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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8016259 | Refractory furnace covers and methods of constructing same Refractory furnace covers and methods for their construction are provided. A method includes providing a molding form base having a molding surface, providing an outer molding frame on the molding form base, and providing at least one inner molding member disposed a... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7048250 | Method for producing purpose-made blocks, a device therefor and a purpose-made block A method for producing purpose-made blocks (10). According to said method, several purpose-made blocks (10) are produced in a mold (37) in such a way that the blocks (10) are arranged in at least one row (28) of purpose-made blocks... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6854702 | Form for manufacturing concrete blocks for freestanding walls A form for manufacturing concrete blocks for constructing freestanding walls. The form includes a base and four side panels which are mounted on the base to pivot between a first position for casting a block and a second position for removing a cast block from the f... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6736365 | Valve for use in producing cast concrete articles A three piece full port ball valve for use with a form for producing a cast concrete article is provided wherein the housing of the valve has been modified by creating openings through the valve housing to access the flow opening in the ball member for clearing conc... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6557818 | Form for manufacturing concrete retaining wall blocks A form for manufacturing concrete retaining wall blocks. The blocks are cast in the form with a front face of the block down. A resilient face insert at the bottom of the form imparts an ornamental appearance to the front face of the block. The form has f... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6400429 | Method for producing a liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device includes: a pair of substrates; polymer walls; and a display medium interposed between the pair of substrates, including a liquid crystal region partially provided with or completely surrounded by the polymer walls. The liq... | 06/04/2002 |
| 5358214 | Mold for concrete modular precastings The mold is comprised of a bottom (4) wherein there are provided grooves (8) extending transversely between containment sidewalls (6); said sidewalls (6) have windows (14) which are aligned with the grooves (8) which preferably are delimited by the faces ... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5332191 | Apparatus for making concrete slabs Adjustable forms for pouring precast concrete slabs and similar articles of manufacture. The forms may be used either on site to produce concrete slabs as needed, or at a central manufacturing location, for transport to the site where needed. Concrete sla... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5259586 | Mold insert for forming precast concrete modules A mold insert adapted to be inserted as a base plate in a forming apparatus for molding precast concrete modules, for the purpose of forming a sloped rabbet in the wall sills of the concrete module. The insert is shaped such that when inserted in one orie... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5205943 | Apparatus for manufacture of precast concrete building units A U-shaped, half-room precast concrete building unit is molded in an open box-like framework having four L-shaped corner assemblies, facing pairs of horizontal legs of which are respectively joined by laterally-extending telescoping spacers, and facing pa... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5123784 | Method of sealing construction joint in top-down construction method A method of sealing a concrete joint formed between a pair of concrete castings by creating an injection hole wherein a removable frame member can be attached to the bottom surface of the first concrete casting so as to form obtuse angles with the concret... | 06/23/1992 |
| 4871505 | Mold and process for manufacturing helical shaped items A mold and process for integrally forming a modular helical shaped device such as a screw conveyor. The mold has a center operating axis (26) and includes a first section (20A) which forms a portion of the axial member (33). The first section (20A) also f... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4790508 | Concrete casting form including retractable core A core form is disclosed for casting a structurally reinforced concrete structure for use on a slab with an outer container form having rigid walls extending vertically comprising a casting core positioned internal the outer form and having vertically ext... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4693861 | Mold and process for manufacturing helical shaped items A mold and process for integrally forming a modular helical shaped device such as a screw conveyor is disclosed. The mold has a center operating axis (26) and includes a first section (20A) which forms a portion of the axial member (33). The first section... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4191521 | Battery moulding of panels A method of moulding a panel, in particular a prefabricated wall panel, apparatus for carrying out such method and the products thereof wherein the panels are moulded in a substantially upright orientation in moulds split along the plane of the panel ther... | 03/04/1980 |
| 3975131 | Expansible mold for the manufacture of plaster pieces An expansible mold for the fabrication of plaster parts having reliefs in the side walls comprising at least two walls and non-compressible deformable parts between two parallel side edges of the walls in which, under pressure, the deformable parts acquir... | 08/17/1976 |
