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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7906060 | Compositions for dark-field polymerization and method of using the same for imprint lithography processes The present invention provides a composition and a method of using the same to form a pattern on a substrate using imprint lithography employing dark-field polymerization. To that end, the composition includes a bis vinyl ether component, and an initiator component ... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7807089 | Method and mold for manufacturing ground slabs made of cement-bonded material or concrete The invention relates to a method for manufacturing ground slabs from a cement-bonded material or concrete, with a facing made of fine-grade or facing concrete forming the top surface of the respective slab and with a core made of core concrete forming the bottom su... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7674420 | Dimensional control of concrete blocks A concrete block mold division plate for front-face-up block molding. The division plate fits into a channel formed in each of the side walls of the mold. A plurality of fasteners secure the division plate within each channel and to the side walls of the mold. The d... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7264464 | Cooling tube with a low friction coating An intimate fit preform cooling tube with an inner mating surface that includes a polymeric coating to increase its lubricity and thereby reduce friction with a preform to be engaged therewith. The cooling tube of the present invention substantially reduces or elimi... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261547 | Post mold cooling and parts retrieval apparatus Platen-mounted, post-mold cooling apparatus and method includes structure and/or steps for handling molded parts in an injection molding machine having a fixed platen, a moving platen, a core half, and a cavity half. A take off device coupled to the fixed platen is ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7156647 | Device for cooling and thermal conditioning of a tubular object A device (1) for cooling and/or thermal conditioning of hot preforms or parisons (6), in particular of parisons for the production of blow-moulded bottles made of plastic material, limits and/or reduces the deformations of said parisons during cooling ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7128865 | Apparatus and method for two stage ejection of a molded preform from a mold Injection molding method and apparatus for ejecting a molded plastic preform from a mold. A first lifting structure and/or step is configured to have an inner surface with an area for sealing and aligning with a complementary surface on a core, and to have an upper ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7112652 | Solvents useful in the preparation of polymers containing hydrophilic and hydrophobic monomers This invention relates to solvents which may be used to extract polymers that are made of hydrophilic and hydrophobic monomers. ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7101506 | Takeout and transfer apparatus and method for a wheel blow molding machine Apparatus and method for transferring hollow blow molded articles from a vertically disposed wheel blow molding machine to a horizontally-disposed takeaway conveyor. Each mold on the wheel releases multiple blown articles at the six o'clock position on the wheel suc... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7070727 | Methods for making microstructured polymer substrates A unitary polymer substrate having a plurality of microfibers projecting from a surface is provided. The presence of the microfibers greatly increases the surface area and can impart a cloth-like feel to the surface. The projecting microfibers may have a variety of ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6984353 | Method for manufacturing a polyimide sleeve A method for manufacturing a polyimide sleeve where a polyimide sleeve of a high quality can be manufactured easily with a superior yield. A sleeve of a release resin is fitted on a planished metal core or a core at least whose outer surface is made of a release res... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6979418 | Method to create irregular edge decorative blocks A method to create blocks having a weathered and aged look by modifying the blocks before they are cured. Green blocks exiting a block forming machine are conveyed along a path past brush elements which scrub block mix from the upper longitudinal corners of the form... | 12/27/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6872069 | Ejector sleeve for molding a raised aperture in a molded article The present invention includes an improved ejector sleeve (5) having thinner side-walls than prior sleeves. The sleeves generally include a ring (31) for mounting the sleeve, a central bore (42) for receiving a core pin (1), a tube portio... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6821469 | Method of manufacturing a roller A method of manufacturing a roller includes: forming a hollow cylindrical body that includes a fully solidified outer peripheral surface and a semi-solidified interior, with an inner peripheral surface swelling inwardly; and pressing the swollen portion of the inner... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6787087 | Method of fabricating a PVC ornamental article having effects of imitated materials A method of fabricating a PVC ornamental article having effects of imitated materials includes steps of: (a) mold casting: making a prototype of a desired ornamental article, exploding said prototype into a plurality of blank elements, coating said blank elements wi... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6783720 | Punch stripper ring knock-out for pressware die sets In a pressware die set, a segmented punch for fabricating a pressed disposable food service article having a substantially planar bottom portion, a sidewall and a rim portion. In one embodiment, the punch is mounted to reciprocate cyclically between an open position... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6773642 | Method of forming a concrete retaining wall block in a front face up position A method of forming a concrete retaining wall block having a front face and an opposed back face in a front fact up position. The method includes inserting a plurality of tines of a horizontal core puller into a plurality of holes in the bottom of a mold such that t... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6765083 | Solvents useful in the preparation of polymers containing hydrophilic and hydrophobic monomers This invention relates to solvents which may be used to extract polymers that are made of hydrophilic and hydrophobic monomers. ... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6746642 | Process for the production of a panel of composite material with stiffening strips A process for the production of a panel (7) of composite material with stiffening strips (3), in which a mold (1) is draped with at least one first ply (2) of fibers pre-impregnated with resin, there is emplaced at desired positions on sa... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6740269 | Method and apparatus of treating a disc plate A method of treating a disc plate. has the following operations of: molding a mold disc plate through an injection molding; and spinning the mold disc plate at a high spin speed. The spinning operation has at least one of the following two sub-operations of: reducin... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6737007 | Cooling tube with porous insert An injection-molding machine cooling tube, which cools molded plastic parts, includes a porous cooling tube having an outer surface and an inner surface. Preferably, the porous cooling tube has a porosity in the range of 3-20 microns. A cooling fluid passageway is p... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6572796 | Method of predicting optimal injection molding cycle time A method of predicting optimal injection molding cycle time includes the steps of performing a thermal analysis through a thickness of a part made using an injection mold, calculating shrinkage as a function of cooling time, calculating friction forces be... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6558598 | Post-mold cooling method 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... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6517755 | Resin multilayer molding method and mulitlayer molding device A resin multilayer molding method in which a skin material having a resin decorating layer on a surface and a core-material resin are integrally molded in a mold, comprising the steps of: presetting a relationship of a glass transition point (Tgs) of the ... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6488878 | 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... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6475415 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 6461556 | Post-mold cooling method and apparatus The present invention relates to an innovative cooling pin for cooling molded articles, a system which incorporates same, and a method for cooling a molded article which utilizes the cooling pin. The cooling pin of the present invention has a central pin ... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6391244 | Air-powered ejection system for preform take out plate assembly The take-out device for use with a machine for injection molding plastic articles such as PET preforms has a plurality of cooling tubes that receive hot preforms from the molding machine, carry them to a position remote from the molds of the machine for c... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6355201 | Tamper-indicating closure with resilient locking projections A method for manufacturing a tamper-indicating closure having a plurality of resilient flexible projections bent upwardly and radially inwardly at a predetermined radius of curvature. The first step in the method includes providing a mold assembly compris... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6315543 | Detection and removal system for reducing cycle time of an injection molding apparatus An injection molding machine includes various devices for reducing injection cycle time. A molded article detection apparatus and method are disclosed. The detection system and method determines if an article, or a portion thereof, remains on a machine co... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6303064 | Process and apparatus for making a leakproof plastic container by completely ejecting from a mold and transferring to a cap closing station A process and apparatus for forming a leakproof plastic container by completely ejecting from a mold and then transferring to a cap closing station. The process includes the steps of injecting a molten plastic material into a mold cavity and then opening ... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6290891 | Cooling process for molded articles A rotatable turret block is mounted on an index molding machine. The turret block includes at least one mold core for forming molded articles thereon at least one face of the rotatable turret block. The molded articles are transferred from the mold cores ... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6290885 | Method of making a fiber-reinforced molded plastic roofing unit The present invention is directed to a method for making a molded roofing unit formed of a fiber-reinforced plastic composition. In a preferred embodiment, the method comprises forming a camber in the roofing unit. The method of the present invention prov... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6280843 | Wholly aromatic polyamide fibers, a sheet comprising same and method of producing the sheet Aromatic polyamide fibers which have a crystalline structure having (1) crystal size (A) in a (110) plane of 7.5 nm, (2) crystal size (B) in a (200) plane of 8.2 nm and (3) a product A×B of 61.50 to 630.00, and exhibit a thermal linear expansion coeffici... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6224815 | Process for producing masonry block with roughened surface A mold box for producing a plurality of masonry units with a roughened texture side face, the mold box including a plurality of side walls defining a mold cavity open at its top and bottom, adapted to receive masonry fill material by way of its open top, ... | 05/01/2001 |
