and then forging the same once more or in a plurality of times at a l... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6878322 | Method for manufacturing a rubber product having colored patterns thereon A method for manufacturing rubber plate having colored patterns thereon includes step 1: to prepare a heat transfer decal having a colored pattern thereon, the color pattern including a plurality of slits located at corners of the colored pattern; step 2: to prepare... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6861017 | Method for forming composite parts from volatile-emitting materials using breathable tooling A method and apparatus for curing composite materials that emit large volumes of volatiles during processing. The apparatus includes tooling having a rigid forming surface contoured to the shape of the formed composite part. A plurality of passages extend from the f... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6852269 | Process for applying a cushion material to an article A process for forming a cushion layer of a preselected thickness on an inside of a prosthetic liner body is provided and includes the steps of introducing the liner body into a mold cavity; disposing a sufficient amount of cushioning material into the inside of the ... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6852268 | Process for preparing a molded article A film is placed over a mold cavity and molten plastic deposited thereon to form a combination of a film with molten plastic thereon. The film-molten plastic combination is then formed in said mold cavity into a molded article in the shape of the mold cavity. ... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6830722 | Method of manufacturing pneumatic tire and vulcanizing metal mold used for the method It is a method of manufacturing a pneumatic tire provided with a bead guard having an excellent appearance without forming spews and bare, wherein when a pneumatic tire (1) provided with a bead guard (5) of a trapezoidal shape at section is vulcanizati... | 12/14/2004 |
