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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8171973 | Nozzle and related apparatus and method for dispensing molten thermoplastic material A nozzle for dispensing molten thermoplastic material includes non-circular outlets spaced apart from one another in a predetermined pattern. The nozzle may be used to dispense patterns of adhesive that form closed geometric shapes, such as for use in making hermeti... | 05/08/2012 |
| 7637298 | Multi-layer extrusion head for self-sealing cable An extrusion head may be provided. The extrusion head may include an inner flow path, an outer flow path, and at least one sealant flow path. The inner flow path may be configured to direct a flow of an inner layer around a conductor. The outer flow path may be conf... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7628191 | Methods of media filling using pre-filled contained media volumes The present invention relates to pre-filled contained media volumes and methods of media filling using pre-filled contained media volumes. In particular, the present invention relates to apparatus and methods of media filling a tooling for a fuselage using pre-fille... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7455094 | Apparatus and method for manufacturing agricultural water supply hose Disclosed therein are apparatus and method for manufacturing agricultural water supply hose, which can continuously supply a small quantity of water to various farm products or agricultural crops such as garden fruits. The apparatus and method can firmly bond the no... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7407832 | Method for manufacturing semiconductor package A die for encapsulating an IC structural body having bonding wires with a molten resin is provided with at least one first half having an ejector-pin-through-hole and at least one second half coupled together to form a cavity therebetween. An ejector pin having a mi... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7389804 | Apparatus for producing elastomeric nonwoven laminates An apparatus for producing an elastomeric nonwoven laminate including a plurality of elastomeric strands joined to a nonwoven web in a controlled distribution is provided. The apparatus includes an extruder for extruding a plurality of elastomeric strands onto a coo... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7367373 | Multi-layer extrusion head for self-sealing cable An electrical cable and a method for manufacturing the electrical cable are provided in which a plurality of insulated conductors have an inner protective layer extruded thereabout. A plurality of longitudinally extending ribs or fins or exterior ribbed or finned su... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364421 | Method of making retroreflective sheeting and slot die apparatus The invention relates to a method of making retroreflective sheeting and other articles prepared from casting a fluid synthetic resin onto a tool having a microstructured surface with a slot die apparatus. The invention further relates to a slot die apparatus. ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7357166 | Flexible mandrel for highly contoured composite stringer An aircraft stringer lay-up assembly is provided comprising a contoured curing block and a first mandrel element positioned thereon. The first mandrel assembly includes a first bar assembly having a plurality of rigidity reducing first slots formed along a first man... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7341088 | Mechanism for laminating profiles The invention concerns a mechanism for laminating profiles, such as plastic window profiles, for example, in which several profile sides, as of L-shaped or Z-shaped profiles, for example, can be laminated at the same time, by means of a single work pass, in that an ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338271 | Extrusion head having a rotating die A crosshead assembly for forming extruded shapes from molten polymer. The assembly includes body sections, a mandrel, a choke ring, and a tip holder for admitting, turning, and accelerating molten polymer toward a novel rotatable die sub-assembly. The die sub-assemb... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7328735 | Apparatus and method for forming phosphor layers on a display panel An apparatus for forming phosphor layers on a display panel includes a base plate on which a display panel is placed. The base plate is inclined at an adjustable angle. The display panel, having a panel plate and barrier ribs formed on the panel plate is placed on t... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7306450 | Apparatuses, systems, and methods for manufacturing composite parts Tooling aids for applying pressure in laminating, and methods for their use, are described herein. In one embodiment, a caul for applying pressure in laminating includes a base portion positioned between first and second corner portions. The base portion can have a ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7302983 | Thermoinsulation metal encaustic tile making machine A thermoinsulation metal encaustic tile making machine practical to selectively make thermoinsulation metal encaustic tiles having a thin-layer non-metal top sheet or thermoinsulation metal encaustic tiles having a top metal sheet is disclosed to include a top sheet... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300535 | Magnetically readable card and a method of making a magnetically readable card The present invention includes a process for making a magnetically readable card. The process includes providing a polymeric extrudable substrate material and one or more magnetic strips. The substrate is extruded in an extruder. The magnetic strips are aligned and ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7285183 | Making foam coated mats on-line A new foam coated nonwoven fibrous mat having properties particularly suited for a facer on gypsum wallboard, laminates made therefrom and the method of making the mat is disclosed. The mat preferably contains a major portion of glass fibers and a minor portion of a... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7241358 | Method and device for production of a number of laminates The present invention relates to a method for producing a laminate with at least one powder layer, wherein the powder layer is continuously produced. A binder 164 is applied at least in strips to a first layer 167. The binder 164 comes to lie crosswise... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7222654 | Apparatus for producing elastomeric nonwoven laminates An apparatus for producing an elastomeric nonwoven laminate including a plurality of elastomeric strands joined to a nonwoven web in a controlled distribution is provided. The apparatus includes an extruder for extruding a plurality of elastomeric strands onto a coo... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7223090 | Metering pump, method for its production and device for carrying out the method An all plastic metering pump having a bellows-type spring with a tubular valve which is integrally formed on it in a single piece in a discharge region toward a metering head, the tubular valve being designed as a discharge valve of the metering pump. In the method,... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7125235 | Pressurized plate-heated material die and method of constructing a pressurized plate-heated die A pressurized, plate-heated die system has a distribution plate. A material feed tube is coupled to a material feed aperture in the die. The die has a U-shaped shim, a first insulator dielectric plate with a temperature sensor there in and a heating element. The die... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7111949 | Process for manufacturing retroreflective printed material A process for manufacturing retroreflective printed material, the process comprising a) providing a composite comprising a temporary support sheet with a layer of microspheres partially embedded in the temporary support sheet such that the surfaces of the microspher... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7089985 | Thermoformer for forming and heat bonding a thermoplastic sheet to a substrate A thermoforming apparatus for forming sheets of sheet plastic onto a substrate in which a retractable substrate heater is able to be positioned over a substrate loaded into the press and energized while a plastic sheet is being heated in an oven included in the ther... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7082713 | Rollable mulch carpet The present invention relates to a rollable artificial mulch carpet that includes a permeable base upon which simulated wood chips have been adhered. In one embodiment, the rollable mulch carpet is manufactured on rolls of varying lengths that are placed onto the so... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7081179 | Method and system for high volume, in-machine assembly An in-machine assembly technique uses revolving mold sections that rotate perpendicularly to the clamping axis of the injection-molding machine to increase usable mold area and to provide improved access to molded parts before and after assembly. ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7063764 | Apparatus and method for producing a polyolefinic transpiring film The invention relates to a method and a plant for producing polyolefinic transpiring films by means of bubble extrusion of a LLDPE and filler mix, flattening of the extruded tube to obtain a double layer flat film and transversely and/or longitudinally stretching of... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7052568 | Tire retreading method A retreading method wherein a base composition and a cap composition are applied to a carcass (10) as two ribbons (14) and (16) extruded from separate extruders (18) and (20). The ribbons (14) and (16) can be layered ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7045086 | Twinsheet thermoforming system and method A simultaneous twinsheet thermoforming system having a carousel rack to simultaneously move two sheets of thermoplastic together through a heating station and a forming station. The two thermoplastic sheets are vertically disposed on upper and lower tiers of the rac... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7037456 | Manufacturing apparatus for flexible plastic tubes Apparatus for manufacturing flexible tubes comprising a skirt and a head provided with a neck and a shoulder linking the neck to the skirt, the apparatus having a first zone devoted to manufacturing the skirts, a second zone devoted to manufacturing the flexible tub... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7028735 | Method and apparatus for producing elastomeric nonwoven laminates An apparatus and method for producing an elastomeric nonwoven laminate including a plurality of elastic strands joined to a nonwoven web in a controlled distribution is provided. The apparatus includes an extruder for extruding a plurality of elastic strands onto a ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6994535 | Method and apparatus for forming a guide rib on a section of plastic film A method and apparatus for forming a rib on a section of plastic film utilizes a roll having a groove, extrudes molten polymer into the groove, and places the section of plastic film in contact with the molten polymer in the groove. The molten polymer in the groove ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6969441 | Method and apparatus for producing laminated articles In the invention, a method is provided for producing a composite nonwoven fabric. A polymer is extruded into heated continuous filaments, possibly elastic, from the die head to a first chilled roller, wherein the extruder is configured to provide the continuous fila... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6966763 | Arrangement for making a belt made of plasticatable material The two belt parts (2a, 2b) of a belt (2) made of plasticatable material are produced with the aid of a first station (6) and a second station (8). The first station (6) includes a rotatable mold drum (14 | 11/22/2005 |
| 6960270 | Optical disk producing device and producing method A molding machine 1 which molds two sheets of disc substrates on which the information is recorded simultaneously, a cooling mechanism 3 for cooling each of the disc substrates, first movably mounting means 2 for movably mounting the disc substr... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6957677 | Manufacture of a strip by extrusion of a tube then flattening the tube A process and apparatus for laying a strip for the manufacture of a tire by extruding uncured rubber through a die to form a rubber tube on a rotary support and flattening the tubular form to form a band which is adhered to a receiving surface on the rotary support.... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6949814 | Mounting material, semiconductor device and method of manufacturing semiconductor device A semiconductor device, comprising a frame including a die pad and a lead portion; a semiconductor element; a wire including one end connected to the semiconductor element and another end connected to the lead portion; at least one first bonding portion formed of a ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6945296 | Device for applying a code strip to a supporting structure of an elevator A device for attaching a code strip to a supporting structure of an elevator is in the form of a fitting tool capable of being guided along the supporting structure to play out an extended length of code strip material. The fitting tool has a guide shoe and a strip ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6941632 | Conformal transverse hat profile roller There is provided a variable pressure roller system for installing a preform having contact surfaces onto a configuration of a mold surface by applying pressure thereon. The roller system of the present invention comprises a roller carriage. A grasping handle may be... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6939427 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing friction plate A method for manufacturing a friction plate in which a plurality of frictional material segments are adhered to a substantially annular core plate. The method previously registers the frictional material segments to adhesion positions, and presses the core plate to ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6896758 | Method and plant for fabricating drip irrigation pipes The invention relates to a method for fabricating a drip irrigation pipe, comprising a pipe (5) wherein a plurality of dripping elements (4) are bound, communicating with the outside through holes formed in the pipe wall. The method according to the in... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6889740 | Machine for forming tubular containers A coil of tubing can have either adjacent tubes or tubes with a space therebetween. To hold the tubes in place a material such as an adhesive can be placed across the top of the coil, on the bottom of the coil or both to hold the coil in place. The material can also... | 05/10/2005 |
