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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186988 | Powder press A powder press, with a press frame, which comprises an upper and lower frame section, an upper linear drive attached to the upper frame section and a lower linear drive attached to the lower frame section, wherein the drives are connected to an upper and lower punch... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8137089 | Punch for a rotary press A punch for a rotary press, which has a shaft and a head, wherein the head has an upper mirror surface, a cylinder surface and a rounded transition area between the mirror surface and cylinder surface with a first and a second radius, wherein the first radius is lar... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8087918 | Pressing mold and method for producing the same A pressing mold for use in press working of a material includes a mold body, a coating film formed on the portion of the pressing mold that comes into contact with the material in the press working, the coating film being formed by PVD method. The coating film inclu... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8062014 | Method and apparatus using a split case die to press a part and the part produced therefrom A split case die is used to press powder, wherein the die parts are moveable in a direction non-parallel to the direction of the pressing axis. The part produced by such a split case die has an external surface with parting line marks oriented in a direction non-per... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8033805 | Method and apparatus for cross-passageway pressing to produce cutting inserts A die for use with a uni-axial press including top and bottom rams, at least one of the top and bottom rams being movable along a pressing axis. The die includes at least two separable die parts mutually engageable along adjacent parting surfaces extending in a dire... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8029261 | Transfer board A transfer board for transferring a columnar primary compression molded product which is supplied continuously one by one vertically in a shooter into a mortar of a secondary tablet compression machine, having at least an inclined portion having a plane-state inclin... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7976300 | Pelleting machine A pelleting machine has a die table having at least one die plate, dies associated with the die plate and a feed device for feeding a material to be pressed into the die plates. The feed device includes a feed shoe arranged substantially parallel to a surface of the... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7785089 | Additional improvements in powder compaction and enrobing An apparatus and method is disclosed for forming a compacted powder slug coated with a film. The powder, e.g. of a medicament, is compacted and enrobed to produce compacted powder slugs by preferably mechanically compacting a powder and forming a film of a material,... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7731488 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing a cutting insert A method for manufacturing a cutting insert green body having undercuts includes providing a die cavity formed in closed top and bottom dies; closing a bottom of the die cavity by a bottom punch accommodated in a punch tunnel formed in the bottom die; filling the di... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7726961 | Press Press for producing dimensionally stable pressed parts from powdered material, with a press frame, a die holding plate, at least one upper punch holding plate, at least one lower punch holding plate, adjusting drives for the upper punch and lower punch holding plate... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7699593 | Hydraulic press for synthetic and metal processing A hydraulic press can include a press frame with a press table arranged thereto and a traveling press platen arranged therein, in which at least one rapid motion cylinder with a platen connection can be arranged for the rapid no-load stroke of the press platen, in w... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7575425 | Assembly for HPHT processing An improved assembly for HPHT processing having a can with an opening and a mixture disposed within the opening. A sealant barrier is positioned atop the mixture. First and second lids are positioned atop the mixture. A meltable sealant positioned intermediate the s... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7559755 | Press A press for the manufacture of dimensionally stable compacts from powdered material, characterized by the features of a press frame having vertically adjustable columns and cross-connections, a die retainer plate, at least one upper ram retaining plate, at least one... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7553145 | Powder press A powder press for compacting a compressible mass into a rigid and dimensionally accurate body has a base, a first sleeve part in the base and having an inner surface, and a second sleeve part movable in a predetermined direction on the base adjacent the first die p... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7547204 | Nano-precision sintering system The present invention provides a nano-precision sintering system 1 for sintering a nano-sized powder of a material in the pulse energization and pressure sintering process to obtain a highly purified sintered compact having a nano-sized grain structure, said ... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7517204 | System for producing a solid product from a powdery material An installation for the production of a solid product from a powdered material comprises: a powdered material supplier; a die for receiving the material and forming the solid product to be produced; an upper punch which can co-operate in the die and which is driven ... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7494330 | Device to receive tools for the calibration of workpieces and press with such a device The device serves to receive a tool for calibrating of workpieces (83), preferably workpieces manufactured by a powder metallurgical process. On the example shown the tool comprises the lower stamps (77, 78, 79) and the upper stamps (80, 81, 82)... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7455509 | System and method for loading a plurality of powder materials in a compaction press This invention relates to a system and method for loading a plurality of powder materials into a magnetic compaction tool. The system and method employ a powder loader which guides the plurality of powder materials into predetermined locations in the magnetic compac... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7404707 | Sample mounting press A hydraulic sample mounting press utilizes a face seal against the top face of a molding cylinder. The face seal employs a hydraulic cylinder to press a disk-shaped surface of a cap piece against the top annular face of the mold cylinder for a metallographic mountin... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7393194 | Powdered metal process tooling and method of assembly A tool for use in a powder metal process is disclosed. The tool includes an upper tool and a lower tool. The upper and lower tools may include multiple members for each tool. The lower tool having a predetermined cross sectional profile that continuously expands out... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7393193 | Techniques for making a metallic product utilizing electric current in a consolidation process A system is capable of making a metallic product with robust mechanical and electrical properties. The system includes a pressing stage configured to compress powder (e.g., MMC material) to form a green compact from the powder, a sintering stage configured to sinter... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7390183 | Tool rig for the compaction of particulate material A tool rig for the compaction of particulate materials includes a base and a cylinder block disposed on the base. At least two pistons are disposed within the cylinder block and one piston is at least partially disposed within one other piston. A supply component is... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7371344 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing a blank for a rotary cutting tool A blank for a rotary tool for chip removing machining, such as a helix drill or an end mill is formed by advancing a mixture of hard metal powder and carrier through an extrusion passage. The mixture is fed past a core having pins secured thereto for forming respect... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7368075 | Impact machine and a method of forming a body The invention concerns an impact machine for forming a body with desired shape of a formable working material through impact action in a forming operation, said impact machine comprising a machine stand (6), an upper unit which comprises either a lower impact... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367791 | Device for producing annular or arcuate magnet A device capable of producing an annular magnet or arcuate magnet with excellent dimensional accuracy and magnet performance, of which the mass is not greatly scattered. The device for producing the annular magnet, for example, includes a preforming section for obta... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364803 | High density dual helical gear and method for manufacture thereof The present invention relates to a low cost technique for manufacturing dual helical gears, such as herringbone gears, from powder metals. The dual helical gears made by this technique are of high density (greater than 92% of theoretical density) and offer superior ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362015 | Apparatus and method for making an electrical component This invention relates to a transformer and more particularly, to a system and method for making a transformer utilizing dynamic magnetic compaction. A coil is placed in a conductive container, and a conductive powder material, such as ferrite, is placed in the cont... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7361205 | Method for production of metallic elements of high purity such as chromes The invention relates to a method of producing granules made of high purity metal or metal alloy, in particular based on chromium, the method being characterized in that it comprises the steps consisting in: preparing a metal or a metal alloy having non-metallic inc... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7361006 | Systems, methods and apparatuses 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... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7351048 | Powder press Powder press for the production of pressed articles of powder-shaped pressing material, having the following characteristics: a female mould plate with a least two female moulds or one female mould with at least two female die bores, at least two upper plungers, whi... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347681 | Permanent magnet molding apparatus This invention relates to a permanent magnet molding apparatus and has as an object an improvement in productivity and reliability thereof. This invention includes a transferable metal die unit (7) including a die having a cavity of a desired cross-sectional ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7332123 | Method for manufacturing composite articles and the articles obtained therefrom A method of molding an article comprises inserting a mandrel into the cavity of the mold; placing a niobium based refractory metal intermetallic composite powder into a cavity of a mold; consolidating the niobium based refractory metal intermetallic composite around... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7322812 | Transfer lock for a tabletting plant A transfer lock for a tabletting plant, which has a casing with side walls where at least one wall has an aperture which is adapted to be closed by a first flap which is pivotable inwardly into the interior of the casing and is adapted to be locked by a locking devi... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7323129 | Systems, methods and apparatuses 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... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318715 | Press for producing shaped parts from powder material A press for producing shaped parts of powder material has lifting rods and a transverse part mounted on the lifting rods. A top punch holder is connected to the transverse part. A top punch is mounted in the top punch holder. An eccentric drive acting on the top pun... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7314530 | Press and magnet manufacturing method A press machine 10 includes a die 12 with a through hole 12a that defines a cavity, a first press surface 14a and a second press surface 16a for pressing a magnetic powder 18 loaded in the cavity, and ma... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7291565 | Method and system for treating a substrate with a high pressure fluid using fluorosilicic acid A method and system is described for treating a substrate with a high pressure fluid, such as carbon dioxide in a supercritical state. A process chemistry is introduced to the high pressure fluid for treating the substrate surface. The process chemistry comprises fl... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7264878 | Laminated carbon foam sandwich for naval decking A laminate sandwich structure useful for, inter alia, decking for naval vessels, which includes a core formed of carbon foam having a ratio of compressive strength to density of at least about 7000 psi/g/cc. ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7255772 | High pressure processing chamber for semiconductor substrate A high pressure chamber comprises a chamber housing, a platen, and a mechanical drive mechanism. The chamber housing comprises a first sealing surface. The platen comprises a region for holding the semiconductor substrate and a second sealing surface. The mechanical... | 08/14/2007 |