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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8167607 | Apparatus for blow molding containers, comprising transport elements with two gripper arms The apparatus serves for blow molding containers. Preforms of a thermoplastic material are heated in the region of a heating zone and subsequently transferred to a blow molding device. The blow molding device is provided with at least one blow molding station for tr... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8062024 | Catheter balloon mold form and molding process An immersion mold for a medical device balloon. The mold has a cavity adapted to receive a hollow parison expandable therein to form the balloon. The cavity has a length, a first end, a second end, and a cavity wall with inner and outer surfaces. The mold form cavit... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8038434 | Moulds for moulding objects made of plastics and a method for producing a mould element A mould comprises at least two die parts, each die part comprising a recess for forming a portion of an object and a conduit arrangement through which a cooling fluid can flow, the conduit arrangement comprising a curved conduit which surrounds the recess, an inlet ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8029268 | Cooling fetch apparatus of performs The present invention discloses a cooling fetch apparatus of performs, and the apparatus includes: a first fetch mechanism, moved back and forth, for fetching each perform formed in a mold of an injection molding machine from the mold; a second fetch mechanism, move... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8029269 | Blow air supply unit for blow molding machine Inner surface strain of a container is reduced by suppressing a temperature drop of blow air, and heat resistance of the container is increased by enhancing the degree of crystallization. A blow air supply unit for a blow molding machine for molding a hollow bottle ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7972130 | Method and apparatus for blowing plastic containers An injection blow molding machine (10) having a core rod (18) against which a parison of a thermoplastic material is formed by injection molding. The core rod is cooled by causing a stream of compressed and conditioned air from an inlet manifold (52... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7946842 | Transfer chain for a preform heater intended for a container blow-molding machine A transfer chain for a preform heater, the heater intended for a machine for blow-molding containers, each container being formed from a preform. The transfer chain is intended for a preform heater (31) of the kind in which a preform support element is mounte... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7887320 | Auxiliary device and method for finishing preforms An auxiliary device and a method for finishing and calibrating preforms that are removed from a multiple tool in an unstable shape, the calibration process being performed with compressed air immediately after removing and withdrawing the preforms from the multiple ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7887319 | Apparatus for cooling preformed articles and method of cooling preformed articles An apparatus for cooling preformed articles, which is capable of very effectively cooling the preformed articles and is, further, capable of sufficiently suppressing or preventing the preformed articles from being locally damaged as a result of coming in contact wit... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7871259 | Method and device for blow-molding containers The invention relates to a method and a device for blow-moulding containers from preforms which are previously heated in the region of a heating section and consist of a thermoplastic material. The preforms are transferred to a blowing device following the heating t... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7857613 | Mold cooling by recovery of energy from spent compressed air in blow-molding process Heat is extracted from compressed gas used in a blow-molding process by expansion cooling the exhausted gas and/or passing the exhausted gas through a vortex tube, which supplies cold gas at an exit thereof. The cold gas is then routed through cooling channels in th... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7806680 | Installation for producing sterile bottles by blow molding sterilized preforms An installation producing sterile bottles by blow molding starting from preforms (12), includes a sterilizing treatment unit (26), a thermal conditioning unit, a molding unit, where the sterilizing treatment unit (26) includes an atomizing devic... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7775786 | Heated blow mould for thermostabilizing treatment A heated blow mold for the thermostabilizing treatment, or the heat-set process, where at least a heating system is housed between the mold (2) and mold holder (3). Said system consists of a set of tubular electric resistors, which are parallel to the ... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7771188 | Device for gripping the neck of hollow bodies and hollow body transport installation which is equipped with such devices A gripper device for gripping the neck of a hollow body from the outside, which gripper device includes an annular body supporting at least two gripper parts each having its own bearing face, said gripper parts being movable substantially radially and constrained by... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7503760 | Method and apparatus for blow molding A mold for blow molding has a base component for forming at least one portion of a concave base of a container and comprising a mounting plate having connections for supply and return of a heat transfer fluid, a body having a molding surface thereon and having a sub... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7465164 | Apparatus for forming medical device balloons Medical device balloons are formed from a tubular parison by a process or apparatus which establishes a controlled location (initiation zone) on the parison where radial expansion is initiated. Initiation within the initiation zone is achieved by heating the parison... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7442031 | Blow molding apparatus A blow molding apparatus that includes a preform supplying station for supplying preforms in an upright state, a heating station for heating the preforms to a suitable temperature condition for blow-molding while transporting the preforms, a blow station for blowing... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7435077 | Catheter balloon molding device A mold for a medical device balloon has a cavity adapted to receive a hollow parison expandable therein to form the balloon. The cavity has a cone region and a body region. The cone region is heated to a higher temperature, or the mold wall is formed to deliver appl... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7435076 | Apparatus for thermally conditioning plastic items The method for thermally conditioning preforms in accordance with the invention comprises the following steps:—Placing the preforms on a chain conveyor (2);—Conveying the preforms through a first thermal conditioning stage (1) and subjecting them t... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7425296 | Method and system for wavelength specific thermal irradiation and treatment A system for direct injection of selected thermal-infrared (IR) wavelength radiation or energy into articles for a wide range of processing purposes is provided. These purposes may include heating, raising or maintaining the temperature of articles, or stimulating a... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7351054 | Cooling injection mold The present invention provides an apparatus for molding a material such as plastic. The apparatus includes a mold body, a first plurality of ribs, and a second plurality of ribs. The mold body includes a molding skin of substantially uniform thickness having a first... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347067 | Mold for an I.S. machine A mold is disclosed which has a vertical front face having a glass object surface defined therein and a stepped vertical rear surface. The upper portion of the rear surface projects outwardly from the lower portion of the rear surface. The lower rear surface include... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7338278 | Cooling system for cooling a rotary mount, a rotary mount including such a system, and a machine, in particular a blow-molding machine, including such a system and such a mount The invention provides a cooling system for cooling a rotary mount (2) comprising two rings (4, 7) capable of rotating relative to each other, each ring having a raceway, the mount further comprising a bearing device constituted by rolling bodies inter... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334769 | Resin molding machine and member for resin molding machine having film in passive state A member for a resin molding machine wherein it has a face contacting with a molten resin, and at least a part of the face is covered with a film of an oxide of a base material of the face or a component contained in the base material. The use of the member in the m... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331778 | Process and arrangement for the production of blow-molded hollow bodies The present invention refers to an arrangement for the production of blow-molded hollow bodies from plastic with a blow molding machine, wherein a cooling medium can be blown via a conduit into a blow mold respectively into the hollow body for blowing up and cooling... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328889 | Measuring unit, partition member, mold for molding the partition member, and production method for the partition member A measuring unit is removably connected to a sample analyzer. The measuring unit includes a first member having a first channel through which a sample is allowed to pass, a second member having a second channel through which the sample is allowed to pass, and a part... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7326049 | Cast hot runner manifold for injection molding apparatus The present invention is an injection molding apparatus having a cast manifold. The manifold is made from a cast block and includes at least one pipe and a junction component fixed therein. The junction component has an axial bore having a first end and a second end... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7318722 | Molded article conveyance apparatus Disclosed is a molded article conveyance apparatus (MACA) configured to convey a plurality of molded articles away a molding machine. The MACA includes a collection of row-dedicated queuing conveyors, wherein each row-dedicated queuing conveyor is configured to conv... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7314364 | Slotted mold for making a balloon catheter A method of making a catheter balloon, and a balloon formed thereby, in which a polymeric tube is radially expanded in a mold having a wall with an outer surface and an inner surface defining a chamber, and having at least a section with one or more channels in the ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7306452 | Cooling system for sleeves that are fixed to a carrier plate A cooling system for cooling sleeves (2) fixed to a carrier plate (1), by means of a fluid which is passed from a fluid inlet (15) to a fluid outlet (22) by way of fluid conduits (7, 14, 10, 11, 21) supported by means of the carrie... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7293980 | Porous member for a post-molding molded article conditioning apparatus with an integrally formed cooling structure A cooling tube assembly for operating on a malleable molded plastic part. The cooling tube assembly comprising a porous tube/insert having a profiled inner conditioning surface, and a vacuum structure configured to cooperate with the porous tube. In use, the vacuum ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7291307 | Blow molded article having an integrally molded living hinge and method of making the same A blow molded structure comprising a body made out of a first polymeric material and an integrally molded, coextruded living hinge made out of a second, more flexible polymeric material. A method of making a blow molded article having a coextruded living hinge. ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7284402 | System and process for superplastic forming A system and method for superplastic forming a workpiece. The system includes a superplastic forming cell formed of a plurality of individual stations or modules, each one performing a specific manufacturing step or process on the workpiece. Individual stations incl... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284778 | Device for carrying preforms comprising improved gripping means A device for carrying a preform in a temperature condition oven, including a gripping device provided with gripping claws, which enclose an outer surface of the neck of the preform. An inner core is provided that penetrates axially inside the neck over a distance su... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7270529 | Apparatus for blow molding A mold assembly for blow molding comprises first and second mating mold components, each mating mold component comprising molding surfaces open to a mating face of the mold component and defining the exterior of an article to be molded from a tubular parison and at ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267537 | Lock apparatus for the base portion of a blow mold Clam shell-type blow mold apparatus has a pair of opposed upper mold halves that cooperate to define a partial blow cavity. A one-piece bottom mold portion that completes the blow cavity is locked up against the top mold portion by a locking assembly to prevent sepa... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264464 | Cooling tube with a low friction coating An intimate fit preform cooling tube with an inner mating surface that includes a polymeric coating to increase its lubricity and thereby reduce friction with a preform to be engaged therewith. The cooling tube of the present invention substantially reduces or elimi... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7264458 | Process and apparatus for forming medical device balloons Medical device balloons are formed from a tubular parison by a process or apparatus which establishes a controlled location (initiation zone) on the parison where radial expansion is initiated. Initiation within the initiation zone is achieved by heating the parison... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7252499 | Apparatus for unidirectional infiltration of preform with molten resin or pitch Molding apparatus for rapid transfer of molten resin or pitch in an infiltration molding process. The apparatus includes e.g. an extruder (4) for melting and conveying a resin or pitch and a mold (10) arranged so that resin or pitch is conveyed to a mo... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7253398 | Sensor system with improved operator input devices A sensor system includes a sensor payload (20) capable of generating image signals, an electronic control unit (ECU) (40) for controlling the sensor payload and a hand held control unit (80) in communication with the ECU for use by an operator t... | 08/07/2007 |
