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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8147234 | Imprint apparatus and method for fine structure lithography An imprint apparatus for forming fine structure lithography comprises: a belt-like mold having a fine structure for imprint lithography formed on a surface of the belt-like mold; a cylindrical pressurizing mechanism including a pair of opposed rolls for pressurizing... | 04/03/2012 |
| 7607911 | Method and apparatus for making foam-in-place cushions with selective distribution of foam A method and apparatus for making a foam-in-place cushion in which a foam-forming composition is dispensed between two plastic film portions in a predetermined fashion to selectively control the distribution of the foam in the cushion. A foam dispenser can be moved ... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7427372 | Method and apparatus for producing thermoplastic synthetic resin sheet or film An apparatus for producing a thermoplastic synthetic resin sheet or film has a casting mechanism having support rollers each mounted to undergo rotation about a corresponding rotational axis and one of which is mounted to undergo non-rotational displacement relative... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7422424 | Device and method for shaping a foil strip Apparatus for the forming of a strip, formable at increased temperature, in particular of a strip consisting of thermoplastic, in a continuous run on the surface of a rotating drum which is to be heated and/or to be cooled in predetermined stationary regions. In ord... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7367794 | Heating and cooling roller In a cooling roller which cools a molten resin strip discharged from a die, a temperature of a place where a resin comes into contact with the cooling roller, and that of a place where the resin is detached from the cooling roller are individually controlled. The co... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7287974 | Calender arrangement A calender arrangement for calendering a material web, in particular a paper web, having a shoe roll and a mating roll, between which an extended nip is formed, through which the material web can be guided. The shoe roll includes a revolving shell, which is fixed to... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7241126 | Apparatus for imparting protusions and recesses and product An apparatus imparts concaves/convexes to a sheet-like object by passing the sheet-like object between a pair of rollers facing each other. At least one of the rollers is a roller a surface of which is formed by laminating a single or a plurality of circular plates ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7217119 | Fastener molding The invention relates to fastener molding. In one aspect, a molding apparatus for forming a sheet-form fastener product includes a first ring defining a plurality of voids extending inwardly from a circumferential surface of the ring. The voids are circumferentially... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7205017 | Apparatus and method for beating and rolling a food dough belt A plurality of rolling rollers move sequentially upstream from downstream or downstream from upstream along the food dough belt, while each rolling roller rotates on its own axis. The moving direction of the rolling roller is changed according to technical requireme... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7182589 | Embedment device for fiber-enhanced slurry An embedment device for use in a structural panel production line wherein a slurry is transported on a moving carrier relative to a support frame, and chopped fibers are deposited upon the slurry, includes a first elongate shaft secured to the support frame and havi... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7132120 | Method and apparatus for producing a continuous food shaped as a bar and a belt conveyor used for its production A method for producing a food shaped as a continuous bar by placing a continuous inner material on a continuous strip of an outer layer material that is transferred on a former belt, comprising the steps of placing food material that includes the inner material plac... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7112054 | Consolidation joining of thermoplastic laminate ducts There is provided an apparatus and method for consolidation joining a thermoplastic preform to form a duct. The apparatus includes first and second longitudinally extending support structures. The first support structure at least partially defines a cavity for suppo... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7101437 | Elements for embossing and adhesive application A patterned element for use in an embossing and adhesive application process. The patterened element comprises a material having an pattern disposed thereon, wherein the material comprises a polymer and has a Shore A hardness of greater than about 70, and has a crit... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7033161 | Roller manifold for forming a continuous sheet of viscous material The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for forming a continuous sheet of a molten material with particularly viscous, sticky properties. This molten material may be moldable, plasticized or a food product such as cheese. More specifically, the i... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7014450 | Thermoplastic sheet forming apparatus and method There are provided apparatuses and related methods for forming sheets. The formed sheets can be formed of a thermoplastic material, such as flat sheets of reinforced thermoplastic, which can be lightweight, strong, and perform well in flammability, smoke, and toxici... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7001163 | Mold and method of molding annular tread An annular mold for curing an annular ring tread is disclosed. The annular mold has a plurality of radially movable and outwardly expandable inner segments for forming the inner surface of the tread and a plurality of radially movable and inwardly contracting outer ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6955533 | Apparatus and method for extending food dough An apparatus for extending food dough is provided that is compact and has a relatively long conveying path for food dough that extends the food dough. Also, the apparatus can be easily cleaned and maintained. It includes a lower frame (3) having a food-convey... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6929459 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing polyurethane foam injected with strand mats A method and an apparatus for manufacturing a polyurethane foam injected with strand mats. After a polyurethane foam solution is sprayed on the strand mats, the strand mats are moved upward and downward by prominences and depressions and then intermittently pressed ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6908294 | Apparatus for forming a layered fibrous mat of varied porosity An arrangement for producing a fibrous mat from a heated die source wherein the produced mat includes a first layered, preselected fiber portion of substantially straight fibers produced by directing such fibers directly to a collector source and a second layered pr... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6884058 | Combination calender Device (1) for manufacturing plastics films from a plastics melt and having a roll frame (3) in which at least one chill roll (2) is rotatably mounted, an exchangeable part of the device (1), for pressing the plastics melt against the chi... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6864034 | Transfer material transfer process, shape transfer process and transfer device A transfer device in which a material which transmits a laser beam LB is employed as an upper mold, and a photothermal conversion layer is formed thereon. A transfer film, at which a transfer material layer is formed, and a workpiece are superposed and pressured bet... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6848897 | Device and method for forming anisotropic films This invention pertains to technology of fabricating thin films featuring anisotropic properties such as: optical, magnetic, electric conductivity and others. In particular, this invention is related to devices for obtaining polarizing films from liquid-crystalline ... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6817856 | Calender installation Device (1) for use in a roll frame (10) for the manufacture of a plastics film, having a continuous band (2), looped around at least two deflection rolls (3, 3′), for pressing the plastics film against a roll (9) of the roll fram... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6797306 | Roller manifold for forming a continuous sheet of viscous material The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for forming a continuous sheet of a molten material with particularly viscous, sticky properties. This molten material may be moldable, plasticized or a food product such as cheese. More specifically, the i... | 09/28/2004 |
| RE38552 | Apparatus for manufacturing composite tubular articles A frame, a drive mechanism for rotating a mandrel, at least two spindles mounted to the frame, a tensioner, and a belt extending between the first and second spindles may be used to roll pre-preg strips or similar sheets of composite materials around the mandrel. Th... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6756002 | Producing method of a thermoplastic resin sheet and producing apparatus thereof A producing apparatus is used, in which a metallic endless belt having a mirror face is wound on and extends between a first cooling roller covered with an elastic member and a second cooling roller, and a third cooling roller having a mirror face on its surface and... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6698243 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing bent glass sheet A heated glass sheet is bent by pressing together with at least one belt made of a heat-resistant material against a bending member. The glass sheet is bent as the glass sheet is conveyed with the belt along the bending member, and the bending member is c... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6675691 | Continuous platform cutting apparatus An apparatus for shaping a slab of compressible or cellular polymer material (80), such as polyurethane foam, shapes such slab by cutting portions of the material from one surface. A moving patterned platform (32), preferably an endless belt or a series o... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6592800 | Apparatus and method for making a mechanical fastener A method and apparatus for forming a mechanical fastener. A preferred embodiment of the method includes moving a substrate along a web path, where the substrate includes a first major surface and a plurality of stems extending from the first major surface... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6568931 | Emboss pattern processing apparatus An emboss pattern processing apparatus for transferring an emboss pattern onto a thermoplastic resin sheet includes an emboss patterning roller and a lustering device having a mirror face member. The emboss patterning roller includes a roller body having ... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6551353 | Synthetic fibers for medical use and method of making the same A synthetic fiber is formed with a plurality of longitudinally-extending cavities (16, 54 and 64) which hold a medicament that is intended to be absorbed into tissue brought into contact with the fiber. The fiber can be formed by dissolving a soluble poly... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6546836 | Continuous platform cutting apparatus for cutting a cellular polymer surface An apparatus for continuously shaping a compressible or cellular polymer material, such as polyurethane foam, by cutting portions of the material from a surface of a slab of the material includes a compression roller, a support surface, a blade and a movi... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6543509 | Apparatus for forming agricultural drip tape A process for forming irrigation drip tape includes, broadly, the steps of a) supplying a longitudinally continuous strip of flexible plastic material in a first direction; b) heating a narrow band of the strip along a longitudinal axis thereof; c) deposi... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6513414 | Method of cutting a cellular polymer surface with a continuous platform cutting apparatus A method for shaping a slab of compressible or cellular polymer material, such as polyurethane foam, by cutting portions of the material from one surface uses a compression roller, a support surface, a blade and a moving patterned platform interposed betw... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6420026 | Composite filament, process for the production of the same, and heat fused article The invention is aimed to provide a core-sheath type composite filament, in which a functional component is hardly lost due to volatilization during the melt forming; bleeding of the internally added functional component is effectively inhibited; the inte... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6343924 | Arrangement with conveyor belts for the manufacture of molded articles The invention relates to an arrangement for the manufacture of plastic molded parts such as sheets, strips or the like which allows the continuous manufacture and largely ensures the avoidance of wastes. The arrangement according to the invention includes... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6338769 | Process for forming interrupted material with backing A method to obtaining a product formed by a discontinuous/interrupted material and backing, using a continuous gluing/heating machine. A base material is provided with a thermo adhesive resin or an elastomer. A discontinuous/interrupted material is placed... | 01/15/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6306327 | Producing method of a thermoplastic resin sheet and producing apparatus therefor A producing apparatus is used, in which a metallic endless belt having a mirror face is wound on and extends between a first cooling roller covered with an elastic member and a second cooling roller, and a third cooling roller having a mirror face on its ... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6302677 | Apparatus for continuously molding chocolate products Methods for continuously molding finished chocolate tablets, pieces and the like are disclosed. Apparatus for use with the method, comprise a chilled rotating mold having at least one recess into which liquid chocolate is deposited. Liquid chocolate, is h... | 10/16/2001 |
