Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8109756 | Blow-moulding installation for fabricating a container from a blank A blow-moulding installation (10) for fabricating a container from a blank (12), includes a mould (20) which bounds a moulding cavity (18) in which a blank (12) is arranged, emerging through an opening of the mould (20), a t... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8016587 | Stretch rod, apparatus and method for producing hollow bodies A stretch rod used for forming a preform into a hollow body having in its surface a plurality of raised portions and/or recesses relative to the circular cylinder shape, whereby the stretch rod tip can come into contact with the concave, rotationally symmetric inner... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7967599 | Ring shaped valve piston and its use in a blow moulding machine A blow molding machine having the valves integrated into the valve block (100) is disclosed. The valve pistons (110) form annular rings stacked vertically along the stretch rod (104) axis. The valve pistons activate by moving up/down along the s... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7922477 | Rotating machine with a fluid supply rotating column The invention concerns a rotating machine such as a carrousel comprising a rotating frame driven in rotation about an axis of rotation, several working stations supported by the rotating frame, a fluid supplying rotating column, coaxial to the axis of rotation of th... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7878794 | Moulding device for the manufacture of thermoplastic containers by blow moulding or stretch-blow moulding Device for moulding thermoplastic containers by the blow moulding of preforms, comprising a mould (1) and a blowing assembly (2) with a nozzle (16) that can move axially between a raised position and a blowing position in fluid connection with a... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7775787 | Blow-mould arrangement comprising ejectors, for an extrusion-blow moulder for producing plastic containers Blow molding tool arrangement is disclosed for an extrusion blow molding machine for plastic containers, especially for plastic bottles, comprising two or more blow mold parts (1, 2) which can be moved from an open into a closed position and vice versa and in... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7758333 | Device for treating containers A device (1) for treating containers (10) with a nozzle device (4) which fills the container (10) with a gaseous medium, wherein the nozzle device (4) can be introduced at least partly in a mouth (12) of the container (10... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7674108 | Device for blowing thermoplastic containers A device for blowing, with the aid of a pressurized fluid, containers from thermoplastic blanks closed in a blow mold including a nozzle whose end is functionally and sealingly connected to the neck of the blank and includes several solenoid valves for selectively c... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7563092 | Blow molding system for the manufacture of thermoplastic receptacles A blow molding system for a thermoplastic blank which is supported in a mold. The system includes a fixed tubular body connected to a high-pressure fluid source and, at the lower end thereof, supporting moveable equipment consisting of a tuyere, the tuyere being def... | 07/21/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7320586 | Container blowing device The invention concerns a device for blowing containers, in particular bottles, from a preform with a gas and recuperating said gas, comprising at least means for supplying the device with gas at a first pressure and at a second pressure, drawings means and container... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7258830 | Method for direct blow molding A method for direct blow molding including steps of: inserting a blowing jig for blowing air into an inside of a prison; locating the two dies to positions so that the two dies face each other across the parison, wherein two dies have a inner space shape, of which o... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255827 | Blow cylinder with fluid cushion Novel blow cylinders use a retract fluid at a minimum pressure, located between a piston head and a wall of a cylinder body, to prevent the piston head from violently impacting the wall when the piston head is moved so that a blow needle engages a parison. The retra... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7172406 | Installation for blow molding thermoplastic polymer containers An installation for blow molding thermoplastic polymer containers, including a blowing mold consisting of two portions capable of being assembled and a blowing device with a bell-type nozzle pressed in a sealed manner against a front mold surface mounted on the neck... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7165956 | Bell-type nozzle blow-molding installation A blow-molding installation for manufacturing receptacles from blanks of thermoplastic polymer, said installation comprising a bell-nozzle for blowing a fluid under pressure into a blank (3) disposed in a cavity (2) of a mold (1), the end of the... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7153127 | Method and apparatus for blow molding hollow plastic containers A mold system for blow molding hollow plastic containers includes an extruder for providing a hollow tube of plastic material having a longitudinal axis. Three mold segments include at least two mold segments that are movable against the third mold segment, in direc... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150138 | Method for filling a container having at least one flexible component Methods for filling and sealing containers having one or more flexible sides. Non-standard containers for holding fluid are releasably supported during the filling and sealing process. Both the interior and exterior of the filled container are subjected to an enviro... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7150620 | Mounting for the blowing mandrel on a blow-molding device The present invention is directed to a blow-molding device in terms of the mounting of its blowing and calibrating mandrels. With exemplary embodiments, the effort and expense for dismantling or changing the position of the blowing mandrels can be simplified. The cl... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7147455 | Method and apparatus for shape forming endovascular graft material Methods and devices for molding a desired configuration into an endovascular graft section that is made of a plurality of layers of fusible material. Layers of fusible material are disposed on a shape forming mandrel with seams in the layers that may be configured t... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7131830 | Blow molding machine The present invention provides a blow molding machine comprising a plurality of pillars 5 set up facing on a seat 4 above a base 3 located above a blow mold 2; a stationary platen 6 provided bridging on the top portions of the pill... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7131625 | Ejector pin and method An insert for a mold comprising a plug, having an insert face, and a receiver defined by a sidewall with one of the plug and the receiver having a groove that receives a guide that extends from the other of the plug and the receiver so as to facilitate rotation of t... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7125241 | Blow molding method and apparatus A blow molding method includes steps of moving a split mold to a parison receiving position where a parison is supplied and receiving a parison, closing the split mold, performing blow molding at a blow molding position, and opening the split mold at a product disch... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7108501 | Injection blow moulding apparatus for producing biaxial oriented thermoplastic containers The present invention refers to an Integrated Injection-Stretch-Blow Mold suitable for producing bi-orientated thermoplastics containers, which can be installed in an injection molding machine, occupying the space normally destined for injection molds. It consists o... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7097445 | Method and apparatus for making a blow molded fuel tank A fuel tank is formed by a blow molding apparatus and method wherein a blow pin provides pressurized gas into an interior of a parison received in a blow mold so the parison may be blown to shape within the mold cavity. When the blow pin is no longer needed, it is r... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7097446 | Blow-molded container and closure, and method and apparatus for making same A blow-molded plastic container and reinforced lid are simultaneously produced in a blow mold. A lid is reinforced by having a portion of the lid formed by blow molding techniques and another portion of the lid formed by compression molding techniques. The container... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7004745 | Stretch blow molding machine having improved control of the stretch rod A machine for making thermoplastic containers by stretching and blowing a preform including at least a stretch rod which is slidably controlled along its axis by an actuator from a retracted position to a stretching position to stretch the preform during the blowing... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6936198 | Device and method for producing hollow plastic bodies An apparatus for producing hollow bodies, in particular bottles and similar containers provided with an evacuation opening, of thermoplastic includes a lower machine part and a beamlike upper machine part. The lower machine part is equipped with at least two blow mo... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6932102 | Device for regulating the flow rate and/or the pressure of a fluid The present invention relates to a device for regulating the flow rate and/or the pressure of a fluid transferred from a high-pressure reservoir (H) to a reservoir (S). A first valve (1) provided with a control (2) is mounted in a pipe (10, 11, 12 | 08/23/2005 |
| 6926506 | Device for producing plastic containers by stretch blow forming The invention relates to a device for producing containers from a plastic material that can be shaped by means of stretch blow forming and whose inner space corresponds to the finished container, said container being retained on its open end by a receiving element w... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6923637 | Blow molding machine Each of the clamping plates of the closing unit of the blow molding machine has secured thereto a pivotable locking means which in the calibration position in the swung-up state comes into engagement with a plate which is part of the calibration device. A short fric... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6905326 | Blow molding machine comprising control valves, which are mounted on the blowing device and which control the blowing air A blow molding machine with at least one blow mold for producing hollow bodies from heated performs, at least one blow nozzle for leading the blow air into the performs and a plurality of valves for controlling the feeding and the removal of the blow air to and from... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6848896 | Height adjusting device for adjusting the height of a blow mandrel A device for adjusting the “vertical” position of a blow mandrel (10) of a blow molding machine provided to be moveable up and down on a blow mandrel carrier (11) associated with the machine frame of the blow molding machine, upon which at least tw... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6824731 | Entering injection moulded preforms in a mould of a high-efficiency blow-moulding apparatus Apparatus for blow moulding plastic containers, comprising a plurality of pairs of half-moulds (1, 2) capable of being coupled with each other, separated from each other and clamped together, said pairs (1, 2) being associated to an appropriate central... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6824732 | Blow pin assembly A blow pin assembly is provided for inflating a parison and forming the neck portion of a plastic container in a blow molding apparatus. The blow pin assembly is mountable to a blow rod. It includes a blow pin body including an exterior surface having a tapered port... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6796780 | Device for the production of plastic containers by stretch blow forming using an explosive blowing medium A device for manufacturing containers from a plastic material which can be formed by stretch-blowing with a mold, the internal space of which corresponds to the finished container, which is held by its open end by a receiving portion, wherein lines connected to a me... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6769895 | Machine for blow-molding containers, with means for orienting the preforms in the blow mold A blow molding machine including at least a blow mold (12), wherein is introduced a preform (14) previously produced by injection molding, and a blow nozzle (22) for injecting pressurized air into the preform (14). It is equipped with a d... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6767197 | Blow molding machine for producing pasteurizable containers A blow molding machine for producing a biaxially oriented, heat set plastic container, including a blow mold; a high-pressure gas source; a high-temperature gas source; a fluid source; a mixer coupled to the high-temperature gas source and to the fluid source; a blo... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6749415 | Blow molding machine for producing pasteurizable containers A blow molding machine for producing a biaxially oriented, heat set plastic container, including a blow mold; a high-pressure fluid source; a high-temperature fluid source; a blow core assembly having an exhaust; and a controller coupled to the high-pressure fluid s... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6736625 | Blowing machine with double cavity moulds A rotary machine for blowing thermoplastic containers starting with a previously injected preform, comprising several blowing stations (10) each of which can bear a double cavity mould (16), wherein each station includes a blowing unit (26) whic... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6709611 | Method for making, by blow moulding, plastic hollow bodies, device and installation therefor To blow plastic hollow bodies, each mold (7) has its respective compression chamber (21) connected to it, constituted by a cylinder (20)-piston (19) assembly; pressure is initialized in the chamber; the fluid is compressed in the chamber;... | 03/23/2004 |
