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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8109750 | Method and apparatus for the production of high tenacity polyolefin sheet A process for the production of virtually full density polyolefin suitable for further processing by drawing to form a high tenacity, highly oriented polyolefin sheet comprising: a) feeding a metered amount of polyolefin powder into the nip between two heated calend... | 02/07/2012 |
| 7942661 | Bifurcated balloon folding method and apparatus A balloon folding system specifically configured to reduce a side branch balloon of a bifurcated balloon catheter assembly includes a die that defines at least one chamber for receipt of the sidebranch balloon, and at least one pin sized to fit into the chamber and ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7740469 | Method and apparatus for uniformly stretching thermoplastic film and products produced thereby Thermoplastic films and laminates are made by extrusion and stretching using differential speed rollers employing a short stretching gap of no more than one inch immediately after the extruded film product is formed. The method and apparatus control the thickness of... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7677880 | Apparatus for forming hand-formed style patty using a patty-forming machine A system includes a high speed reciprocating mold plate patty-forming machine and a downstream patty presser. The high speed patty forming machine provides patties at a high production speed onto an output conveyor portion. The patty presser includes an upper convey... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7581940 | Cooked rice mold apparatus Provided is a cooked rice mold apparatus that can easily adjust the supply amount of sushi rice. The roller spacing of a top rolling roller pair 31 arranged on the exit side of a hopper 2 of a rolling section 4 is variable. ... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7431577 | Die and method for manufacturing core An object of the present invention is to provide a die and a method for manufacturing a core, wherein the core includes a ring-shaped supporting member 16 that is formed by a plate-like member, that is disposed inside a pneumatic tire, and that supports a pne... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7361008 | Thermoforming system In the case of a thermoforming system, it is provided, for the purpose of changing over the moulds (11, 12) in a station (1) of this system, that one (4) of the two transporting devices (3, 4), for transporting the sheet (7) from o... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7314365 | Surface treating apparatus and image recording apparatus A surface treating apparatus includes: a sheet which includes; a base, and a thermoplastic resin layer disposed on the base; a contact member configured to convey the sheet while carrying out a surface treatment of the sheet; a surface property forming unit configur... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7052450 | Silicone rolling pin A rolling pin including a core, a silicone-containing jacket over the core defining a rolling surface. The jacket may be of such length and so positioned on the core as to define end regions of the jacket extending beyond the ends of the core; the jacket end regions... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7048533 | Apparatus for making plastic articles having an embossed pattern In a method of making plastic articles with embossed pattern, a plastic material is injection-molded in a cavity of a clamping unit of an injection molding machine to form an injection-molded plastic article. A pattern is embossed from a foil strip onto a previously... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6979418 | Method to create irregular edge decorative blocks A method to create blocks having a weathered and aged look by modifying the blocks before they are cured. Green blocks exiting a block forming machine are conveyed along a path past brush elements which scrub block mix from the upper longitudinal corners of the form... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6936211 | Tampon applicator having outwardly flared rim Methods for making a tubular device that has a rim disposed at one end thereof. In one method, a sleeve having an expandable profiling surface is inserted into an end of the tubular member, and the profiling surface is expanded to form a shoulder projecting outwardl... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6923630 | Apparatus and method for impressing patterns in a slip-formed concrete wall An apparatus and a method for impressing three-dimensional patterns in a slip-formed concrete wall. At least one impression roller is provided at the discharge end of a slip form. The impression roller includes an outer periphery, provided with a layer or coating of... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6837696 | Apparatus for manufacturing dosage forms Systems, methods and apparatuses for manufacturing dosage forms, and to dosage forms made using such systems, methods and apparatuses are provided. Novel compression, thermal cycle molding, and thermal setting molding modules are disclosed. One or more of such modul... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6817850 | Method of and apparatus for forming food There is provided a method of and apparatus for forming a food by wrapping an inner material with an outer skin material, and the method of and apparatus for sealing the outer skin material more surely in a state where the inner material is disposed on the outer ski... | 11/16/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6331105 | Apparatus to manufacture green bricks An apparatus for making green bricks having the appearance of tumbled brick achieves these results by deforming a slug from which green bricks are made. The slug is deformed by the use of a reciprocating member that alternately retracts and then hits (def... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6296469 | Producing apparatus of film with through-holes A producing apparatus of a film with through-holes includes a pair of stretching rollers which sandwich a film therebetween and stretch the film. The producing apparatus further includes a pair of punching rollers which sandwich the film therebetween and ... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6245273 | Method for embossing and crimping a multi-layer sheet material web assembly A method for embossing and crimping a plurality of sheet material web layers using an apparatus, including a first, second and third roll. The first roll including at least one element extending radially therefrom. The second roll has a resilient surface ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6224805 | Process and apparatus for forming plastic sheet Disclosed is a process and apparatus for formation of optical quality plastic sheet in a continuous fashion, wherein the plastic sheet produced is capable of use in a variety of optical and electronic display applications.... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6143229 | Method for making a dispensing closure with a finger well formed after molding of the dispensing closure A method for making a dispensing structure with a finger well formed after molding of the dispensing structure for a container that has an opening to the container interior. The dispensing structure includes a body or base for extending around the contain... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6024905 | Apparatus and method for discontinuous manufacture of shaped composite article The present invention describes a device for the discontinuous manufacture of shaped composite articles and an appropriate process. The device comprises means (1) for the mixing of fibrous and/or granulated material with a thermoplastic and/or thermosetti... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5992248 | Apparatus for determining the mechanical deformation behavior of extrudable measuring samples An apparatus for determining the mechanical deformation behavior of extrudable measuring samples and which has two drivable take-up rollers (2) disposed pairwise on a resiliently deflectable mounting frame, to which an extruded measuring sample billet is ... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5980230 | Forming fastener products A method and apparatus for forming a fastener product are disclosed. The method comprises molding a preform member in a mold cavity defined by first and second parts of a mold, removing the first part of the mold to expose an array of preform elements of ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5938986 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing a graded refractive index plastic optical-fiber A plastic optical-fiber is provided having a desired length and a desired graded refractive index. To this end, a base polymer is mixed with a non-polymerizable compound having a higher refractive index to obtain a fiber material. This material is then tr... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5902613 | Automated thermoset molding apparatus An automated transfer/injection molding apparatus and process is defined that includes a charge forming unit, a shuttle unit, and a molding unit. The charge is formed from one or more slabs of reinforcing fibers and a resinous material. Once formed, the c... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5798079 | Method and apparatus for forming drink-thru cup lids An apparatus and method for forming a lid having an annular mounting portion, an annular trough region positioned radially inward of the annular mounting portion, an annular side wall extending upwardly from an inner periphery of the annular trough region... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5407339 | Triturate tablet machine A triturate tablet machine for molding wet powder tablets which has five processing stations which respectively supply wet powder, mold the wet powder into openings in a mold plate, lubricate both ends of the tablets, bevel each end of the tablets and eje... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5370520 | Apparatus for making a tamper indicating closure A tamper indicating package comprising a container having a neck with a threaded finish, an annular bead on the neck, a plastic closure which includes a base wall and a depending peripheral skirt having threads interengaging the threads of the container, ... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5308236 | Apparatus for forming noodle bundles An apparatus for forming noodle bundles by folding strands of noodles, suspending the folded noodle strands from the apparatus at an intermediate position of the folded noodle strands and folding them again. The twice-folded noodles are then rotated by th... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5225132 | Process and apparatus for producing a molded body of plastic material A continuous, non-hesitant apparatus and process for producing a molded body of plastics material and for simultaneously securing the molded body to a tubular body by means of a plurality of heading units mounted in series on a continuous conveyor, each h... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5209882 | Means and method for forming syringe In a first forming stage, the bottom portion of a mono-molded plastic syringe (a type wherein the whole portion, i.e., a main syringe body and a needle portion, is molded unitedly in a cast) is heated and then stretched to a certain length, forming the ed... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5030078 | Apparatus for food product manufacture Apparatus for making food product comprising a closed outer shell and a filling is made from a coextruded body. The body advances through a reciprocating cutting head 3 driven by a reciprocating shaft 10. The shaft 10 rotates to drive, through cam means, ... | 07/09/1991 |
| 4863541 | Apparatus and method for manufacturing heat-shrinkable sleeve using solid core Long lengths of a heat-shrinkable sleeve for use in splicing electrical cables and the like are manufactured by providing an elongated impermeable core having a smooth outer surface, extruding an elongated sleeve around and in contact with the core, the s... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4781564 | Apparatus for reforming soap bars The disclosed apparatus defines a soap press component and a grinding component, operatively associated with one another. The grinding component has an inlet for receiving small soap bars or end pieces, and means for grinding them up to even finer pieces ... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4778365 | Food depositing and flattening apparatus Apparatus for preparing extrudable food products prior to cooking includes depositing portions of food product onto a horizontal surface, coating the food portions with flour, vacuuming away excess flour, and incrementally flattening the food portions to ... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4775311 | Apparatus for producing hollow bodies of thermoplastic material In an apparatus for producing hollow bodies from thermoplastic material in large numbers a plurality of stations in which the blanks are successively subjected to various treatment steps are arranged at horizontal spacings around the peripheral surface of... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4773843 | Apparatus for treating blanks of plastic material An apparatus for treating blanks of plastic material comprising a substantially cylindrical main frame structure, a central, coaxial cam drum which is mounted within same rotatably about its longitudinal axis and which is provided on its outside with work... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4725217 | Compactor machine A compactor machine which includes a pair of forming rolls having annular peripheral grooves and projections alternately for thereby providing forming paths therebetween, a scraper mechanism mounted on an outlet side of the compaction rolls and being mova... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4717524 | Method for molding a thin-wall container using synthetic resin This invention provides a new molding method in which in molding a preform injection molded into a holding mold into a container having a wide opening by blow or vacuum molding, the preform may be held and locked by a holding mold and a core member or a c... | 01/05/1988 |
