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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8122939 | Method for the layered construction of models Described is a procedure for layered composition of models, whereby at least a first material is applied to an assembly platform, followed by selective application of a second material layer; these two application steps are repeated until the required model is achie... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8020604 | Method for the layered construction of models A method for the layered construction of models is disclosed, whereby at least one first material is applied to a building platform and then a second material is selectively applied in layers. Both application steps are then repeated until the desired model is obtai... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7594532 | Method of operation for an apparatus for making an upper and a lower mold and the apparatus therefor A method of controlling the operation of an apparatus for making an upper and a lower mold and the apparatus therefore that prevents a mold from having a wrap or a match plate from being damaged. The apparatus controls the forward movement of an upper and a lower sq... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7588070 | Production line and method for the production of cast parts, from a metallic melt, in particular a light molten metal, which takes place in a continuous cycle The invention relates to a production line for the production of cast parts (M) from a metallic melt, in particular a light molten metal, which takes place in a continuous cycle, comprising a plurality of functional units, including a core production unit (2)... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7341095 | Method and apparatus for monitoring a molding machine A monitor system for monitoring a molding machine that includes a vertically-movable supporting frame, a pattern carrier on which a pattern is placed, a flask placed on a leveling frame, a sand hopper provided with an optional an air-jet chamber, sand-charging nozzl... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7287637 | Conveyor system for minimizing product damage during collection A conveyor system is provided to limit the vertical fall experienced by a product transported along the conveyor and falling into a collection bin. A sensor in a fixed position relative to the product conveying plane of the conveyor measures product collection heigh... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7225857 | Apparatus for manufacture of directionally solidified columnar grained article thereof An apparatus for manufacturing a directionally solidified columnar grained article with a reduced amount of secondary misorientation of the columnar grains. The apparatus includes a casting assembly comprising a mold with a cavity, a selector section at a lower end ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7147034 | Reclamation treatment of bonded particulates Apparatus for use in reclaiming particulate material from bonded particulate material comprises an outer compartment arranged substantially concentrically about an inner compartment, means in one compartment for breaking up the bonded particulate material and means ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7137801 | Three-dimensional stereolithographic apparatus A stereolithographic method which comprises irradiating the surface of a photohardenable resin composition with light through an image drawing mask capable of changing its mask image with the image drawing mask being moved in parallel to the surface of the photohard... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7114547 | Casting ring An apparatus comprising a casting ring and base sized and dimensioned to be coupled together to form a cavity having one or more walls comprising an inner surface of the casting ring, having a bottom comprising an upper surface of the base, and having a form receivi... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7108044 | Method and apparatus for producing mold A method and an apparatus for machining a mold material to produce a mold. By casting based on a cast mold model (15), a mold material (20) is produced in a form having a work margin. Thereafter, a shape of the mold material (20) is measured by ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104310 | Mold making machine with separated safety work zones An automatic molding machine has different operational molding stations in which at least two different safety zones are provided for the different molding stations. Such an automated machine includes a mold flask assembly including a drag flask, a cope flask and a ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7080679 | Adaptive control of mould compressibility In a mold producing foundry machine generally according to the “Disamatic®”-principle a method of compensating for relatively slowly varying compaction properties of the mold particle material without compromising the geometrical requirements for repeatedly fix... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7036558 | Method and system for evaluating local compactness of a granular material An evaluation method in which a capacitive sensor is placed in a region of a container, into which a granular material is fed so as to contact the sensor, and the variation in the impedance of the sensor caused by feeding in the material is evaluated. The method is ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6965120 | Method and apparatus for quality control in the manufacture of foundry cores or core packets A method and an apparatus for object recognition, in particular defect detection on workpieces, such as shot cores (1) or core packets, wherein the object is illuminated by a light source (4) and recorded and detected by means of a camera (3), a... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6957687 | Method and system for monitoring a molding machine A monitor system for monitoring a molding machine that includes a vertically-movable supporting frame, a pattern carrier on which a pattern is placed, a flask placed on a leveling frame, a sand hopper provided with an optional an air-jet chamber, sand-charging nozzl... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6942475 | Disposable knee mold An orthopedic implant device and method is disclosed. Specifically, a knee mold system is disclosed, including elastic tibial and femoral molds, each of which may be configured and dimensioned as a unitary mold for in situ placement during a surgical procedure. Each... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6932935 | Method and device for producing a three-dimensional object A process is provided for producing a three-dimensional object having the steps forming the object (3) in a container (1, 200) arranged within a process chamber (100) on a carrier (4) which can be displaced in the container by sequential ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6929767 | Open mold multi-lap manufacturing process A multi-lap mold manufacturing system includes an overhead rail circuit upon which a multiple of molds transit a closed loop for a multiple of laps. The system is separated into Zones in which a particular mold operation is performed relative to which lap each of th... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6926063 | Method for conditioning foundry moulding sand and a device therefor A method for conditioning cooled used moulding sand retaining moulding sand binder in a mixer (1), wherein the cooled used moulding sand is heated to at least a minimum temperature, moisturized by providing water or water vapor through holes in an agitator an... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6863113 | Mould for metal casting A process for forming a mould or a core for casting molten metal by machining (e.g. cutting or drilling) to the desired shape a bonded particulate refractory material wherein the shear strength of the refractory particles is less than the shear strength of the bonds... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6796364 | Independent control of squeeze plate velocity during flaskless moulding The present invention relates to a method of producing mold parts (5) on a string molding apparatus comprising a molding chamber (1) between a squeeze plate (2) and a pivoted squeeze plate (3) in which both the squeeze plate (2) an... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6554056 | Method of modifying patterned sand molding elements through machining for producing prototype metal castings A method of forming prototype metal castings by forming and modifying one or more sand mold elements of a sand mold assembly. The method includes molding and patterning sand into shapes of the sand mold elements and then forming a first metal casting by f... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6470953 | Molding method and system with a molding apparatus A method and system using a molding apparatus with frames by which the amount of molding sand that overflows the molding apparatus and that must be taken out of a mold that is prepared by a molding operation is minimized, and by which the density of the m... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6390178 | Method and system for a green-sand molding A method and system for operating a green-sand molding machine with the aid of a computer is provided. An input interface (2) receives the input data of a user that includes the type of a given green-sand molding process, the design condition of a pattern... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6173757 | Method of quality control in the production of finished cast shells or core stackings A molding material is forced by a shooting device (3) into an openable tool (4) and solidified therein to a component of a mold (2)--a core or shell. The mold component (2) is removed when the tool (4) is open, and subsequently handled in any desired sequ... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6170557 | Machine for testing automatically performances of green sand molding An automatic machine is designed to test performances of green sand molding and composed of a machine support, a feeding device, a vibration device, a testing device, a detecting device, and a catching device. The green sand is extracted by the feeding de... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6158497 | Method for producing a model and a method for producing a multisection mould using the model The method comprises the production of a first positive model of an item to be cast. The positive model is produced with a flange extending in an imaginary separation line of the item. The flange extends both inwardly in the item within an outer periphery... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6155331 | Method for use in casting technology The geometry of the cast part is provided as a digital pattern and an inverse pattern for the lost casting mold including any core is generated from the digital pattern. A layer of a particulate molding material is provided. The molding material is made o... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6120284 | Reclaiming foundry sand by gravity flow system A method of reclaiming foundry sand by (a) providing a treatment tower having a plurality of heat conductive tubes extending across the interior of the treatment tower, the tubes being arranged in rows and staggered with respect to tubes in adjacent rows ... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6061956 | Drying sand to prevent freezing without the use of salt A method for supplying dry sand for spreading on road surfaces in freezing temperatures in a condition in which the sand remains fluid in freezing temperatures without the addition of salt includes the steps of drying the sand by providing a naturally occ... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6056042 | Method of restoring used molding sand Measuring the degree of restoration during the restoring treatment of the used molding sand and comparing the measured degree of restoration to a permissible degree, comprising the following steps: First, the restored sand is photographed to project it as... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6021841 | Method of predicting insufficient charging of green sand in molding process The method includes the steps of (a) analyzing the porosity of the green sand, (b) analyzing the contact force acting between sand particles of the green sand, (c) analyzing the fluid force of air existing around the sand particles, (d) calculating the ac... | 02/08/2000 |
| 6019157 | Method of regenerating foundry sand The present invention aims to provide a method of regenerating foundry sand whereby the carbon component adhering to the surface of spent foundry sand and similar substances is combusted efficiently, allowing the foundry sand to be regenerated at low cost... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6015007 | Sand mold shift testing method Cope and drag molds are formed using a matchplate, in which the matchplate has shift blocks on its upper and lower surfaces. The shift blocks form corresponding cavities in the cope and drag molds. Then, a gauge mechanism is calibrated with a gauge standa... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5996681 | Method for quality control in core or shell shooters and a device for core or shell shooting A method and apparatus for controlling quality in a foundry having a plurality of core shooting machines which produce individual cores which are assembled to produce multi-part core assemblies which serve as foundry molds. The cores are removed from the ... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5980794 | Method of controlling compacting by measuring hydraulic fluid The invention relates a control or regulation of a multipiston squeeze head or block squeeze head of a molding machine for clay-bonded molding sand (molding material). In an active pressing process with a squeeze head moving in downward direction, e. g. c... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5947185 | Method and apparatus for pre-compacting molding sand Molding sand filled in a space defined by a pattern plate and a flask is pre-compacted before the molding sand is completely pressed. A pre-compacting member is inserted into the molding sand toward the pattern plate, and then is stopped based on a predet... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5924475 | Method of making gas curable resin-coated sand cores A method of making sand cores to obtain optimum mechanical properties and particularly to obtain accurate adjustment of the gas curing cycle for making optimum resin-coated sand cores. The method comprises blowing, into a core box cavity, mixture of core ... | 07/20/1999 |
