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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7386993 | Ice cube making device for refrigerators An ice-cube making device for use in a refrigerated cabinet is provided. The ice-cube making device is attachable to a freezer liner and thus makes efficient use of the space in the freezer cavity. The ice-cube making device includes a mechanism for extracting ice b... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7246901 | Adjustable length upper frame member for eyeglasses A frame assembly for eyeglasses is provided wherein the overall width of the eyeglass frame is adjustable by utilizing a telescoping brow bar. The upper frame member or brow bar is formed to include either a pair of telescoping or indexed joints allowing the length ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7237892 | Temple bar with ball and socket hinge and method of making same A novel hinge assembly for eyeglasses is provided wherein a first structural member for the hinge structure is formed in a first molding step and a second structural member of the hinge structure is formed directly over a portion of the first structural member in a ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7210777 | Floating lens brow bar attachment for eyeglasses A brow bar and lens assembly for eyeglasses is provided wherein a flexible brow bar member is attached to a lens assembly only along a central region. By attaching the lens and brow bar in this manner, the brow bar is allowed to flex relative to the lens thereby pro... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7204092 | Ice cube making device for refrigerators An ice-cube making device for use in a refrigerated cabinet is provided. The ice-cube making device is attachable to a freezer liner and thus makes efficient use of the space in the freezer cavity. The ice-cube making device includes a mechanism for extracting ice b... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7175270 | Flexible frame assembly for eyeglasses A novel frame construction for eyeglasses is provided wherein the upper frame member is formed to have greatly enhanced flexibility to increase the overall adjustability, comfort and fit of the eyeglasses. The upper frame member includes areas wherein the material i... | 02/13/2007 |
| 6767000 | Manufacturing platform A manufacturing platform has one or more tables for producing construction components such as walls, floors, decks and roofs. The tables are pivotally mounted on second and/or third axes at the outboard edges or rear end of a pair of rectangular horizontal frames wh... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6712598 | Mold battery with improved member separation A mold battery with provisions for separating one mold member from another by both rotating away and also translating away. A mold member comprises two wheels resting on two rails and a lower roller. While the mold member is rotated to an open angle stopped by the l... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6578815 | Concrete wall and rib form A wall and rib form for forming a concrete building wall having a concrete rib protruding perpendicularly from a face of the wall along one wall edge includes a substantially horizontal platform having a platform upper surface defining a perimeter form bo... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6494705 | Apparatus for rotational mold with movable insert An apparatus for rotational molding provides a mold having first and second mold components defining therebetween a mold cavity. The first mold component includes a mold insert adapted to translate toward the second mold component. A spring-biased latch m... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6405565 | Chalcogenide glass tubing fabrication An apparatus and process for fabricating tubing used in the making of chalcogenide fibers. The apparatus features a three-sectioned melt/spin ampoule that allows for fabricating the chalcogenide tubing without introducing impurities and contaminants, in a... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6395319 | Padded handle A padded handle (1) comprising preferably one piece of flexible filling material, which is arranged to be guided through two or more handle grips and where two opposing edges of the padded handle (1) have assembled corresponding locking mechanisms (2, 5) ... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6301919 | Ice cream bar-making machine A machine for making ice cream bars is provided with a receptacle for holding a refrigerant, preferably an ice and brine bath, a lower lid movably mountable over the receptacle, and an upper lid mountable over the lower lid, the lower and upper lids rotat... | 10/16/2001 |
| 5932254 | System for encapsulating microelectronic devices A fixture for encapsulating microelectronic devices includes a structure defining a device-receiving pocket and a well communicating with the pocket so that the passage and well define an interior space whereby the pocket is disposed above the well when t... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5575937 | Molded bakery proofer tray A molded proofer tray (10) for use in commercial bakeries, includes threaded inserts (28) molded directly into the outer end (14) walls for removably receiving mounting pins (30) to facilitate repair if damaged. A female embodiment (40) is also provided.... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5409656 | Method and apparatus for adjusting the center of gravity of the article by positioning eccentric rings of the mold A molding die having, an outer eccentric ring slidably fitted in an axle hole of a boss molding die assembly of a molding die unit, outer eccentric ring being formed with an eccentric hole the center of which is deviated from the center of the outer eccen... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5397229 | Electroformed tooling with heat transfer fins and method for making same A mold assembly for molding thermoplastic material into a solid thin shell includes a metal mold with an outer surface exposed to a heat source and an inner surface on which thermoplastic material is cast and fused to form a thin layer thermoplastic shell... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5338498 | Method for formwork, and dismantling of formwork, of walls of poured material raised above a reference surface, and means for employment of this method A method for assembly and disassembly of formwork for walls (1) of poured material raised above a reference surface (2) using boards (3) each including a shuttering face (4) and equipped with wheels (31, 32) at their base. Assembly includes from an unshut... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5322656 | Method and apparatus for coating the outer surface of an elongated body with a layer of concrete An apparatus for coating the outer surface of an elongated body (10), such as a rod or tube, with a layer of concrete (30) includes a frame structure (21). Pipe or tube sections (10) may be supplied to a tilting device (27) in a horizontal position on a c... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5202132 | Production line equipment to manufacture large concrete panels Overall production line equipment is utilized in producing many large concrete panels, in an initial horizontal position, during each day of many operational days, with these panels preferably being later installed vertically with other like panels to for... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5169652 | Molding machine A molding machine for casting a product is disclosed in a preferred embodiment of the invention. The molding machine includes a stationary support system and a rotatable apparatus, an opening and a horizontal axis of rotation parallel to the opening. Rota... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5156855 | Apparatus for pressure slip casting A shaped article such as a sanitary pottery product is formed through a pressure slip casting process. A mold having a molding cavity defined therein and a slip inlet/outlet hole communicating with the molding cavity is positioned on the support surface o... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5141429 | Device for working a supply of clay to mouldings adapted for firing hand mould bricks An endless conveyor having a plurality of molding tray supports is mounted on an intermittently indexing turntable. A press of the type adapted to form the clay into lumps deposits these lumps into molding trays on the conveyor, and thereafter the trays p... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5135384 | Molding machine A molding machine preferably for molding blocks from a premixed concrete, has a rotating mold table and a receiving conveyor that raises and lowers for ultimate transfer of the molded block to a conveyor and finally to a curing area.... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5127818 | Apparatus for extending contour gaskets An apparatus (10) for molding a thin-wall plastic shell includes a powder box (12) and a mold box (14). The powder box 12) is positioned to an operative position wherein an opening (18) in the powder box (12) is brought in proximity to the mold surface (2... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5090884 | Apparatus for manufacturing hollow concrete structures An apparatus and method for forming hollow concrete structures or shells in which the top, bottom and sides are formed into an integral unitary structure by rotating an assembly of reinforcing members to enable the concrete forming the top, bottom and sid... | 02/25/1992 |
| 4946638 | Slush molding method and apparatus therefor A slush molding method including the steps of preparing a mold with a groove provided on the entire periphery of the opening portion thereof, engaging a heating medium guard frame with the groove, charging a resin material into the mold, heating the mold ... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4894004 | Apparatus for molding multi-colored plastic shells An apparatus for forming a multi-colored integral vinyl skin shell including a heated mold and dual powder box arrangement wherein the mold is formed to include alternately positioned tear surfaces and recessed surfaces. The powder box has a plurality of ... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4890999 | Molding machine A molding machine for casting a concrete product includes a stationary support system, a rotatable apparatus and a pair of bearings supporting the rotatable apparatus on the stationary support system. The rotatable apparatus rotates 180 degrees between an... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4878827 | Plastic shell for foam moldings For automotive interior trim molding assemblies having a vinyl skin shell, a reinforcement insert, and an intermediate reaction type polyurethane foam composition, a vinyl skin shell which has a gasket-type peripheral edge formed thereon for abutting coop... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4869620 | Method and apparatus for constructing seawalls and docks A method and apparatus for making a dock or sea wall whereby the wall comprises at least one sectional dock member, the dock member comprising a concrete base section and a concrete wall section perpendicular to and attached thereto. A forming float devic... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4798525 | Casting installation A casting installation for casting slip into ceramic product by use of at least one unique casting mold. The casting mold is formed of a plurality of separate mold parts each having a plurality of channels therein and having its respective outer face trea... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4790510 | Slush mold A slush mold for molding film moldings such as surface coverings of interior finishing parts of automotive vehicles. The slush mold comprises a mold body having a molding surface of a predetermined shape formed in the inner surface thereof, a skirt capabl... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4749530 | Mold for and method of making contact and intraocular lenses Molded contact and intraocular lens blanks are lathe cut into the finished lens without demolding and prior measurement of the blank by the use of a hemispherical based mold with at least one key way adapted for spindle bore feeding to a lathe equipped wi... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4735562 | Apparatus for casting and inverting concrete products An apparatus and method for making a plurality of formed concrete products. The apparatus comprises a platform having a mold tray situated thereon, wherein the platform has a built in vibrator and the mold tray is attached to a hydraulic lift system. The ... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4711425 | Rotary molding system A mold for use in a rotary molder in molding the base or egg white portion of a molded product simulating a section of hard boiled egg includes a curved plate adapted for attachment to the rotary molder, the curved plate containing at least one depression... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4708611 | Apparatus for casting and inverting concrete products An apparatus for making a plurality of formed concrete products. The apparatus comprises a platform having a series of mold cavities, wherein the platform is attached to a vibrator and a hydraulic lift system. The hydraulic lift system lifts and inverts t... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4690632 | Method and apparatus for molding hollow articles A method of rotationally molding hollow articles from cross-linkable polymeric material wherein the mold and molding material are simultaneously revolved about two nonparallel axes while being heated to fuse and cross-link polymeric material. When the pol... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4671917 | Method and apparatus for cooling molten oxides Molten oxide of grinding material, refractory material, etc., being poured into a circular casting space formed between coaxially arranged inner and outer cylinders and cooled by the water contained in the inner cylinder. Thus, the molten oxide is cooled ... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4664613 | Molding and hardening machine for pasta filata cheese The machine, which is adapted to be continuously fed with pasta filata, comprises: (a) a horizontal, circular table, having a first radial aperture adapted to be supplied with pasta filata and a second radial aperture for delivery of the product; (b) a sh... | 05/12/1987 |
