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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8092738 | Method for molding an integral joint A method is provided for molding an integral joint including a stationary member and an enclosure rotatable about the stationary member. The method utilizes a joint formation assembly defining an inner cavity, a first passageway connected to the inner cavity, an out... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8012398 | Housing of an electronic device formed by doubleshot injection molding A method for forming an enclosure for enclosing internal electronic components of an electronic device is provided, which comprises: performing a first injection molding process, the first injection molding process forming at least a first wall of the enclosure; all... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7951322 | Method and apparatus for molding and assembling plural-part plastic assemblies Method and apparatus for molding and assembling a composite part assembly in, for example, a plastic injection-molding machine. Complementary mold portions associated with a mold plate and rotatable turret form plural parts. Assembly apparatus associated with the tu... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7943078 | RTM molding method and device An RTM molding method includes disposing a reinforcing fiber substrate in a cavity of a mold consisting of a plurality of dies, clamping the mold, and thereafter injecting resin to complete molding, characterized in that divided areas with respect to the surface dir... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7935294 | Reduced density foam and method for molding reduced density foam A system and method for operating an injection system to create a reduced density polymeric component uses a resin/blowing agent mixture, an injection molding machine having an injection molding screw positioned in a screw section, accumulators, a hydraulic pump, mu... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7897093 | Thermoplastic articles and improved processes for making the same The present invention is directed to improved processes for making plastic articles, and articles made therefrom. In a broad aspect, the invention is directed to improved processes and articles made therefrom, that include the steps of providing as separate material... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7897094 | Mold and method for producing two-color injection-molded parts A mold and a method for producing two-color injection-molded parts involves simultaneous injection of two kinds of molding material, in which a pressure difference between two kinds of molding materials is induced so that one of the molding materials is infiltrated ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7867430 | Injection mold and injection molding method using the same Provided is an injection mold which can reduce the amount of resin that is separated from injection-molded parts and then thrown away. The injection mold includes for an embodiment an extension cylinder coupled to an upper clamp plate and having a nozzle at an end t... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7815840 | Modular mold system and related method A modular mold system includes a hot half and a cold half. The hot half has a heated distributor assembly to receive molding material from an injection molding machine. The distributor assembly has a forward side that is opposite a side of the distributor assembly t... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7803305 | Process for forming multilayer containers A co-injection process is provided for fabricating improved multi-layer containers, including but not limited to blood collection tubes, evacuated blood collection tubes, culture bottles, centrifuges tubes, and syringe barrels. The container includes a tube (10 | 09/28/2010 |
| 7704433 | Control system for dynamic feed coinjection process Coinjection molding system control apparatus and method preferably includes flow control structure and/or steps configured to reduce pressure on a second melt, preferably causing a relatively small portion of a first melt to flow from a distal portion of a first mel... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7695665 | Housing of an electronic device formed by doubleshot injection molding A method for forming an enclosure for enclosing internal electronic components of an electronic device is provided, which comprises: performing a first injection molding process, the first injection molding process forming at least a first wall of the enclosure; all... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7691315 | Injection mold having cavities in series An apparatus and process are provided for molding articles such as animal chew toys by providing mold cavities in series. Plasticated resin may flow through a runner system and gate to substantially fill a first cavity and then through a sub-gate to fill a second ca... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7648669 | Injection-molding system and method A method of injection molding at least one part in a single mold having therein at least one cavity, the method comprising providing first and second injection molding devices, using the first injection molding device to inject material into the single mold, and the... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7618577 | Two-shot injection molding apparatus and method An injection molding manufacturing apparatus and method that facilitates the formation of a blind hole in a two-component assembly in which a first component is molded in-situ in a second component. A first cylindrically-shaped component having a transverse socket w... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7597836 | Mold apparatus and method for injection molding A mold apparatus includes a first mold core, a second mold core, a sprue, a first insert, and a second insert. The first and second mold cores cooperatively define a first mold chamber, a second mold chamber, a first runner connected to the first mold chamber, and a... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7588713 | Method of manufacturing resin boots for constant velocity universal joint Resin boots for constant velocity universal joint in which a different thickness portion is integrally formed in an inner diameter of a large diameter side end portion of a primarily molded resin bellows in accordance with a secondary molding. A resin bellows consti... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7462319 | Injection molding machine apparatus and method with moving platen injection and ejection actuation Injection molding machine apparatus and method with moving platen injection and ejection actuation is provided for an injection molding machine clamp assembly configured to clamp a relatively movable platen to a relatively stationary platen. Injector structure is co... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7427430 | Polyamide blend composition having excellent gas barrier performance High gas barrier, delamination-resistant polyamide compositions suitable for extended shelf-life packaging applications are provided. Also provided are polyamide compositions exhibiting high oxygen scavenging capability. The polyamide compositions comprise mXDA-IPA ... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7422426 | Injection molding method and injection molding apparatus The present invention provides an injection molding method which intends to lower a mold clamping force in view of both of a projected area of a molded article and an injection pressure, and contributes to an energy saving and a reduction in a cost of equipment and ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7419625 | Injection molding flow control method In an injection molding machine having upstream and downstream channels communicating with each other for delivering fluid material to one or more mold cavities, apparatus for controlling delivery of the melt material from the channels to the one or more mold caviti... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7416753 | Breather system for a reciprocating mold plate patty-forming machine A breather air and food product fines pumping system for a reciprocating mold plate food product forming machine pumps air and fines to a collection area. A pumping surface is provided by a rearward facing surface of the mold plate. A pumping chamber is arranged bet... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7413433 | Laminant hot runner manifold A two-piece hot runner manifold with plastic flow channels formed as recesses in the two mating surfaces. One or more mating structures, such as posts and sockets, ridge and groove configurations, or the like, are provided along the mating surfaces of the two mating... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7399442 | Multilayer molding using temperature adjustment of flow rate in conjunction with shooting pot technology Disclosed herein are methods and systems for forming a plurality of multiple layer plastic articles. The methods and systems utilize shooting pot technology in combination with a combination of thermal control elements and in some instances, specialized flow bore ge... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7396500 | Molded parts with metal or wood surface areas and processes for their production The present invention thus provides a plastic part with a surface area of a semi-rigid sheet material such as metal, wood or wood-based paper product and a novel process where the sheet material edges are covered with a second plastic component that adheres both to ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7393199 | Multi-shot injection molding arrangement A kit for attaching a second injection cylinder to a standard injection-molding machine includes a base that can be attached to either the stationary or the movable platen normally providing support for a mold. In one embodiment, a track with slides supports the sec... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7390184 | Dual injection manifold A co injection manifold assembly for injecting two different materials into a common mold cavity includes a housing that defines a first passage, a second passage and an outlet. The first and second passages communicate with a bore having a valve member for controll... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7384582 | Mold cleaning sheet and method for producing semiconductor devices using the same A cleaning sheet (29) is formed with a trough-hole (29a) at a portion corresponding to a cavity of a mold along with a slit (29b) or a flow cavity cut (29c) at every corner at an outer periphery of the through-hole ( | 06/10/2008 |
| 7361012 | Multiple-level stack mold apparatus The present invention is a multiple-level stack mold for balancing the injection of molten plastic from an injection molding machine to a plurality of cavities, at least one cavity on each level of the multiple-level stack mold, for producing plastic parts facing in... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7351369 | Molded twist-on wire connector A wire connector wherein the wire engaging core and electrically insulated housing are molded with an exterior surface of a molded wire engaging core used as a mold surface as the electrically insulated housing is molded around the wire engaging core to provide a wi... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7338627 | Injection molding method and injection molding apparatus The present invention provides an injection molding method which intends to lower a mold clamping force in view of both of a projected area of a molded article and an injection pressure, and contributes to an energy saving and a reduction in a cost of equipment and ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331779 | Concurrent cooling mold This is an apparatus and method of reducing the cycle time needed to produce molded parts. The cycle time is reduced by moving the molded part while still encapsulated within the mold cavity and core away from the injection position to one or more cooling positions ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328507 | Simultaneous forming method of throttle body and throttle valve An electrically controlled throttle apparatus is constructed with a throttle body and a throttle valve that are simultaneously molded of a resinous material in the same molding dies. The throttle valve is rotatably assembled in a bore wall part of the throttle body ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7326049 | Cast hot runner manifold for injection molding apparatus The present invention is an injection molding apparatus having a cast manifold. The manifold is made from a cast block and includes at least one pipe and a junction component fixed therein. The junction component has an axial bore having a first end and a second end... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7320590 | Manifold plug for an injection molding apparatus An injection molding apparatus includes a manifold having a manifold channel for receiving a melt stream of moldable material under pressure and delivering the melt stream to a nozzle channel of a nozzle. The manifold includes a manifold plug fit within a bore there... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7320589 | Hot runner manifold plug for rheological balance in hot runner injection molding A method and apparatus for rotating a cross-sectional asymmetrical condition of a laminar flowing material is provided in a hot runner system for supplying a laminar flowing material. The hot runner system has (i) an upstream melt passage, (ii) a pair of intermediar... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7316561 | Three-piece molding manifold A hot runner molding manifold has a first half having flow grooves, a cover piece having flow grooves complementary to the flow grooves of the first half, and a second half securable to the first half and having a cavity for receiving the cover piece. The flow groov... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314590 | Method of preparing a coated molded plastic article A gasket (1) having a reversibly compressible lower portion (17), and an upper portion (14) having at least one upwardly extending extension, is described. The upper portion (14) of the gasket (1) includes a first (34) and o... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7309221 | Internally coated mold, and internal mold coating forming method An in-mold coat-forming mold and an in-mold coat-forming method are provided, wherein the mold prevents leakage of a coating material for the long term, which is likely to occur when the in-mold coat-forming method is carried out. By disposing a grove, a pressure pi... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7306755 | Method of fabricating a strap with rotatably mounted clip A strap with rotatably mounted clip fabricated in a single molding operation. The strap includes a strap retention member and a plurality of teeth. The rotatable clip includes a clip member, a pedestal and a head. The pedestal is retained in a pedestal opening forme... | 12/11/2007 |
