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"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7967593 | Apparatus for supplying synthetic resins An apparatus for supplying synthetic resins applicable to a metal mold wheel that rotates at a high speed. A cutter of a cutter unit and a holding fitting are attached to an air cylinder, so that the cutter unit can be advanced and retreated in the radial direction ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7621735 | Apparatus for placing mold charges into a compression molding machine An apparatus for placing a mold charge into a mold of a compression molding machine includes a carrier mounted for rotation around a first axis, at least one arm mounted on the carrier for rotation around a second axis at an angle to the first axis, and a mold charg... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7556489 | Guiding of a cut-open parison The invention relates to a device for partitioning the plastic parisons to give at least one semifinished open-surface product (6), where the device encompasses at least one means of partitioning (3) the plastic parison and one means of drive (2... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7438546 | Extruded ceramic log transfer system An apparatus for orienting section of a plasticized ceramic extrudate includes a marking assembly for applying an orientation reference mark to a plasticized ceramic extrudate exiting an extrusion die onto an extrudate support, and at least one extrudate-contacting ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7427195 | Device for separating and transporting a sized portion of material in a plant for forming articles by compression moulding A method for separating a portion of extruded material from the continuous strip leaving an extruder, consisting of passing in front of the extrusion nozzle withdrawal means associated with at least one cutting means; said withdrawal means and said at least one cutt... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7384257 | Device for removing doses of plastic material from an extruder A device for removing doses of plastic material from the outflow orifice of an extruder by means of at least one removal element movable with respect to the extruder and provided with a receptacle for a dose removed from the orifice, the removal element comprising a... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7357631 | Apparatus for placing mold charges in a compression molding machine An apparatus for placing mold charges into a mold of a compression molding machine includes at least one mold charge pick-up cup for receiving a severed charge of molten plastic, a vacuum source for applying a vacuum to the pick-up cup to retain the mold charge in t... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7293974 | Apparatus for producing a curly puff extrudate Apparatus for cutting a puff extrudate utilizing a blade that passes through the extrudate while the extrudate is in a viscous melt stage. The present invention utilizes a tube to facilitate production of a curly puff extrudate. A gap is provided in between the tube... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7276192 | Compressing growth medium pots The present invention concerns an apparatus and a method for making and compressing growth medium pots, where the growth medium pots are made as a growth medium pipe, where a tubular wall is formed by the fibre-containing material, where the growth medium pipe conta... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7261546 | Apparatus for severing mold charges in a compression molding machine An apparatus for severing mold charges of molten plastic exiting an orifice along an orifice axis includes a motor system that provides a rotary output around an axis offset from the orifice axis. A blade arm is eccentrically coupled to the rotary output of the moto... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7255824 | Apparatus for molding a plastic closure with air-assisted ejection An apparatus for molding a plastic closure includes a male mold assembly including a forming pin and an outer pin sleeve which cooperate with a female mold for defining a mold cavity. To facilitate mechanical stripping of a molded closure from the forming pin, press... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7247014 | Compression molding machine A compression molding machine includes a support mounted for rotation around an axis and a plurality of angularly spaced molds disposed around the support. Each of the molds includes a first mold segment and a second mold segment. At least one of the mold segments i... | 07/24/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7156007 | Device and a process for coarsely grinding hydrous polymer gels The present invention relates to a device for crushing a hydrous polymer jelly, comprising two rolls (11,12) located axially parallel and rotating in opposite directions between which a nip (13) for the passage of the polymer gel (10) is formed.... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7156642 | Dough rolling apparatus and method An improved dough-rolling apparatus and method for rolling sheeted dough. The proposed invention comprises a dough-rolling apparatus having a dough sheeter, a sheeting conveyor having a ramped section, a roll-initiating curtain positioned above the ramped section, a... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7146734 | Rolling elements for rolling bearing, method of producing the same, and rolling bearing A method of producing rolling elements for a rolling bearing comprises mixing to process rounded elements made of steel balls and spherical rolling elements having outer diameter portion portion becoming a rolling contact face. The rolling contact face has curvature... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7021205 | Production line for bread preforms A production line for bread blanks comprising a dough dispenser unit with a first rolling unit for preparing a dough sheet; a first conveyor receiving the dough sheet; at least one spreading/rolling unit operable in conjunction with the first conveyor, each unit hav... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7001320 | Process for producing hinge-lid boxes In the production of (cigarette) packs of the hinge-lid-box type with round edges, preliminary deformation of blanks (10) is desirable for producing hinge-lid boxes of satisfactory quality. The preliminary deformation of the round edges takes place in the reg... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6994534 | Apparatus and method of producing polyurethane rubber bands An apparatus and method of producing polyurethane rubber bands. The apparatus includes a first device for heating and simultaneously drawing a polyurethane sheet produced by incising polyurethane tubular film obtained according to an inflation procedure, a second de... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6719551 | Thermoplastic molding process and apparatus A thermoplastic molding process uses the thermoplastic molding apparatus to mold a part of variable thickness from a slab of material heated during extrusion. The thermoplastic molding system includes a thermoplastic extrusion die for the extrusion of a thermoplasti... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6582215 | Automatic slug feeder for golf ball core forming apparatus An automatic slug feeding device for delivering slugs to a compression mold for molding golf ball cores is characterized by synchronized rotary transfer, slug conveyance, gripping mechanism transfer and a tray conveyor for transferring slugs from an extru... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6558146 | Extrusion deposition molding with in-line compounding of reinforcing fibers According to the present invention, an in-line compounding and extrusion deposition compression molding apparatus and method for producing a fiber-reinforced molded structural component is provided. The apparatus comprises an extruder device having an int... | 05/06/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6521151 | Conversion of fiber cores into molded products A method and apparatus for converting paper fiber articles into molded parts. The method and apparatus are particularly advantageous in converting paper fiber cores, utilized for winding and unwinding large quantities of paper products, into plugs which a... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6478568 | Method and apparatus for compression molding plastic articles A method and apparatus for compression molding plastic articles such as closures include a plurality of tools mounted in opposed pairs with the tools of each pair including opposed male and female mold sections. The tool pairs are mounted for motion in an... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6422853 | Chain die assembly A chain die assembly for producing candy includes a plurality of first chain links each including a cutting edge, a plurality of second chain links each including a cutting edge and a common longitudinal center plane. A plurality of guiding housings is ar... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6402495 | Resin-molding die A resin-molding die for embedding in a molded resin a plurality of bus bars connected with each other via a bridge portion includes a supporting member formed on a first mold, for supporting the bus bars, a pin-receiving hole formed in the supporting memb... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6368094 | Multi-path compression molding apparatus An apparatus delivers plural molten plastic pellets into cavities for compression molding of the pellets into bottle closures or bottle closure liners. The apparatus is provided for delivering molten plastic pellets from a supply of molten plastic to a pl... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6283016 | Unwinding machine An unwinding machine (10) with forming cylinders (11, 12, 13) has bearing blocks (26, 27) in which the forming cylinders (11, 12, 13) are supported. The bearing blocks (26, 27) are disposed in recesses (32) of partition walls (25, 25a) of the unwinding ma... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6270334 | Device for automatic insertion of a strip of synthetic film into a transverse drawing machine This device ensures insertion of a film into the entrance of a transverse drawing machine, leaving a longitudinal drawing machine. This device includes a fixed cylinder with an axis perpendicular to the travel axis of the film, located upstream of the ent... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6270331 | Apparatus for forming pattern onto article during injection molding In the method, after the pattern-bearing film is fed to the female mold, the distal end of the film is fixed under a lower portion of the female mold, and at the same time the film is retreated by a force from the film supply portion. Thus, this tightens ... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6245180 | Methods for bending brake lining material and for forming a lined brake shoe Methods for forming a lined brake shoe having a curved brake lining attached to a table of the lined brake shoe. The curved brake lining is manufactured by molding a flat sheet of brake lining material in a partially polymerized state. This flat sheet is ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6244169 | Automatic apparatus for making rolled sushi The present invention provides an automatic rolled sushi producing apparatus consisting of a vinegared rice supply unit; a vinegared rice supply conveyer arranged below the vinegared rice supply unit; a carrying conveyer arranged at right angle to the vin... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6237473 | Transporting apparatus An apparatus for transporting a dough sheet is provided. It has a centering apparatus for aligning the center of a dough sheet that is being fed with the center of the transporting apparatus. The centering apparatus includes a supporting member to support... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6213751 | Kneading disk for baker's machinery A forming plate for a bakery machine is provided having a working surface area on an upper side with an array of forming bowls provided concentrically in circles thereon. The bowls each have a system of concentric annular edges beginning at an outside and... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6210615 | Method of forming a roof molding with a mounting and fixing protection portion formed on a leg portion of the roof molding In a method for working the end portion of a roof molding for use in an automobile, at desired position on the molding surface 32 of a pressing mold 31 that faces a cut-away portion 21 formed on the back surface of the end portion 12 of the roof molding, ... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6123880 | Method for compression molding plastic articles A method for compression molding plastic articles such as closures include a plurality of tools mounted in opposed pairs with the tools of each pair including opposed male and female mold sections. The tool pairs are mounted for motion in an endless path.... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6106274 | Molding apparatus with charge overflow A transfer/injection molding apparatus is defined that includes a charge forming unit, a molding unit and a charge overflow unit. The charge is formed so that the fibers therein are randomly oriented in substantially parallel horizontal planes such that t... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6095787 | Method of making a skid-resistant bed liner A method and apparatus for forming a skid-resistant surface on a thermoformed object such as a bed liner. The method includes forming a blank of extruded plastic material, abrading the surface with a wire brush, reheating the blank and thermoforming the b... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6074589 | Tool for cutting and shaping an unfinished concrete roofing tiles and a method for using a tool for cutting and shaping unfinished roofing tiles A tool for cutting and shaping a lower edge of a profiled unfinished concrete roofing tile manufactured using the extrusion method, having a tool holder, a cutting insert provided with a cutting edge, and a template. To create a tool which has a significa... | 06/13/2000 |
