Did You Know...
...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7547206 | Dough processing apparatus It is an object of the present invention to provide a dough processing apparatus capable of not only stably thinning and shaping dough, such as a pizza dough, and so forth, into a thin sheet-like shape, but also coping with dough in a wide variety of shapes with eas... | 06/16/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7204060 | System for manufacturing structures of cementitious materials This disclosure is a system which includes processes, machines, articles of manufacture and compositions of matter required to construct a habitable structure comprised of a cementitious product, preferably autoclaved aerated concrete (“AAC”), formed in unique b... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7172404 | Molding insert for molding machines The invention relates to the production of multi-layered concrete moulded bodies in a moulding machine comprising a moulding insert having a plurality of mould cavities. Relief structures are arranged in the lateral walls of the mould cavities and are dimensioned in... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7121822 | Apparatus for making embossed blister pack The invention herein relates to a method and apparatus for forming (or cold-forming) an embossed blister from a laminated film wherein an indicia is formed on the base of the blister. In particular, the invention involves a single pass process of combining the forma... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7108823 | Staged compression molding process A process of molding a container closure comprises depositing a gob of thermoplastics material in a mold cavity and then moving mold plates in an upper mold portion relative to an opposing lower mold portion to form the container closure in the mold cavity. ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7086856 | Carbon baking furnace A carbon baking furnace comprising a refractory lined kiln defining a baking path, further comprising a means for substantially continuously receiving green carbon articles, means for packing said green carbon articles in a sacrificial medium, a means for substantia... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7033156 | Ceramic center pin for compaction tooling and method for making same The present invention is a method and apparatus for the production of compacted powder elements. More specifically, the present invention is directed to the improvement of tooling for powder compaction equipment, and the processes for making such tooling. The improv... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6773642 | Method of forming a concrete retaining wall block in a front face up position A method of forming a concrete retaining wall block having a front face and an opposed back face in a front fact up position. The method includes inserting a plurality of tines of a horizontal core puller into a plurality of holes in the bottom of a mold such that t... | 08/10/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6599114 | Device for forming ceramic tiles, including those of large dimensions A method and system for forming ceramic tiles, including those with large dimensions, which includes the following stages: loading a powder to be pressed into a mould cavity; exerting an initial pressure on the entire surface of the powder present in the ... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6558594 | Powder compression molding method for producing cathode pellets for dry cells Powder mixture is supplied into a die under a state that a center pin is located lower than the top surface of the die, after which the center pin is lifted up to a given molding position where an annular molding space is defined between the center pin an... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6318986 | Undercut split die This invention relates to a device to compact parts with an undercut out of powder material having an upper die moveable relative a lower die, at least one upper punch associated with the upper die for relative movement therebetween, at least two lower pu... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6227836 | Apparatus for manufacturing tablets A method and an apparatus for manufacturing tablets of moist powder which is produced by adding an additive agent such as an excipient or a binder to medical ingredients, further adding a solvent such as water, ethanol or the like, and kneading the mixtur... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6210146 | Friction component manufacturing apparatus and method To provide a friction component of a multilayer structure in which each layer can be formed so as to have a specified thickness, as well as its manufacturing apparatus and method. A side plate 3 having a void 3a of a specified depth formed therein is prov... | 04/03/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6203307 | System for finishing surface of a web of paper having an improved continuous finishing belt A hot soft nip calender apparatus is provided for a paper mill. The apparatus includes at least one heated calender roller and a finishing belt which is moved in proximity to the heated calender roller by a plurality of drive rollers and at least one pres... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6156265 | Powder compacting apparatus and method of forming helical gear wheel using said powder compacting apparatus In the case where an upper punch and a die are made rotatable, a lower punch that is fixed in a conventional example is rotatably supported. Further, a guide mechanism with fixed helical lead for guiding the die is constructed of a guide whose lead is ide... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6135755 | Device for manufacturing shaped forms of packaging Apparatus for manufacturing cold formed shaped forms of packaging having at least one recess from a metal-plastic laminate. Examples of such shaped forms of packaging are the base parts of push-through packs or blister packs. The apparatus is such that th... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6113378 | Mold for drum-shaped magnetic core A mold for molding a drum shaped magnetic core having two flanges connected by a coil winding core portion. The mold includes a die defining a cylindrical cavity having an inner diameter substantially equal to an outer diameter of the flanges. A pair of d... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6103179 | Method and arrangement for producing a fibre product The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for manufacturing a fiber product. The method and the process are characterized in that a first male mold (6) is immersed in stock in a molding tank (2a). By means of a vacuum, fibers are induced to for... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6099772 | Undercut split die This invention relates to a device to compact parts with an undercut out of powder material having an upper die moveable relative a lower die, at least one upper punch associated with the upper die for relative movement therebetween, at least two lower pu... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6027675 | method for forming ceramic titles, including those of large dimensions, and a device for implementing the method A method for forming ceramic tiles, including those of large dimensions, comprising the following stages: loading the powder to be pressed into the mould cavity; exerting an initial pressure on the entire surface of the powder present in the mould cavity;... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6004120 | Apparatus for manufacturing pressed powder body An apparatus for manufacturing a pressed powder body has a die assembly comprising an upper die and a lower die, for pressing an unpressed powder body of a material powder filled on a pressing surface of the lower die, into a pressed powder body between t... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5976599 | Apparatus and method for making dough roll An apparatus for the preparation of bread dough rolls is provided. The apparatus includes a first press for spreading the bread dough blank across the top surface of the mold and forcing a portion of the bread dough blank at least partially into the at le... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5939104 | Apparatus for forming a multilevel concrete product A mold box assembly includes a rectangular mold box frame having a substantially vertical divider plate mounted on the frame and extended part-way into it from an the upper side of the frame. A pair of rectangular restrictor plates are disposed vertically... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5851568 | Hex-directional press for consolidating powdered materials A method for consolidating powdered material to near net shape and full density is provided. The method includes the steps of: mixing a particulate material with an organic or inorganic binder to form a mold material; shaping the mold material into a mold... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5698149 | Phased split die This invention relates to a device to compact parts with an undercut out of powder metal, including a pair of dies linearly moveable relative to one another and then phased, and an associated linearly displaceable pair of punches to produce said parts wit... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5637332 | Apparatus for forming a fill line in a paper cup A simple apparatus for forming a fill line in a paper beverage container such as a paper cup is disclosed. The apparatus includes no moving parts. A fill line is formed by forcing a punch of a mating ring into a finished cup positioned in a die which incl... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5612065 | Apparatus for producing moldings from, in particular, concrete An arrangement for producing a molded concrete article which has a surface including zones at varying levels. The arrangement includes three groups of punches defining respective impression depths into the concrete article, and a molding device including ... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5551856 | Apparatus for connecting punches in powder molding press machine A powder molding press machine is provided with a main body, a plurality of punches provided for the main body and punch operating means for operating the punches. The plurality of punches are assembled into a punch unit so as to allow the punches to move... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5494627 | Method for making a vehicle seat component with improved resistance to permanent deformation A process to form a body of thermoplastic polymeric fibers and improve the body's resistance to permanent deformation. The vehicle seat component of this invention is compressed twice at progressively greater pressures during the molding process in order ... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5492662 | Process for forming multiple density body from fibrous polymeric material and vehicle seat component formed thereby An improved method of making a more comfortable and easily recyclable body for a vehicle seat component using thermoplastic polymeric fibers is described. This method produces a body of thermoplastic polymeric fibers consisting of zones of different densi... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5366363 | Modular apparatus for compression forming or calibrating of powder metal workpieces To form and compact a powdered metal workpiece (W) having an outer spiral circumference, for example a helical gear, the apparatus has a press mold (21) in a compaction press. This mold can be used for manufacture or for sizing or calibrating workpiece di... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5366367 | Compacting apparatus An apparatus is provided for compressing a material in a mold. The apparatus includes a frame having a first portion and a second portion. The apparatus also includes a roller coupled to the first portion of the frame for compressing the material in the m... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5334005 | Compacting apparatus An apparatus is provided for compressing a material in a mold. The apparatus includes a frame having a first portion and a second portion. The apparatus also includes a roller coupled to the first portion of the frame for compressing the material in the m... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5252055 | Device for forming nests of elongate pasta products such as noodles, fettuccine, and the like A device is disclosed which includes; a tubular duct supported above a rest surface and provided with a compacting member which is arranged to act gently on a freshly formed pasta nest. Any noodle tail sections protruding from the nest can thereby be defi... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5238375 | Pressure molding machine for various stepped articles A pressure molding machine for molding various types of stepped articles having, a nest of ram adapters receiving thereon pressure rams and a common base support having cylindrical walls positioned coaxially. The end faces of the walls are at the same lev... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5192560 | Variable mold apparatus This invention relates to an article supplying tape formed with recess for containing articles therein in a tape-like or plate-like member, and supplying the articles to an automatic assembling machine or a working machine by the tape member, and the spec... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5176922 | Press for making pizza beds A press for making pizza beds includes a mold plug having a plurality of pressure rings fitting telescopically and being guided within one another. Double-acting cylinders sequentially actuate the rings from the innermost one to the outermost one to act o... | 01/05/1993 |
