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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7901199 | Tooling system for thermoforming and trimming a heated sheet of material to form a molded part An upper press platen supports an upper mold member slidable vertically within a surrounding upper trim frame. A lower press platen supports a lower trim frame surrounding a lower mold member slidable vertically within the lower trim frame. The lower mold member def... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7399175 | Thermoformer plug assist drive assembly A plug assist drive assembly for driving plug assists in a thermoforming apparatus includes a single centrally located roller screw assembly enclosed in a housing and driving a third platen mounting the plug assist with a group of guide-drive bars connected to a dri... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7255552 | Method and device for thermoforming of containers Blanks (12) of thermoplastic material are heated, and a thermoforming step is performed in which the heated blanks are deformed plastically by stretching. Before the thermoforming step, a die-punching step is performed in which the peripheral regions of the b... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7229274 | Tooling system A tooling system in a press for forming a product from a blank of material disposed between a punch assembly and a die assembly and a method of using the same. The tooling system comprises a knockout and a bushing. The knockout further comprises a shaft having oppos... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7169346 | Rotating inertial pin blank stops for pressware die sets In an apparatus for manufacturing pressware containers from container blanks there is provided a plurality of inertial blank stop pins disposed so as to position a container blank prior to press forming. The stop pins are rotatable in order to absorb the kinetic ene... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7146732 | Roof module and method of producing a roof module A roof module comprises an outer shell and a foamed inner shell. The outer shell has a rim including an edge of cut and the inner shell extends as far as on the edge of cut. There is also proposed a method of producing such a roof module. ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7140863 | Method for producing a container from a thermoplastic film, and molding tool for executing the method A method and a molding tool for producing containers from a thermoplastic plastic film. The method and tool permit the production of containers having a hollow floor and a double-walled standing base, with a seal between the two walls of the standing base. The metho... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7137803 | Fluid pressure imprint lithography An improved method of imprint lithography involves using direct fluid pressure to press the mold into a substrate-supported film. Advantageously the mold and/or substrate are sufficiently flexible to provide wide area contact under the fluid pressure. Fluid pressing... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7101168 | Releasing undercut moulded containers after a thermoforming process The invention relates to a device for forming a number of thin-walled objects by means of a blow-moulding process from a layer of material which is deformable when heated, comprising: a lower mould with cavities (6) arranged therein, wherein the shape of each... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7070729 | Pressware die set with product ejectors at outer forming surfaces An improved pressware die set includes mechanical ejectors for removing formed product from the punch. A preferred embodiment includes rocker-style ejectors free from edges or other asperities which may tend to snag and mar the product during the production process.... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7063183 | Apparatus and methods of forming sound attenuating laminates having fiber and mass layers Apparatus and methods are provided forming a sound attenuating laminate that has a decoupler fiber layer and a mass layer in opposing relationship with each other. The decoupler fiber layer and mass layer of the laminate are heated to the selected temperature in sub... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6932937 | Methods and apparatus for manufacturing molded articles Apparatus for manufacturing a molded article having a substrate material and skin material may include a first die that receives and supports the substrate material and a second die that receives and supports the skin material. The first die is arranged and construc... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6908296 | Tooling system A tooling system in a press for forming a product from a blank of material disposed between a punch assembly and a die assembly and a method of using the same. The tooling system comprises a knockout and a bushing. The knockout further comprises a shaft having oppos... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6902754 | Blunt edge dough cutter A dough cutting apparatus is suitable for cutting a sheet of dough. The dough cutting apparatus includes a structure defining a blunt dough engaging portion. The present invention can be embodied in a number of different ways, including a wheel cutter, a rotary drum... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6749784 | Method of manufacturing a part out of reinforced plastics material The invention provides a method of manufacturing a reinforced plastics material part from a drapable sheet (6) by means of a mold (1) comprising a first portion (2) and a second portion (3) that are movable relative to each other. The met... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6695998 | Mold apparatus and method for one step steam chest molding A mold apparatus and method for forming a shaped laminate in one step are provided where the laminate includes a cladding layer and a foam backing layer. The apparatus includes a male mold half matable to a female mold half that define a mold cavity. An i... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6524506 | Combination tool for edge-folding and cutting a panel rim A combined tool for edge-folding and trimming a rim of a panel includes a cutting blade rigidly secured to a tool holder frame, an edge-folding tool slidably received in the tool holder frame, and a biasing spring arranged in the tool holder frame to bias... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6511451 | Method of making and apparatus to make a tampon applicator Tampon applicator for feminine hygiene, comprising a cylindrical applicator barrel of paper-like material, having a front end comprising segments which are bent forwards and inward with respect to the longitudinal center axis of the applicator barrel, for... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6328548 | System for capturing stretched fabrics in carrier frames A method and system for capturing support materials in carrier frames in the manufacture of seat components for chairs including moving the support material to an openable mold press forming a mold cavity for the carrier frame when the mold press is close... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6159403 | Method of manufacturing sealant containing tire tube and vulcanizing apparatus therefor To provide a method of manufacturing a sealant containing tire tube, which is capable of simply opening a sealant filling hole without use of any specialized jig, and a vulcanizing die therefor. A vulcanizing die includes an upper die, a lower die, and a ... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6135756 | Differential pressure forming, trimming and stacking apparatus Apparatus for forming articles in a thermoplastic sheet, severing the articles in the sheet, and stacking the articles in a stacking receiver. The apparatus includes upper and lower molds moveable between closed positions in which the molds engage opposit... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6098426 | Method and apparatus for forming a glass article possessing an aperture The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for forming glass article from sheet glass. More specifically the apparatus comprises a mold, a plunger being cooperative alignment with the mold, wherein the mold and the plunger form a cavity ... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6096251 | Method and apparatus for the manufacture of a multilayered object A process for manufacturing a multilayered object by molding having the steps of placing a lining sheet in a mould, injecting a thermoplastic resin material beneath the lining sheet, distributing the thermoplastic resin material beneath the lining sheet t... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6039907 | Method for finishing an extruded seal in situ on a sheet To postform the region of transition between the initial part and the end part of a section piece forming a closed frame and applied to window glass (1) by extrusion, use is made of a mould (14) which pivots about an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6010731 | Method of preparing pizza dough A method of preparing pizza includes rolling dough, placing the dough in a pizza pan, and placing a lid over the pizza pan to compress, shape, conform and trim dough about a rim area of the pizza pan and lid. The method may be used to produce single-crust... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5989480 | Apparatus for molding patterned product and method of molding patterned product An apparatus for manufacturing a decorated molded product includes a first clamping device for pressing an insert film to a parting face of a fixed mold to enclose a cavity and an injection gate. The fixed mold has a vacuum suction port and the injection ... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5846578 | Apparatus for producing a component obtained from two thermoplastic sheets Equipment for producing a component obtained from two sheets of thermoplastic material joined together includes an upper die, a lower die and a passage for delivering a compressed jet of air between the two sheets. The equipment further includes a slide w... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5800759 | Insert molded article, and apparatus and method for producing the insert molded article A method and apparatus are provided for producing insert molded articles. The involves the steps of preforming a patterned insert material clamped at end parts thereof by a clamping device into a predetermined shape corresponding to the shape of a cavity ... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5759594 | Mold assembly for producing fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin molded article laminated with skin material A mold assembly for producing a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin molded article laminated with a skin material comprises: a first mold having a first cavity face; a second mold having an indentation whose bottom surface forms a second cavity face; a d... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5736085 | Catheter beveling and die cut process A process for forming the tips on catheters is described in which the catheter is placed on a mandrel and molded in a mold. The mandrel may then be removed and a second mandrel inserted. The second mandrel having a larger diameter and adapted to contact i... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5716572 | Flashless catheter beveling process A flashless catheter beveling process in which a beveling catheter mold has an internal cavity which defines the external beveled shape of the catheter and also has a circular hole centrally located therein. In the beveling mold, one end of a distal endmo... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5707581 | Apparatus and method for producing patterned molded articles An apparatus for producing patterned molded articles includes an injection mold composed of a first mold and a second mold, an unwind roll for unwinding a continuity of pattern film, a film introducing device for introducing the pattern film unwound from ... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5705217 | Method and a system for the production of chocolate articles A method for producing chocolate articles having an outer shell (5) of solid chocolate, wherein a mould cavity (2) is filled with a tempered chocolate mass (3). Then a "supercooled" cooling member (1) is immersed into the chocolate mass (3) and lifted cle... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5667821 | Method and apparatus for making tamales A method and apparatus for making a food product such as tamales is provided in which a template for forming the shape of the tamale dough is provided together with a forming tool for anchoring down the tamale wrapper and leveling and pressing dough or ma... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5664474 | Bread slicing guide A bread loaf retainer and slicing knife guide comprising a horizontal support surface and a surrounding vertical rim, the support surface having a plurality of spaced, upwardly projecting, bread loaf penetrating protrusions to retain the end of a loaf of ... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5637330 | Apparatus for differential pressure forming shells for hard sided luggage containers The invention relates to an apparatus for making hard sided luggage shells and other containers by vacuum forming or pressure forming thermoplastics. An apparatus for making shells and containers with integrally molded frames is disclosed. An apparatus fo... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5622742 | Method of making stuffed pizzas and/or stuffed sandwiches A baking pan and method of use for baking plural stuffed pizzas and/or plural stuffed sandwiches therein. Each of the pizzas and/or sandwiches includes a dough shell and a stuffing within the shell. The pan basically comprises a base panel and four caviti... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5595769 | Hinged lid latching mechanism The invention relates to a mold apparatus and a process for forming a lid latching mechanism in a thermoplastic container. The lid latching mechanism features a large, trapezoidally-shaped opening hole. The trapezoidal shape has been found to reduce the a... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5591463 | Apparatus for the thermoforming and stacking of hollow objects incorporating a base formed from thermoplastics sheet material Apparatus for the thermoforming of hollow objects at a base comprises thermoforming of the objects from a sheet of thermoplastics material in a half of a double female mould that can be moved between a forming area against a male die and a discharge area ... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5462421 | Method and mold for forming a shaped laminate A method and mold apparatus are provided for forming and trimming a vehicle inner door panel. The panel is a shaped laminate including a vinyl cover layer and a structural foam backing layer having a glass fiber reinforcing substrate. Upper and lower mold... | 10/31/1995 |
