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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7922146 | Optical element forming metal mold and method of manufacturing optical element forming metal mold A method of forming an optical element forming metal mold to form an optical element, having steps of: laminating a heat insulation layer 13 on a surface of the base member 11 where the optical element is formed; laminating an intermediate metal layer ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7841577 | Composite of aluminum material and synthetic resin molding and process for producing the same A process for producing a composite of aluminum material and synthetic resin molding with high efficiency; and a stable fast composite exhibiting high peeling resistance and large mechanical strength. The process is characterized in that aluminum material (1)... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7744056 | Hard-material-coated member excellent in durability There is provided a hard-material-coated member which is suitable as a long-life mold for plastic working of metals and which has a metal as base material and coating layers formed at least on its working plane by physical vapor deposition. At least three layers, i.... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7641169 | Substrate for a stamper A preparing method for a substrate for a stamper where the entirety of the metal rolled plate can be used as the material for the substrate so that a high yield in the preparation can be maintained is provided. A metal is rolled so as to generate a metal rolled plat... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7410606 | Methods for manufacturing three-dimensional devices and devices created thereby A process of making a casting includes the steps of designing a mold (1010), fabricating the layers (or laminations) of the mold (1020), stacking and assembling the laminations into a mold (1030), producing a casting (1060) and demolding ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7377478 | Light guide plate made of transparent resin, molding method thereof, insert block, mold assembly, and area light apparatus A light guide plate which is made of a transparent resin and has a first main surface and a second main surface opposite to said first main surface, said first main surface having a surface portion provided with convex portions having a height of 5×10−7 | 05/27/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7320231 | Method of making a molding die A molding die for molding an optical element, comprises a die base body formed by shaping an amorphous alloy having a super-cooled liquid phase, and a die face formed by applying a die face forming process onto a part of the die base body and used to form an optical... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7318575 | Cooking form A form is disclosed for cooking items, such as pancakes, in a specified shape. The form may include a sidewall defining the specified shape. One or more handles may be attached to the sidewall to facilitate handling of the form. The handles may be configured to be f... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7314590 | Method of preparing a coated molded plastic article A gasket (1) having a reversibly compressible lower portion (17), and an upper portion (14) having at least one upwardly extending extension, is described. The upper portion (14) of the gasket (1) includes a first (34) and o... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311870 | Forming a molded article using improved thermal-sprayed tooling A metallic shell used, for example as a mold, is formed by spray deposition connected to a base by rods or other supports connected to mounting elements which are incorporated in the shell during the deposition process. The shell can incorporate different metals to ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7308928 | Method of making a multi-element mold assembly for, e.g., footwear components A mold assembly for footwear components is cast as a collection of mold elements having integral attachment members. Attachment members of separate mold elements may then be joined by, e.g., welding. Handles may also be formed into one or more mold elements as part ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7309225 | Moat system for an imprint lithography template The present invention is directed to a body having a first area and a second area separated by a recess. The recess is dimensioned to reduce, if not prevent, a liquid moving along a surface of the body from traveling between the first and second areas. One or more a... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7255553 | Light guide plate mold core and method for manufacturing the same A light guide plate mold core (1) includes a main body (13) having a molding surface (12) and a plurality of concavities (13a) formed at the molding surface. The main body is made of a material whose thermal conductivity is limited... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7234308 | Cold mold A metallic, reusable mold with one or more wells. The mold is kept within a cryostat at low temperature. The mold is removed from the cryostat and a tissue specimen is placed into a well within the mold. An embedding medium is added to the well around the tissue spe... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7201358 | Stand-alone self-supporting disposable baking containers and methods of manufacture A self-supporting baking mold that includes a base member having a fanciful shape with a perimeter that is more complex than a simple circle and a depending sidewall coupled to said base member. The baking mold is sufficiently rigid to support a quantity of batter w... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7198246 | Method of strengthening of moulds of aluminum or its alloy The invention relates to a method of strengthening a mould manufactured from aluminium or its alloys. One method of strengthening a mould having mould body and mould walls as an integral unit is to include at least one insert into each of the mould walls. These inse... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7178780 | Composite coating for mold insert and method for making a coated mold insert A mold used to form a magnetic member includes a mold body having a mold opening, a mold support that supports the mold cavity, and a mold insert. The mold insert is disposed in the mold opening of the mold body to form a mold cavity. The mold insert is coated with ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7147201 | Method for annealing an electrodeposition structure A method for annealing a structure formed by electrodeposition is provided, the method comprising providing the electrodeposition structure, the electrodeposition structure comprising an electroformed mold, the electroformed mold having a nominal thickness between a... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7141275 | Imprinting lithography using the liquid/solid transition of metals and their alloys A method is provided for imprinting a pattern having nanoscale features from a mold into the patternable layer on a substrate. The method comprises: providing the mold; forming the patternable layer on the substrate; and imprinting the mold into the patternable laye... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7134637 | Vacuum and vent block for use with molding and casting systems The present invention relates to a gas purging block for use with injection molding and die casting systems, which includes a stationary-side block adapted to be removably mounted to a stationary-side mold half of the injection molding or die casting system, and an ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7124994 | Silicon micro-mold The present invention describes a method for rapidly fabricating a robust 3-dimensional silicon-mold for use in preparing complex metal micro-components. The process begins by depositing a conductive metal layer onto one surface of a silicon wafer. A thin photoresis... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7096921 | Functionally graded alumina-based thin film systems The present invention provides coating systems that minimize thermal and residual stresses to create a fatigue- and soldering-resistant coating for aluminum die casting dies. The coating systems include at least three layers. The outer layer is an alumina- or boro-c... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7090189 | Compliant cantilevered micromold A compliant cantilevered three-dimensional micromold is provided. The compliant cantilevered micromold is suitable for use in the replication of cantilevered microparts and greatly simplifies the replication of such cantilevered parts. The compliant cantilevered mic... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7049539 | Method for surface treating a die by electron beam irradiation and a die treated thereby Method for surface treating a die made of metal in which a low energy, pulsed electron beam, which does not scatter, performs a treatment over a wide area due to presence of anode plasma in a chamber in which the electron beam is formed to smooth and gloss a surface... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7044191 | Mold material processing device, method and apparatus for producing same The invention relates to a molten material processing device having an elongated thermal element like a heating element, a thermocouple, a sensor, a heatpipe and a cooling pipe which is characterised in that said elongated thermal element (2) is located in a ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7008212 | Molding apparatus with removable mold cores A molding apparatus for lenses includes first and second molding units, each of which has a mold core holder, a plurality of mold cores disposed in the mold core holder, and a clamp unit provided within the mold core holder. The mold core holder has an abutment surf... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6929051 | Pitted mold A mold and a method of casting a part wherein the casting surfaces of the mold including the nooks and crannies of the mold are bounded by pitted mold surfaces with the pitted mold surfaces having surface voids therein that are sufficiently small to prevent the molt... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6923930 | Mold for nano imprinting A metal mold for use in a nano-imprinting process comprises a firmly adhering monomolecular non-sticking layer. The layer was obtained by subjecting the mold to a reaction with a fluoroalkyl compound having a mercapto group. As a result of said reaction, the layer c... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6905105 | Apparatus for preparing a biocompatible matrix An apparatus and method of using the apparatus to prepare a biocompatible biodegradable matrix capable of supporting cells to form an implantable or engraftable surgical device. A matrix-forming fluid is contained within a chamber defined by top and bottom surfaces ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6881369 | Microelectroforming mold using a preformed metal as the substrate and the fabrication method of the same The invention discloses a microelectroforming mold using a preformed metal as the substrate and its fabrication method. Using a preformed metal as the substrate can avoid deformation of the microelectroforming mold due to residual stress in the electroforming metal.... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6875379 | Tool and method for forming an integrated optical circuit Tools and methods for making molded an optical integrated circuit including one or more waveguides are disclosed. In one embodiment, a molding die is provided that includes a substrate that has a topographically patterned first surface. A conformal protective film i... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6871830 | Thermal-sprayed tooling A metallic shell used, for example as a mold, is formed by spray deposition connected to a base by rods or other supports connected to mounting elements which are incorporated in the shell during the deposition process. The shell can incorporate different metals to ... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6808155 | Lay-up mold Lay-up mold comprising a contoured metal frame having an overlying conformal coating of polyurethane. ... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6766999 | Optical element molding die and optical element A molding die for molding an optical element, comprises a die base body formed by shaping an amorphous alloy having a super-cooled liquid phase, wherein the composition of the amorphous alloy contains palladium. ... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6764057 | Low cost tooling technique for producing pultrusion dies A pultrusion die is usually fashioned of multiple pieces. One or more die components, and possibly all die components, can be formed by facing less precisely machined and finished tooling materials with highly polished sheet metal. Other possible die components can ... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6758066 | Glassware forming mold and method of manufacture Thermal conductivity of glassware forming blank molds and blow molds of Ni-Resist ductile iron is selectively controlled by formation of compacted graphite in the mold microstructure during preparation of the melt and casting of the mold bodies. Specifically, with a... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6739861 | High pressure co-cure of lightweight core composite article utilizing a core having a plurality of protruding pins The composite molding apparatus includes a rigid base member and a complementary semi-rigid mold member or “black bag” caul plate having a sieve member formed therein. The sieve member layer of the semi-rigid mold member engages pins which extend from the sandwi... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6679471 | Castable plastic mold with electroplatable base A sacrificial plastic mold having an electroplatable backing is provided as are methods of making such a mold via the infusion of a castable liquid formulation through a porous metal substrate (sheet, screen, mesh or foam) and into the features of a micro... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6676872 | Die and process especially for stamping detergent bars A device for stamping a detergent bar, i.e. a bar comprising soap, a synthetic detergent active or a mixture thereof, includes a die. The die has at least one bar stamping surface provided with at least one elastomeric coating which includes a conductive ... | 01/13/2004 |
