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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7695667 | Method and apparatus for separating a stamper from a patterned substrate A method and apparatus are disclosed for separating a stamper from a patterned substrate. The method includes providing a substrate having a top and a bottom with an opening therein, providing a support mechanism configured to retain the substrate, providing a stamp... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7655173 | Air knockout plate and a method for pneumatically knocking out portioned food A food portioning system to efficiently output portion food material, the system including a hopper, a mold plate, air knockout assembly, and air and hydraulic cylinders. Flowable food material is put into the hopper where it is pushed into the mold cavity of the mo... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7381455 | Flexible tube, resistant to stress cracking and impermeable to water vapor The invention concerns a tube comprising a wall made of C4-C10 linear ethylene-olefin copolymer or a mixture of C4-C10 linear ethylene-olefin copolymer having a melt index ranging between 3 and 10 g/mn, and a density rangi... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7341687 | Method of forming a golf ball The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for venting trapped air and gasses in a mold. The mold and method comprise or use at least one pin formed from multiple pin sections. When assembled, the pin sections provide space on the interior of the p... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7316796 | Center cylinder ejection assist A method of ejecting a container from a blow mold comprises the steps of: opening a blow mold containing a container, the blow mold comprising a pair of pistons having a head and a heel, an end cap disposed behind the heel, and a pair of ejector rods, each ejector r... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7297232 | Production method and device for fiber molding A method for producing a fiber molded article comprising the step of transferring a fiber molded article 10 formed in a papermaking mold 2 composed of splits 20 and 20′ to a split 30′ of a drying mold 3, in which the pap... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7255824 | Apparatus for molding a plastic closure with air-assisted ejection An apparatus for molding a plastic closure includes a male mold assembly including a forming pin and an outer pin sleeve which cooperate with a female mold for defining a mold cavity. To facilitate mechanical stripping of a molded closure from the forming pin, press... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7192548 | Mold for injection molding of a flexible tube and injection molding method The invention concerns in particular a mold for injection molding of a flexible tube, said mold comprising as molding tools, a nozzle receptacle, an impression and a core, housed in a stack of plates. The invention is characterized in that said molding tools have pa... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7135139 | Method and mold assembly for producing a molded object A mold assembly for producing a molded object from resin. The assembly includes a cavity configured to be filled with resin to form at least one surface of the molded object into a predetermined shape with at least one transfer surface of the cavity. A molding inser... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7122144 | Method of making a water conduit connector for sports water bag An integral formation of a water conduit connector for sports water bags includes the following steps: 1) manufacturing molds, which comprises a hole allowing the core mold to go inside, a sprue, positioning holes, and top rejecting holes going through to the mold c... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7104779 | Suction sleeve extension for a take-off device An improved take-off device for an injection molding machine that includes an extensible sleeve for extending a suction channel during transfer of parts from the mold core assembly to the take-off device, the tube being retractable after the parts have been transfer... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7076871 | Method of manufacturing a carbon nanotube device A method of manufacturing a carbon nanotube device including an inner electrode, having connecting step, connecting a carbon nanotube to the inner electrode, wherein the connecting step comprises: attaching a conductor to an end or periphery thereof of a needle-shap... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7056465 | Post mold cooling apparatus and method having transverse movement Post mold cooling apparatus and method having transverse movement preferably includes structure and/or steps for cooling a plurality of plastic articles molded on a row of mold cores. A post mold cooling device is provided having (i) a first row of cooling tubes con... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7052270 | Post mold cooling apparatus Post mold cooling apparatus and method having transverse movement preferably includes structure and/or steps for cooling a plurality of plastic articles molded on a row of mold cores. A post mold cooling device is provided having (i) a first row of cooling tubes con... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7037101 | Center cylinder ejection assist A method of ejecting containers from a blow mold comprises the steps of: opening a blow mold containing containers, the blow mold comprising a pair of pistons having a head and a heel, an end cap disposed behind the heel, and a pair of ejector rods, each ejector rod... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6951452 | Cooling station for post mold cooling of plastic pieces Method and apparatus for cooling molded plastic pieces preferably includes a take out structure/step configured to hold the plurality of plastic parts oriented such that closed ends thereof are disposed toward an inside of the take out structure and open ends thereo... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6899839 | Building products A method of manufacturing a building product from a mix (6) including particulate material and a thermoplastic binder which comprises heating the mix at least to a temperature at which the thermoplastic binder in the mix liquefies, subjecting the heated therm... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6887066 | Apparatus for molding a plastic closure with air-assisted ejection An apparatus for molding a plastic closure includes a male mold assembly including a forming pin and an outer pin sleeve which cooperate with a female mold for defining a mold cavity. To facilitate mechanical stripping of a molded closure from the forming pin, press... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6875378 | Optical disk molding apparatus and method An optical disk molding apparatus and method are provided which prevent data formed on a molded object from being damaged and prevent quality deterioration of the molded object. There are provided a mold moving device, a first gas supply device, and a controller, wh... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6830716 | Method of removing extraneous matter from injection mold When resins are injected into a cavity of an injection mold separably formed of a movable mold and an immovable mold to form a casting, a high-pressure gas is supplied into the cavity during a time period after completion of forming the casting till the injection mo... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6811845 | Container preform assembly and method of manufacture A preform assembly for blow molding a container includes a molded plastic preform having a body and a neck with an external surface. The neck includes a plurality of spaced lands molded integrally with the neck and the body and defining the external surface of the n... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6800225 | Process and device for the manufacture of mouldings and mouldings manufactured in accordance with that process A measured amount of a material that is crosslinkable by impingement of a suitable form of energy, especially UV light, is introduced into a two-part mould of which cavity determines the shape of a moulding to be produced. The two mould halves are held a small dista... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6776942 | Mold for making golf balls and methods for using it Molds made from a porous metal material allow for superior injection and compression molding of golf ball portions, such as cores, intermediate layers and covers. Use of the porous material in the sections contacting molding material, such as mold sections forming c... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6699425 | Device and method for transferring microstructures A device and a method for transferring microstructures from a tool to a substrate which is to be structured. The device and method are intended to align the tool and the substrate in a mutually controlled manner. The device contains supports for the tool ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6616884 | Removal of cable tie from mold parts A cable tie having a locking head and a strap terminating in a tip is formed by injecting plastic material into a mold cavity defined by a first mold part that includes a head region defining a portion of the head and a second mold part that includes a ti... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6511618 | Control for operating actuators in an injection molding machine A method for operating actuators, such as pneumatic valves, in an injection molding machine especially for CD or DVD discs, or other molded articles. The timing of auxiliary processes (such as blowing air into the mold cavity or applying suction to the mo... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6475422 | Preform post-mold cooling method and apparatus The present invention relates to an improved method and apparatus for injection molding and cooling molded articles such as preforms so as to avoid crystallinity. The apparatus and method make use of a take-off plate for removing articles from a mold, whi... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6440348 | Method and mould for producing umbrella insulators The invention seeks to provide an improved method for producing umbrella-type insulators comprising a core which is configured as a full body or a hollow cavity and umbrellas connected thereto, whereby problem-free de-moulding of said umbrella-type elemen... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6440353 | Vertical twin-sheet vacuum forming method A method of twin-sheet vacuum forming plastic articles having the steps of clamping two parallel sheets of thermoplastic synthetic resin in a vertical orientation to a clamping tray and blowing air between the parallel sheets thereby creating a hollow cav... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6403003 | Injection molded doll head The invention provides a method for making a hollow doll's head by injection molding a thermoplastic elastomer around a removable mold core. The major dimension of the mold core is larger than the opening in the doll's head through which the core is to be... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6395218 | Method for forming a thermoset golf ball cover A method and system for casting a thermoset layer over a golf ball precursor product is disclosed herein. The system includes multiple stations connected by a conveyor system. The thermoset flowable material is dispensed into a plurality of cavities on ea... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6379592 | Method and apparatus for seamless microreplication using an expandable mold An apparatus and method for seamless closed mold microreplication using a one-piece expandable mold are disclosed. The apparatus includes an expandable mold having a plurality of microstructured features on the inner surface thereof. The apparatus also in... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6332997 | Method and apparatus for making a one piece battery jar A single piece battery jaw and method and apparatus for producing the same employs a stack molding type machine with material injection from the platens. The apparatus can effectively injection mold a one-piece jar with a straight side wall or an undercut... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6245277 | Injection mold assembly for molding plastic containers A mold assembly is provided for injection molding a plastic container that is adapted to releasably interlock with a lid for sealing off the container. The mold assembly is arranged to mold a container that is characterized by a rim section that projects ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6238603 | Ware forming method and apparatus A method and apparatus for removing an item of shaped clay from a mould. The method including holding the piece (14) on a synthetic mould (10), pressing it against a resilient member (18) such that the member (18) substantially adopts the shape of the pie... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6210624 | Method of forming a reseal element for a needleless injection site A method of forming a reseal element through the use of a mold assembly including first and second mold plates, a shell core, a center pin, a center core, and a mold cavity having a shape corresponding to that of the reseal element and collectively define... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6200406 | Method and an apparatus for manufacturing side wall of a cup for cupped cake A method of forming a side wall of a cupped cake cup at high speed, including paying off a paper sheet through a plurality of paying off rolls; cutting a blank off the paper sheet with a paper cutter disposed at least one of normal and oblique to a direct... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6180032 | Apparatus and method for removing and transporting articles from molds An apparatus and a method for removing and transporting articles from molds. More specifically, the present invention pertains to such an apparatus and method which is particularly well suited for removing the articles from a molding machine having molds ... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6174487 | Air blowing method for mold for a disk molding and a mold therefor The stamper 16 is disposed opposing to the cavity 3 formed between the fixed mold 1 and the movable mold 2, as a holding means of the circumference of the stamper the flat type of holding means 17 is provided, and when using this molded product for moldin... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6113834 | Cooling device attached to index machine The present invention relates to a device for cooling molded parts and for transporting the molded parts from a receiving position to a holding/ejecting position. The device of the present invention has particular utility with an index molding machine hav... | 09/05/2000 |
