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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8366429 | Vented mold and method for producing molded article The invention relates mold, particularly a mold for producing foam articles. In a preferred embodiment, the mold comprises a lid and a bowl releasingly engageable to define a mold cavity, the lid comprising: (i) a vent having a passageway for gas to escape from the ... | 02/05/2013 |
| 8287263 | Machine for producing expanded-grain cakes Disclosed herein is a machine for producing expanded-grain cakes. The machine includes a frame, a mold unit, a grain supply unit, a grain transfer unit, a mold pressure arm, a drive unit, an open cam, a control unit and a cover unit. A precise charge of cereal grain... | 10/16/2012 |
| 8202075 | Imprint apparatus and imprint method An imprint apparatus for imprinting a pattern formed on a mold in a resin material formed on a substrate with accuracy is constituted by a light source for irradiating the resin material with light for curing the resin material; a measuring device for measuring a ph... | 06/19/2012 |
| 8157556 | Puller speed control device for monitoring the dimensions of an extruded synthetic wood composition A system for controlling the dimensions of an extrudate exiting an extruder and for compensating for the variations in the extrusion rate of the extruder, expansion rate and rate of travel of the extrudate through sizing devices by changing the speed of an extrudate... | 04/17/2012 |
| 7520739 | Injection molding apparatus having a weighing block An injection molding apparatus includes a plasticizing block that includes therein a plasticizing and force-feeding mechanism which heats and plasticizes a material and force-feeds the material while kneading it, a weighing block that is connected to the plasticizin... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7484950 | Forming phase alignment device in formed sheet manufacturing apparatus A first forming roll and a second forming roll are provided parallel and opposite to each other, and a double-surface formed sheet is formed by the first forming roll and the second forming roll. There are provided: phase adjusting unit configured to move the second... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7363198 | Long elements method for simulation of deformable objects Long Elements Method (LEM) for real time physically based dynamic simulation of deformable objects. The LEM is based on a new meshing strategy using long elements whose forms can be straight or arbitrary. The LEM implements a static solution for elastic global defor... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7351048 | Powder press Powder press for the production of pressed articles of powder-shaped pressing material, having the following characteristics: a female mould plate with a least two female moulds or one female mould with at least two female die bores, at least two upper plungers, whi... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7306752 | Method for preparing resin particles, resin particles and apparatus for preparing resin particles The present provides a method for preparing resin fine particles of a homogeneous particle size used in the fields of chemistry, medicine, electronic material or the like, resin fine particles, and a production apparatus for resin fine particles. The present ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7286888 | Automated manufacturing control system An automated manufacturing control system is proposed to greatly reduce the human interaction relative to the data transfer, physical verification and process control associated with the movement of components, tooling and operators in a manufacturing system. This i... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7270051 | Apparatus and method for supplying food dough Apparatus for supplying food dough including a hopper to which a large block of food dough is supplied, a cutting apparatus located at a lower opening port of the hopper to cut the block into small blocks that have substantially the same volume, a dough feeder havin... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7264461 | Externally adjustable insert for extrusion manifold Externally adjustable extrusion insert for a multiple-orifice extrusion manifold. Adjustments to an extrusion insert precisely controls the extrusion path leading to one or more extrusion orifices of the manifold. Each insert is adjusted to reduce or eliminate varia... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7241955 | Method and apparatus for weighing divided portions An apparatus and method for automatically weighing portions of semi-solid matter using a weigh station having a rotating receptacle which receives the portion so that an accurate weight indication of the portion can be taken, and propels the portion from the weigh s... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7205017 | Apparatus and method for beating and rolling a food dough belt A plurality of rolling rollers move sequentially upstream from downstream or downstream from upstream along the food dough belt, while each rolling roller rotates on its own axis. The moving direction of the rolling roller is changed according to technical requireme... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7198744 | Preparation of co-extruded multi-layered rubber composite and use as component of a tire This invention relates to the preparation of a multi-layered rubber composite, said composite and a tire having a component prepared thereby. The multi-layered rubber composite is composed of at least two individual rubber compositions configured as at least three p... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7195473 | Railroad tie and method for making same Thermoplastic polymers, rubbery polymeric components and reinforcing fillers are mixed and heated to a range of 380° F. to 440° F. The resulting mixture is then fed into a BANBURY mixer, with the resulting mixture fed into a diverter feeding two molds. The velocit... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7175411 | Process for the production of a cable and device for performing this process The present invention concerns a process for producting cables, in particular cables for the distribution of electrical energy or cables for telecommunications, more particularly, cables having at least one covering layer comprising a composition of high viscosity. ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7163522 | Block copolymer elastomer catheter balloons Balloons for medical devices, particularly balloon agioplasty catheters, which have hybrid compliance curves in which growth rate slows at higher pressures are made from block copolymer thermoplastic elastomers. ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7154055 | Method and apparatus for dividing portions An apparatus and method for continuously producing constant weight portions of semi-solid matter, such as bread dough, from a large mass through a dividing mechanism whereby portions are formed on a receptacle which receives the portion so that an accurate weight in... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7151978 | System and method for the control of a production machine The disclosure comprises methods for controlling a production machine having a converter controlled drive wherein the applicable converter receives data from its associated drive as well as additional data from the machine and wherein the converter provides actuatio... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7147820 | Method and apparatus for minimizing the spread of maximum compression forces in a powder press A method for minimizing the spread of the maximum compression forces in compacting powder, specifically metallic powder, by means of a powder press which has a die-plate, an upper ram, and at least one lower ram which are associated with a die-bore and are respectiv... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7138077 | Process and installation for the production of foam in a continuous slabstock foam process The invention relates to an installation and a process for the production of foam in a continuous block foam process in which the height of a foam-forming mixture along a conveyor is measured and a correcting variable as a function of deviation of the actual height ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7125234 | Set of compaction rams and/or die-plates for a tabletting machine A set of compaction rams and/or die-plates for a tabletting machine has all of the compaction rams and/or die-plates of the set furnished with a code containing at least the following information: (a) a label for the set of compaction rams and die-plates; (b) an ind... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7108826 | High compliance, high strength catheter balloons useful for treatment of gastrointestinal lesions Balloon especially useful for dilatation of gastrointestinal lesions have a burst pressure of at least 9 atmospheres, a diameter at 3 atmospheres of about 5 mm or more, and an average compliance over the range of from 3 atmospheres to burst of at least 3% per atmosp... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7097798 | Equipment and method for manufacturing honeycomb structural body An apparatus for molding a honeycomb structure provided with an extruder for the honeycomb structure capable of extruding a honeycomb structure in the gravity direction or an oblique direction at an angle of smaller than 30° with the gravity direction and at least ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7077637 | Force detecting controlling device of a screw for an injection molding machine The present invention is a force detecting controlling device for a screw of an injection molding machine, which utilities a load cell as a force sensor for injection, holding pressure and back pressure. The load cell arranged on a rear fixed plate directly detects ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7069100 | Automated manufacturing control system An automated manufacturing control system is proposed to greatly reduce the human interaction relative to the data transfer, physical verification and process control associated with the movement of components, tooling and operators in a manufacturing system. This i... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7052727 | Assembly and method for forming a frozen confection An assembly and method for forming a frozen confection portion of a frozen confection type food product, the assembly comprising a mold assembly provided with a mold cavity of a selected configuration ad formed by a flexible inert casing, a pump for moving confectio... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7045084 | Process for making a curved preform made from woven composite materials The invention is a process for forming a preform for use in a structure having at least one curved portion of a specific length, including the steps of: 1) providing a preform having cable of expanding in length threads in rows parallel to the direction of curvature... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7029715 | Methods and systems for automatically extruding and cutting dough-based products having pre-selected weights A method for automatically forming dough-based products, such as doughnuts involves pressurizing a tank containing dough. The dough is extruded to form a flight of dough-based products. The weight of the flight of dough-based products is measured. The weight data is... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7018190 | Resin multilayer molding method and multilayer 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 resin decor... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7014805 | Process for making a curved PI shaped preform made from woven composite materials The invention is a process for forming a 3D woven PI shaped cross-section preform having a first and second bottom foot portions and first and second upstanding leg portions for use in a structure having at least one curved portion of a specific length. In detail, t... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7011509 | Cooled calibrating device for a plastic extrusion facility The invention relates to a cooled calibrating device for a plastic extrusion facility, comprising a housing (5) receiving a cooling liquid (2) and calibrating guides (6) through which a plastic profile (1) is passed, in addition to inlet ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6972103 | Method and device for producing continuous plastic films, webs and sheets capable of forming optical images In a method and a device for continuously manufacturing films, webs, and sheets of plastics capable of forming optical images a melted plastic mass, pre-shaped as a sheet, is guided into a roller gap of a calender, the roller gap formed between a shaping engraving c... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6947912 | Method and arrangement for controlling a dynamic scale In a method and arrangement for controlling a dynamic scale, the conveying speed of a conveyor belt for items of mail in the dynamic operating mode is independent of the format of the pieces of mail. During dynamic weighing, a controller of the scale deactivates the... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6941860 | Method of briquetting metal chips and briquetting press A method and a briquetting press for briquetting metal chips, wherein stable briquettes/pressed component are produced. The actual length (Lact) of the pressed component is obtained by applying pressure (Pmax/Preq) using at least one... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6936198 | Device and method for producing hollow plastic bodies An apparatus for producing hollow bodies, in particular bottles and similar containers provided with an evacuation opening, of thermoplastic includes a lower machine part and a beamlike upper machine part. The lower machine part is equipped with at least two blow mo... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6922608 | Method and apparatus for lay flat control in an extruded film production line An apparatus for producing an extruded film tube and supplying said tube to a collapsing and roller assembly includes a die for extruding a molten material in the form of a tube which is in a molten state below a frost line and in a solid state above the frost line.... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6908292 | Apparatus for producing a nonwoven web In the production of a spunbond web by aerodynamically stretching thermoplastic filaments from a spinneret, the stretching nozzle is formed by two nozzle-forming units each of which has a temperature control device, especially a heater, to minimize deformation at th... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6884053 | Apparatus for producing a multifilament yarn from a thermoplastic polymer An apparatus for producing a multifilament yarn from a thermoplastic polymer includes a yarn guiding element being movable in a vertical direction. A drive serves to change the vertical position of the yarn guiding element with respect to a point of consolidation of... | 04/26/2005 |
