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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8057212 | Forming machine that quickly compacts hollow materials and automatically recycles the materials A forming machine that quickly compacts hollow materials and automatically recycles the materials includes molds, each of which is provided with a feeder having a hollow hole. An opening of the feeder is exactly located at a hollow position of a food product to be f... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8002536 | Concrete block machine having a controllable cutoff bar A concrete block machine including a mold having at least one mold cavity, a feedbox driven back and forth between retracted and extended positions, wherein the feedbox is positioned over a top of the mold deposits concrete in the at least one mold cavity when at th... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7297235 | Method and apparatus for making molded filter elements Apparatus for forming fibrous filter elements such as tubular elements molded from borosilicate microfibers. Molding rigs are supplied with a slurry from a system including a holding tank and a reservoir. The reservoir is coupled to a water intake and also receives ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7291001 | Device for preparing plastics material A device for the preparation of plastics material, in particular thermoplastic plastics material, has a receiving container (1) for the material, the interior of the receiving container (1) having tools (21) provided therein which are arranged o... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7275857 | Apparatus for treating plastics material A device for treating plastics material, in particular thermoplastic plastics material, has a receiving container (1) which has a base (15) and lateral walls (14). In the receiving container at least [one] disc (17) is arranged close to t... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7257364 | Paper feeding mechanism for continuous form printer A paper feeding mechanism for a printer includes a discharging unit located on a downstream side of a paper feed path, a feeding unit located on an upstream side with respect to the image transfer station, a tension applying unit that operates to apply tension to th... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7223086 | Golf ball manufacturing apparatus A golf ball manufacturing apparatus comprises a mold including a cavity for forming a golf ball, an injection molding machine for supplying a molten resin to the mold, a supply portion for supplying a resin pellet to the injection molding machine, and a crushing mac... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7165968 | Apparatus and method for sealing injection unit and sprue An injection molding sealing apparatus configured to be installed in a coinjection hot runner with a coinjection nozzle, the coinjection nozzle having at least two melt channels ending at the same gate. The sealing apparatus is configured for sealing the coinjection... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7137802 | Apparatus for processing thermoplastic synthetic plastic material An apparatus for processing thermoplastic synthetic plastic material to be recycled comprises a first receptacle (1) and a second receptacle (2) for the material to be processed. Within both receptacles (1, 2) tools (21) for mixing and he... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7131828 | Coating device for powder material A powder material application apparatus capable of applying powder material uniformly onto lower surfaces of plural upper punches, upper surfaces of plural lower punches and inner circumferences of plural dies of a tabletting machine. Powder material is applied on a... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7025913 | Delivery of pitch/thermoplastic/thermoset resins in RTM systems Resin or pitch is melted in a melt blender apparatus (11) and then loaded, into a heated jacketed holding tank (12). A pair of feed lines (14, 16) receives resin from the holding tank (12) and feeds an upper gear pump (15) and a lo... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7021576 | Blade mill for grinding plastic material The invention describes a blade mill for grinding plastic material with a rotor which is driven in rotation inside a grinding chamber and has a plurality of radially outwards-pointing cutter blades distributed around its circumference and a plurality of stationary, ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7014448 | Compacting facility for bulk goods A compacting facility for bulk goods is disclosed. In order to generate flakes of homogeneous quality, the bulk good is conveyed to a roller press (4) via a screw conveyor (5). The roller press (4) is supplied with bulk goods of differing qualit... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6971867 | Recovery apparatus of molded parts Thin and light molded parts released from a die are prevented from sticking by static electricity, by forming the recovery chute of molded part with fine wire gauze. The recovery receptacle 16, 17 for molded parts, molded parts introduction tube 23 and... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6830442 | Rotary tablet press A rotary table press having a rotatable die table, an upper punch turret and a lower punch turret is provided with a die table that is compartmentalized from the lubricated guides and punch bars to keep dust away from the parts in the die table compartment. Lubricat... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6623264 | Unit for making pre-shaped absorbent pads for sanitary items A unit for making pre-shaped absorbent pads for sanitary items is equipped with a continuous conveyor belt with an operating branch which defines a line for pad forming and feed; the branch extends along a straight path, along which there are three succes... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6530772 | System for making aerated concrete blocks having at least one passageway drilled therein A system for making aerated concrete blocks produces such blocks having at least one passageway therein. The system may include a molding station for receiving materials for making aerated concrete and for allowing the materials to rise and stiffen into a... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6261486 | Process and device for the production of polyurethane moldings by the shot process For the production of polyurethane moldings by the shot process from isocyanate and polyol components, the production is improved in that, in addition to the conditioning already known for the line system, at least one of the commercially available but mo... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6211331 | Polymer devolatilization apparatus Devolatilization of molten polymer is carried out using a vertical static mixer which opens directly into a flash tank. Expansion of a stripping agent injected at an inlet of the static mixer occurs in the static mixer and the continued shearing causes di... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6174157 | Apparatus for suctioning liquid during manufacture of frozen confectionary articles An apparatus for suctioning liquid from a mold during molding of an article includes a vacuum pump and a valve coupled with the vacuum pump and a connecting piece connected to the valve for suctioning a liquid for passage of a suctioned liquid from a mold... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6109909 | Pre-plasticizing injection apparatus having a plurality of heating and injecting cylinders and injection molding method of using the same A pre-plasticizing injection apparatus operated with a mold clamped by a mold clamping device comprises: a screw device movable toward and away from the mold clamping device and including a heat-plasticizing cylinder having a bore and a screw which rotata... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6006535 | Apparatus integrated for metering products to and suctioning products from molds Apparatus integrated for metering liquid products, particularly viscous products, into molds to prepare molded article products and for suctioning liquid product from the molds to remove liquid from the molded article products and to recycle suctioned liq... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5935619 | Extrusion head with recycling device The invention relates to an extrusion head (3) for manufacturing a product ade of a rubber compound, provided with an inlet passage (41) for said rubber compound to pass into an accumulation chamber emerging in an extrusion orifice (6) through which said r... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5904418 | Automatic kneading apparatus and fallen material returning apparatus A sheet-testing apparatus including kneading rolls, a frame feeder, sheet applicator, foreign material detector, a frame with a light transparent window and a cutter for cutting a sheet. A sheet-testing sample-making apparatus has a cluster of kneading ro... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5667820 | Apparatus for making a solid three-dimensional article from a liquid medium A solid three-dimensional article is formed from a liquid medium by initially coating a layer of the liquid medium on a fixedly mounted apertured support plate. An initial cross-section or profile of the article then is formed by solidifying the liquid me... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5633023 | Slip supply system A slip supply system includes an annular slip supply pipe 24 with a primary pipe 24a, a shut-off valve 27 and a secondary pipe 24b connected in series. Each pouring pipe 28 which feeds slip to a casting machine 25 is connected at the upstream end thereof ... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5597521 | Unloader-separator An unloader-separator attached to a die casting machine which includes a swing arm having grippers to hold the gate having components thereon. The swing arm holding the gate is rotated to a second position. A punch platen pushes the components through ope... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5576033 | Masa rework assist system A rework assist belt system for use on a sheeting head used to form masa dough into thin sheets improves the final product by preventing contamination with fragments of rework dough. The rework assist belt system prevents rework from prematurely detaching... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5554325 | Process and device for extruding a calibrated profile of a thermoplastic polymer onto articles For the extrusion of a calibrated profile of a thermoplastic polymer onto articles, the polymer, which is melted in an extruder (17), is fed, via a heated pressure hose (22), to an extruder head guided by a robot (5) and, by means of said extruder head, e... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5551858 | Apparatus for forming synthetic resins An improved injection molding apparatus having a fixed mold 7 having a molten resin passage 16b and a movable second mold 8 having a molten resin passage 18 is presented in which residual hardened resin left in molten resin passages of the injection appar... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5509953 | Spinner for manufacturing dual-component fibers An apparatus for making dual component fibers is provided and includes a spinner having peripheral and bottom walls. The spinner includes orifices located on the peripheral wall thereof for centrifuging the dual component fibers, with the spinner being di... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5507983 | Monitoring concentration of dope in product manufacture Continuous elongate members such as filaments are produced by forming a hot dope of cellulose, amine oxide and water, extruding the dope through a die assembly and precipitating the cellulose to form the bodies and maintaining the concentration of the dop... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5492463 | Extrusion apparatus having a nozzle-headed drum An apparatus for extruding a mass onto a moving support mechanism. A first cylinder for receiving the mass within its interior has an exit channel through which the mass is forced. A second cylinder is disposed about the first cylinder for relative rotati... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5395227 | Adjustable powder flow gate for a rotary pellet press An adjustable powder flow gate for a rotary pellet press has a movable gate wherein one dimensional motion of the gate across an opening in a powder flow feed frame on the rotating turret of the press is effected with a rotatable shaft having a screw conn... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5354524 | Monitoring concentration of dope in product manufacture The concentration of a dope of cellulose/amine oxide/water for use in the manufacture of continuous filaments of cellulose is controlled by measuring its refractive index and adjusting the water content to maintain the refractive index within specified li... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5326243 | Compression-cavity mold for plastic encapsulation of thin-package integrated circuit device A molding apparatus having variable-volume cavities is provided. The apparatus consists of a lower and an upper mold defining a cavity for the lead frame, and having a conduit for forcing fluid plastic from a reservoir to the cavity for encapsulating an i... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5324529 | Process of and apparatus for handling green cheese A system for handling of cheese in the green state particularly directed for handling natural cheese types such as cheddar and colby in a manner so that they can be conveniently sub-divided and individually packaged, on the same day of manufacturing, into... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5306133 | Dough sheet rotary cutting system A dough-processing system for dividing a dough sheet into multiple separate portions and transporting each portion in a predetermined direction. A rotary cutter, having a multiplicity of cutting dies affixed thereon, divides the dough sheet. The cutting d... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5286181 | Extrusion apparatus having a nozzle-headed drum An apparatus for extruding a mass onto a moving support mechanism. A first cylinder for receiving the mass within its interior has an exit channel through which the mass is forced. A second cylinder is disposed about the first cylinder for relative rotati... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5253993 | Apparatus for the production of pellets of metal powder used as catalysts An apparatus for the production of pellets of metal powder, more particularly pellets of highly active metal powder, for example Raney catalysts, has a press with a filling shoe and a pellet discharge shoot. A wet processing environment is established and... | 10/19/1993 |
