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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186414 | Method for forming an object A method for forming an object, including providing at least a first material having a melting point at a first temperature and a second material having a melting point at a second temperature; heating at least a portion of the first and second materials above the f... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8186415 | Method for manufacturing mold A method for manufacturing a mold, including steps of (a) expanding a powder mixture containing a water-soluble inorganic salt powder and a water-soluble organic polymer powder in a plane on a table and then selectively spraying a spray liquid containing at least on... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8056604 | Process for preparing a test casting and test casting prepared by the process A test casting is useful for predicting the severity of skin that will form when compacted graphite iron or ductile iron is cast using a selected foundry mix. The mold is made from the foundry mix and has a gating system with at least two ingates, and with a hollow ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8056603 | Method for producing casting die and die model A method for producing a casting die by simple work without requiring any high work skill in which the working days required for producing the casting die can be shortened greatly. A die model suitably employed in this production method, an NC processing system and ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8047258 | Die casting method for semi-solid billets A die casting method for use with semi-solid metal billets allows the removal of air from portions of the billet as it is compressed and deformed to flow into a cavity of a die. The die is formed in a manner that captures other potential defects and impurities in po... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7984747 | Control method for supplying inert gas during metal molding A control method for supplying an inert gas from an inert gas source to a storage container for a molten metal through a gas feed path provided with a flow sensor for monitoring the gas flow rate and a solenoid valve for opening and closing the gas feed path for use... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7971627 | Device for producing metal sample and process for producing metal sample A process and a device for easily and rapidly producing a metal sample for analysis for determining the content of impurities in a molten metal with high accuracy. More particularly, according to the metal sample production process, a metal sample for high accuracy ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7958927 | Die casting process incorporating computerized pattern recognition techniques A die casting process using pattern recognition techniques to identify those die castings manufactured under conditions likely to produce a die casting which would subsequently prove unacceptable for use. By promptly identifying such die castings, they may be discar... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7942187 | Method for manufacturing mold A method for manufacturing a mold, including steps of (a) expanding a powder mixture containing a water-soluble inorganic salt powder and a water-soluble organic polymer powder in a plane on a table and then selectively spraying a spray liquid containing at least on... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7721784 | Article of jewelry and method of manufacture A method and system for creating an article of jewelry that contains an anatomical image using a digital image of an anatomical body part such as a fingerprint, handprint, footprint, or the like to create a computer numeric controlled (CNC) software program that dri... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7677295 | Die casting process incorporating computerized pattern recognition techniques A die casting process using pattern recognition techniques to identify those die castings manufactured under conditions likely to produce a die casting which would subsequently prove unacceptable for use. By promptly identifying such die castings, they may be discar... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7578335 | Powder metal mold casting for three dimensional parts A process for powder metal mold casting of three-dimensional parts is disclosed wherein a casting of complex parts is facilitated. ... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7475716 | Foundry mold handling system with multiple dump outputs and method A mold handling system for carrying and transporting sand molds comprises a mold handling conveyor with multiple mold exits to provide different outputs for the sand molds. The mold handling system may include flags which can be used to mark selected molds to segreg... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7399436 | Die opening and closing system and die opening and closing method A die opening and closing system includes a fixed die plate holding a fixed die, a moveable die plate holding a moveable die able to move in a horizontal die opening and closing direction with respect to said fixed die plate, only one ball-screw feed mechanism movin... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7393481 | Method and apparatus for electric clamping Disclosed is a method for electric clamping, which performs a clamping process in parallel with a core-drawing-in process, avoiding damages of molds and core mechanisms and enabling secure clamping. The method comprises the steps of: setting a check point, for judgi... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7363957 | Die casting process incorporating computerized pattern recognition techniques A die casting process using pattern recognition techniques to identify those die castings manufactured under conditions likely to produce a die casting which would subsequently prove unacceptable for use. By promptly identifying such die castings, they may be discar... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360578 | Method of joining wax patterns for fabricating golf club head In one aspect, the present invention relates to a method of joining wax patterns for fabricating a golf club head. In one embodiment, the method has the step of providing a prefabricated first wax pattern and a prefabricated second wax pattern, embedding a joining p... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7350557 | Method to detect the distribution of service temperatures in a technological process A method to detect the distribution of service temperatures in a technological process that includes the automatic and programmable performance of explorative excursions done by means of an adjustable equipment (1) connected to a structure (2) provided... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7318267 | Strip production equipment Arranged are a twin- or single-roll continuous casting machine supplied with molten metal from a tundish arranged above so as to continuously cast a strip with a predetermined width, a trimmer arranged downstream of the continuous casting machine to trim widthwise e... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7290589 | Control of deposition and other processes Material is incrementally deposited using material directed toward a deposition zone. The scan path of the directed material is controlled according to a path plan derived to reduce derivation from an ideal uniform temperature profile for the deposition during the d... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7267280 | Diffractive optical variable image including barcode An optically variable device (OVD) is provided that includes a barcode rendered from a three-dimensional barcode. To increase the readability of the barcode rendered in the OVD, the bars of the three-dimensional barcode may have tapered sidewalls and depths that are... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7235195 | Method for making opthalmic devices The present invention provides a method for producing an ophthalmic device by means of stereolithography. The method comprises the steps of: depositing (i) an essentially solvent-free liquid or melt of a device-forming material, or (ii) a solution of said device-for... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7225049 | Lost foam casting analysis method Parameters specifying properties of the materials used in the lost foam casting process are input at an input step. Numerical methods may be used to simultaneously solve a set of coupled equations relating thermal properties, flow properties, and other physical prop... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7217131 | Method for dental restoration and kit Methods and kits of materials and supplies for forming a dental prosthesis by an injection molding process in situ in a patient's mouth so as to correct the imperfect teeth of the patient's dentition. The imperfect teeth are corrected by injection molding the dental... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7204296 | Method of removing a fugitive pattern from a mold A method is provided for removing a fugitive pattern, such as wax or other meltable pattern material, residing inside of a refractory mold by discharging condensable vapor such as steam inside the mold to contact and melt the pattern while an exterior of the mold is... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7201861 | Method for injecting resin in a mould containing a fibrous preform To produce a large-size item using the RTM technique, only two reservoirs (16a, 16b) are used which are alternately connected to the mould (10). When one of the reservoirs is empty, it is replaced by another reservoir full of resin... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7174282 | Design methodology for tissue engineering scaffolds and biomaterial implants A design methodology is provided for creating biomaterial scaffolds optimized for in vivo function with any 3D anatomic shape. The method creates all designs using voxel based design techniques. It also provides for optimization of implant and scaffold microstructur... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168852 | Method and a device for thermal analysis of cast iron The present invention provides a novel method and a system of modules for carrying out thermal analysis of cast iron melts. The characterizing step of the method is de-termination of the position of the thermocouples used for recording cooling curves. The system com... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7169242 | Method of removing casting defects A method for removing casting defects (5) from an article (1) with an oriented microstructure can include locating at least one casting defect (5) and melting the casting defect (5) locally by a heat source (7) to a depth at least ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7164963 | System, method and apparatus for lost foam casting analysis Disclosed are a method, system and apparatus for analyzing foam decomposition in gap mode during mold filling in lost foam casting, the casting process in gap mode characterized by a bubble flux and the mold filling having a mold filling speed. The method includes p... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7153376 | Yttrium modified amorphous alloy An amorphous alloy having a composition consisting essentially of about 45 to about 65 atomic % Zr and/or Hf, about 4 to about 7.5 atomic % Ti and/or Nb, about 5 to about 15 atomic % Al and/or Zn, and the balance comprising a metal selected from the group consisting... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7137431 | Device for pattern building in layers Described herein is a device for pattern building in layers, which has a frame (1), a vertically movable and interchangeable workpiece platform (17), and a material feeder with a spreader (4), whereby the spreader (4) serves to feed mater... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7111664 | Molding device A molding device includes a lower mold unit and an upper mold unit. A molding cavity is defined between the mold units. The lower mold unit has a storing chamber connected to the molding cavity. The upper mold unit has a damper chamber connected to the molding cavit... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7110844 | Method and system for fabricating a dental prosthesis, and a prosthesis wax model A wax model of a required coping is produced using CNC machining techniques based on a virtual model of the coping created from digital data obtained from the intraoral cavity. The dental coping is then fabricated from the wax model. ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7092484 | Model-assisted reconstruction of volumetric data The present invention is a method for inspecting objects. The method includes obtaining a structural model of a first object, the model providing dimensions and material properties for the first object, inspecting a second object to provide inspection data for at le... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7084075 | Method for producing a layer on a substrate The invention relates to a method for the production of structures in the nanometer range from larger, existing structures. An elastic strain field in generated in an already structured layer and optionally in a substrate. A strain-dependent diffusion and reaction p... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7069108 | Automated engraving of a customized jewelry item A method for manufacturing a ring (i.e. class, championship, or affiliation) begins by receiving order data specifying a series of personalization elements, such as the addition of text and icon designs. A geometric model for each personalization item is constructed... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7044193 | Method of continuous casting In a method for the continuous casting of a thin metal strip according to the two-roll method, metal melt is cast into a casting gap formed by two casting rolls of the thickness of the metal strip to be cast, under formation of a melting bath. In order to for... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040378 | Manifold with film heater The present invention provides improved heated manifolds, heaters and nozzles for injection molding, having a high strength metal skeleton infiltrated with a second phase metal having higher thermal conductivity. Also disclosed is method of forming a manifold, heate... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7025108 | Method for milling casting moulds The invention relates to a method for producing heat-resistant casting molds from molding sand containing binder, particularly for producing an inner contour of casting molds for prototypes, large volumes and deep grooves often being produced especially in the machi... | 04/11/2006 |
