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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7364226 | Structural assembly having integrated outer and inner reinforced members A structural assembly, such as for use as a rocker panel in an automotive vehicle and which includes an outer rocker cover and an inner attached and reinforcing member. The reinforcing member is constructed from a continuous steel grade and roll formed material and ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7316799 | Blow-mold wheel speed-up package A system is provided for use with a container molding machine having a mold wheel, the mold wheel having a plurality of molds for molding the containers, each of the molds having an opening direction substantially parallel to a rotational axis of the mold wheel. The... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7220379 | Continuous production of molded plastic containers A system for making plastic containers includes a source for providing a continuous stream of molten plastic, and a cutter for severing a continuing series of individual mold charges from the continuous molten plastic stream. A compression molder includes a pluralit... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7178562 | Pellet transfer apparatus and method An apparatus for transferring a mold charge pellet to a molding machine having a mold with a mold cavity includes a hub rotated about an axis, at least one arm extending generally radially from the hub to rotate with the hub around the axis, and a cam system extendi... | 02/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7052644 | Continuous production of molded plastic containers A system for making plastic containers includes a source for providing a continuous stream of molten plastic, and a cutter for severing a continuing series of individual mold charges from the continuous molten plastic stream. A compression molder includes a pluralit... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7052645 | Blow molding apparatus and method A blow molding apparatus comprises a base, a blow molding extruder, a carriage, and first and second molding stations. The carriage is movably mounted to the base in a manner such that the carriage is movable along a non-linear path between first and second position... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6994821 | Dual parison blow molding and method A vertical rotary blow molding machine with dual cavity molds includes two coextrusion flow heads for extruding multi-layer parisons for capture and blowing in the dual cavity molds. ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6971864 | Device for producing plastic hollow bodies using an extrusion blow molding method An apparatus for producing plastic hollow bodies using an extrusion blow molding process has an extrusion unit, which is mounted in a housing, and at least one blow molding station. The extrusion unit has an extruder and an extruder head, connected to the extruder, ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6923933 | Take-out device for rotary blow molding machine and method A take-out device for removing blow molded products from molds in a high speed rotary blow molding machine includes a plurality of transfer heads which are moved into and out of an ejection station to clamp logs or bottles stripped from the molds and move the logs o... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6916167 | Method and apparatus for extrusion blow molding of shapes with an even wall thickness and varying radii A method of extrusion blow molding is disclosed; the method allows the finished part to have consistent and even wall thickness within a broad range of local mold radii. This result is achieved without resorting to injection blow molding or other common techniques o... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6896507 | Mold design with improved cooling A mold is provided for use with a wheel-type blow mold machine, the mold being one of a plurality of molds for locating in a circular pattern on a wheel of the blow-mold machine and having a longitudinal direction for aligning tangentially with a circumferential dir... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6884383 | Blow-mold wheel speed-up package A system is provided for use with a container molding machine having a mold wheel, the mold wheel having a plurality of molds for molding the containers, each of the molds having an opening direction substantially parallel to a rotational axis of the mold wheel. The... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6811390 | Rotary extrusion-blow moulding machine with tilting moulds An extrusion blow-molding machine, including several molding units borne by a carrousel rotating about a substantially vertical axis (A1), wherein each molding unit is mounted on the carrousel such that it can be tilted about a substantially horizontal axis (... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6555033 | Method and apparatus for making a plastic container and closure combination At least one blow-molded plastic container and one compression molded lid are simultaneously produced in a blow mold. Preferably, the method and apparatus utilize a mold capable of simultaneously receiving a pair of extruded parisons. One of the parisons ... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6482350 | Low profile blow pin assembly for a rotary blow molding machine and method of blow molding A blow pin assembly for a mold of a rotary blow molding machine includes a base, a carriage supported by and movable relative to the base, a sub-base supported by and movable relative to the carriage, and a blow pin mounted to the sub-base for movement be... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6423253 | Method and installation for making containers by blowing thermoplastic blanks The invention concerns a method whereby in an installation (1, 2, 3) for making containers (200, 300) by blowing blanks (400), for example thermoplastic preforms, the high pressure fluid derived from degassing a container is re-used and injected (14) into... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6334766 | Takeout apparatus for shuttle-type plastic blow moulding machines A take-out system for a shuttle-type blow moulding machine having two moulding assemblies has a single gripper head for taking out moulded articles from both moulding assemblies. The gripper head is carried by a vertical gripper arm which can be raised an... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6193925 | Method for applying labels to blow-molded articles A method and an apparatus are provided for inserting labels into blow-molded hollow articles. The blow-molding apparatus includes a carrousel mounted to rotate within a support frame. The carrousel carries four multi-cavity molds around a circular mold pa... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6183238 | Plastic blow molding in-mold labeling system An in-mold labeling system for use with a rotary blow molding machine (10) includes first and second electrical servomotors (46, 64) and first and second cam mechanisms (48, 66) respectively driven by the servomotors to move a dispensing head (36) between... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6171542 | Method and apparatus for the manufacture of blown plastic containers Wheel molding apparatus for molding thermoplastic containers or other articles, the apparatus having a multiplicity of sets (10) of opposed, separable radially aligned mold halves (12, 14) that travel in a circular path about a horizontal axis. The inner ... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6113841 | Multiple in-line parison control A blow molding machine comprising a base, a wheel mounted rotationally on the base, a controller to control operation of a pin within a die, and a position detector for detecting a short run mold on the wheel wherein the wheel comprises a plurality of ide... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6060012 | Method for blow-molding and releasing hollow articles A method and an apparatus are provided for blow-molding hollow articles. The blow-molding apparatus includes a carrousel mounted to rotate within a support frame. The carrousel carries four molds around a circular mold path. Two blow-molding work stations... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5948346 | Dual parison stacked clamp blow molding method A blow molding method including a clamp for clamping two molds in back-to-back relationship, the clamp having first and second movable, inner platens supporting interior sections of two molds; first and second movable outer platens supporting exterior mol... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5939014 | Method of removing hollow containers from a blow molding machine In an apparatus wherein a plastic blow molding machine is operated to make hollow containers which are discharged and fall by gravity out of the machine wherein an endless moving conveyor which includes closely spaced vacuum cups is provided and positione... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5922269 | Plastic pallet A method of manufacturing a plastic pallet having a deck and legs underneath the deck includes forming an extruded parison, while still hot, into an article having a pallet deck and integrated sheet legs along its longitudinal, transverse, or both sides. ... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5919498 | Apparatus for applying labels to blow-molded articles A method and an apparatus are provided for inserting labels into blow-molded hollow articles. The blow-molding apparatus includes a carrousel mounted to rotate within a support frame. The carrousel carries four multi-cavity molds around a circular mold pa... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5855838 | Method and apparatus for blow-molding hollow articles A method and an apparatus are provided for blow-molding hollow articles. The blow-molding apparatus includes a carrousel mounted to rotate within a support frame. The carrousel carries four molds around a circular mold path. Two blow-molding work stations... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5705121 | Method for back-to-back blow molding of hollow bodies First and second hollow bodies are blow molded in back-to-back alignment in a blow molding clamp having a central platen with first and second opposed, outwardly facing, mold supporting surfaces; a first movable platen with a mold supporting surface facin... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5645870 | Blow molding apparatus having a cylindrical hub A rotary plastic blow mold machine including a cylindrical hub rotatably mounted about an axis. A plurality of mold assemblies including an upper mold and a lower mold movable axially toward one another are removably mounted on the machine with each lower... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5556648 | Quick bottle production changeover utilizing multi-cavity molds in an extrusion blow molding system A blow molding apparatus is provided including a blow mold, an extrusion apparatus, a locator mechanism, and a blow pin. The blow mold has first and second blow mold halves which are engageable and disengageable with one another. The first and second blow... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5551862 | Dual parison stacked clamp blow molding apparatus A blow molding apparatus including a clamp for clamping two molds in fixed, back-to-back relationship, the clamp having a central platen supporting interior sections of two molds in a fixed, back-to-back relationship, and first and second movable platens ... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5275780 | Blow molding method for forming a lightweight plastic bottle A method and apparatus for forming a lightweight plastic bottle having a body and an integral handle includes pre-blowing a tubular parison positioned between partible blow mold sections, closing the blow mold sections to compression mold the handle and b... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5266149 | In-mold labelling system An in-mold labelling system for automatically applying labels to the interior of blow mold halves prior to the placement of preforms within such blow mold halves; the preforms are blown to form containers with a label attached thereto. The labelling syste... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5244610 | Rotary plastic blow molding A rotary plastic blow molding machine (20) including a base (22), a wheel (24) mounted for rotation on the base about a rotational axis A and a programmable logic controller (PLC) (100) mounted on the wheel for rotation therewith to control operation of a... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5045255 | Method for continuously forming open-mouthed foamed plastic containers by blow molding techniques A foamable plastic material is introduced to an extruder to produce a tubular parison of the material that is subsequently clamped between mold halves moving both axially and radially inwardly to form cavities for open mounted containers. Cavities for two... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5039298 | Label applying apparatus of rotary blow molding machine A rotating shaft for intermittent rotation through predetermined angles is located in parallel to a rotation shaft of a rotor holding a plurality of split mold units, and rubber cups for adhering labels are secured to the front ends of links which are swi... | 08/13/1991 |
| 4954310 | Tandem molding of plastic containers Apparatus and method are provided for expanding an earlier-extruded portion (42) of extruded plastic tubing (38) or plastic parison (41) into a first container (96a), for expanding a later-extruded portion (43) of the extruded plastic tubing (38) or paris... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4919607 | Rotary blow molding machine having mold station blowing/neck finishing mechanisms A rotary blow molding machine includes a plurality of mold stations on a rotary carousel. Each mold station includes a pair of mold sections movable toward and away from one another to close or open the mold sections. When closed, the mold sections define... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4902217 | Rotary blow molding machine with rotary take-out mechanism having expandible take-out pin The blow molding machine includes a rotary carousel having a plurality of mold stations thereon with each mold station including a pair of openable and closeable mold sections. A rotary take-out mechanism removes a blown article from each pair of mold sec... | 02/20/1990 |
