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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7354190 | Two-stage mixing system, apparatus, and method A two-stage mixing system, apparatus, and method produces a solution including a first substance and a second substance in a predetermined ratio by first mixing the first substance with a first liquid to produce a first solution and then mixing the first solution wi... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7306194 | Mold for producing a ceramic heat shield element A mold for producing a ceramic heat shield element having a mold shell is provided. The mold shell comprises a plurality of mold surfaces and a casting aperture for pouring in a ceramic material. The mold shell is embodied as a single-piece mold shell during casting... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7191999 | Variable height sideforms An improvement to concrete casting machines of the casting bed type in which the side forms are constructed and arranged to stay in an upright position at all times but may be raised and lowered. ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7182309 | Concrete curbing forming device A cleat device (20) is taught for forming concrete curbing that jointly retains a back board form (22) and a front board form (24) with a spreader (25) spaced apart between the forms. The cleat device consists of three basic elements firs... | 02/27/2007 |
| 6598848 | Molding device A molding device has a first outer mold, a second outer mold engaging with the first outer mold, a silicon mold disposed between the first outer mold and the second outer mold, a center mold, an upper ring, and a lower seat. The first outer mold has a fir... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6442976 | Liquid cooling of glassware molds A system and method of cooling glassware molds by directing liquid coolant to the blank or blow mold halves of a glassware forming machine through an enclosed pivotal rotary union-type structure. A coolant manifold is carried by each pivotal mold arm, and... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6284168 | Method of forming molds and mold plugs A method of making a mold includes the steps of determining the contours of the part to be produced, forming pattern stations having a surface conforming to a contour of the part at a given location, placing the stations in spaced apart relationship, fill... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6162342 | Rapid assembly casting system for slab gels Flat plates serving as molds and enclosures for slab gels are held together by a clamping frame in which the side edges of the plates slide into facing channels and are clamped by lever-operated cams that compress the channel walls against the plate surfa... | 12/19/2000 |
| 5927044 | Panels with simulated shingles and method of manufacture A panel configuration and manufacturing technique are disclosed. The panel simulates a number of shingles each having a hollow end portion. Several of these panels may be utilized to provide an exterior building covering. When installed, hollow end portio... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5921171 | Pressing device for molding and cooking products A pressing device comprised of stackable moulds for cooking and shaping hams into an oval cross-section. Each mould comprises transverse sides, longitudinal sides, crosspieces extending between the longitudinal sides, and a plurality of fixed troughs exte... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5862853 | Movable insert for die-casting mold with retractable core A movable insert for a die-casting mold having a cavity in which a core is mounted and slidable between a retracted position in the cavity and an extended position in which the core extends from the movable insert core. The core has a connector releasably... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5667192 | Concrete panel construction and mold A mold especially adapted for forming precast, waffle-shaped concrete panels employs a one-piece mold body of flexible plastic sheet material to which rigid side rails are secured by tongue and groove longitudinal joints. The mold may be rapidly stripped ... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5665139 | Mold for production of a quartz glass component The mold wall forms the boundary of a cavity provided with a filling opening and is divided vertically into several segments, which are connected to each other in such a way that they can separate under the action of a force acting outward from the cavity... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5599491 | Method and apparatus for making a mold for duplicating a positive master An apparatus for making a mold for forming positive models identical to a positive master has upper and lower mold shells having confronting and contiguous rims lying in respective planes. The shells are dimensioned when juxtaposed to spacedly contain the... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5451151 | Apparatus for molding foam articles A foam molding apparatus with improved seal for sealing the mold lid to the bowl. The bowl and lid include inclined sealing surfaces surrounding the mold cavity with the bowl sealing surfaces being concave and the lid sealing surface being convex. Both th... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5421544 | Variable weight mold The mold includes a first end molding component having an imperforate exterior face and an interior face with alignment pins and a recess for the receipt of fluid material to be molded; a second end molding component having an exterior face with a horizon... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5346328 | Press die clamp An apparatus for clamping first and second separable components comprising a support member having an inclined surface fixed to the first component, a mounting stud fixed to the support member and extending therefrom, and a clamping member slidably mounte... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5277396 | Casting mould A casting mold for casting concrete elements includes a bottom surface, two edge surfaces and two end surfaces. At least one of the edge surfaces is movable for positioning at a desired distance from the other edge surface. The movable edge surface is equ... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5229062 | Method for separating mold plates from a casting A method and apparatus for separating an upper (12) and lower (14) mold plate of a mold assembly (10) from a preformed substrate or casting (16) comprises a mold ejection apparatus (70) having a support surface (76) to receive and support the mold assembl... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5188790 | Casting method for forming a gel matrix A novel method for forming a gel matrix. In this method an apparatus is provided which includes a first and second plate, each plate having a flat surface, and a spacer. The spacer is positioned between the flat surfaces of the two plates so that the flat... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5044921 | Releasable mold locking apparatus A locking device mounted in the interior portions of a mold includes a first member having an aperture therein adapted to be coupled to a first section of the mold, a second member having an aperture therein adapted to be coupled to a second section of th... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5026267 | Apparatus for forming thermoplastic material The apparatus includes a pair of molds each having a peripheral flange provided with a mating surface. The molds are clamped by a suitable number of clamp assemblies for clamping the flanges of the molds so that the molds are secured together with the mat... | 06/25/1991 |
| 4981428 | Apparatus for molding slotted concrete floor sections This invention relates to an apparatus for molding slotted concrete floor sections. The apparatus forms the concrete floor sections in an inverted position so as to avoid the need for hand finishing of the upper surface of the molded concrete floor sectio... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4978380 | Mould mechanisms A mould mechanism for a glass forming machine comprises two mould supports which have first end portions which are mounted on parallel shafts for linear movement between mould open and mould closed positions. The mould supports are moved by mould operatin... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4974809 | Ice Mould A mould assembly for moulding ice sculpture having (i) complementary mould members (1,2) of low thermal conductivity material, the complementary mould members being releasably mated together via complementary peripheral flanges (3,4) secured together by n... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4963082 | Apparatus for entombment of tanks in concrete A storage vault includes an inner tank entombed within a concrete outer tank by first erecting a pair of sidewall forms on a base plate to create an open-top enclosure. The wall forms are securely clamped together. A layer of concrete is then poured onto ... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4957271 | Container for meat molding A meat mold cover assembly that is simple in construction, easy to engage and disengage from the mold, adds only a small additional volume to the space occupied by the product, and promotes the production of a molded product having uniform dimensions is p... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4905957 | Ice mold apparatus An ice mold apparatus is set forth wherein a plurality of separable halves including a plurality of securement straps with ends secured to the lower mold half formed with resilient sections to enable expansion of the mold and prevent damage thereto during... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4822553 | Apparatus and method for thermoforming a plastic article having an undercut The present invention concerns an apparatus and method for thermoforming a plastic article from a sheet of plastic material heated to a predetermined forming temperature. The apparatus includes a mold having forming surfaces defining a forming cavity gene... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4817911 | Apparatus for forming ice sculptures Apparatus for producing an ice sculpture comprising a compressible gasket arranged between a pair of mold halves which are yieldably joined by spring-loaded releasable locking toggle assemblies and spring loaded hinge assemblies respectively arranged alon... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4795127 | Mold assembly of injection-molding machine A mold assembly for an injection-molding machine for molding a disc, including a stationary die, a movable die movable relative to the stationary die, a stamper which is retained at least at an outer peripheral portion thereof on the movable die and which... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4770319 | Coagulating box for use in making bean curd A coagulating box for use in making bean curd. This coagulating box is open at its top side and is openable at one of its shorter sides. The openable side comprises a detachable side plate whose height is slightly above the level of soybean milk to be put... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4756505 | Expandable enclosure for freeze forming meat or poultry products An expandable enclosure is provided for freeze forming a processed mass of meat or poultry products into a desirable and naturally occurring cut of meat. This enclosure includes an elongate housing with an opening for receiving the mass, a displaceable co... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4738605 | Installation for manufacturing reinforced concrete elements An installation for manufacturing reinforced concrete elements, in particular prestressed concrete slabs or pre-slabs, by means of a bench including a manufacturing area of predetermined shape, together with a molding apparatus. Memory means (46) are prov... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4723750 | Cooling tray for cast blocks A method is described for indexing a polyform block in which a metal field shaping block is cast to both the cutting tray of a hot wire cutting system and the treatment tray of a radiation therapy treatment machine. The cast metal field shaping block is a... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4637789 | Cushion fabrication apparatus Apparatus for fabricating a cushion contoured and fitted to the sitting support surfaces of a user includes a generally flat plate having a plurality of apertures in the upper surface thereof. Each aperture is coupled to and continuous with a duct within ... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4595549 | Capsule and clamping apparatus for locating and embedding a specimen and a method for using the same An improved capsule and clamping apparatus and a method of using the same are disclosed. The capsule has a filling end and specimen end with a preformed opening at its filling end. The capsule has portions on the filling end for holding the capsule in a p... | 06/17/1986 |
| 4576693 | Nucleic acid sequencing electrophoresis apparatus and method of fabricating An electrophoresis apparatus including a mold for forming a vertically disposed electrophoresis gel slab where the slab is of uniformly increasing thickness from top to bottom and method of fabricating the mold and the gel slab.... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4566668 | Apparatus for casting concrete Form apparatus for casting concrete. It includes a platform having a work-supporting upper face, and plural, hollow box-like tub molds distributed over the platform. Each mold has a perimeter flange adjacent its base and projecting outwards from the sides... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4561626 | Mold opening device A mold structure having at least first, second and third mold parts stacked one on top of the other, each having structure thereon defining at least one part of a mold cavity. The second part is oriented between the first and third parts and has mold cavi... | 12/31/1985 |
