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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7419130 | Rustication for architectural molding The present invention concerns rustication forms or moldings having covering (overlay or wrapping) that alleviate problems associated with concrete slab curing. The present invention also concerns methods for forming rustication in concrete walls. The present invent... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7364682 | Nasal and oral cannula breathing detection device A cannula and method of forming a cannula by forming a cannula mandrel assembly having a nare mandrel, a main body mandrel and mouthpiece mandrel; heating the cannula mandrel assembly, applying a polymeric material to the cannula mandrel assembly to provide a desire... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7337780 | Nasal and oral cannula breathing detection device A cannula comprising a main body which defines an internal chamber therein. A first and second nasal prongs, respectively, communicate with the internal chamber to define first and second nasal prong passages. A mouthpiece has a gas passageway and a retainer passage... | 03/04/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7216842 | Pocket former A pocket former includes an outer barrel having a first rim, a second rim and a frustoconical body portion extending from the first rim to the second rim. A center barrel is connected to the outer barrel and has a proximal lip adjacent the first rim of the outer bar... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7198247 | Mandrel for producing quartz glass and production method for optical fiber mother material, optical fiber and quartz glass body using the same A mandrel for producing a large quartz glass body, comprising at least two columnar or cylindrical, carbon fiber-reinforced carbon composite members and joined in series by screw thread parts, wherein preferably the contact surface of the screw thread parts of the m... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7159835 | Magnetic hole former An improved method and apparatus for attaching a hole former to a mold assembly for use in the formation of cast materials such as concrete and the like. The apparatus comprises a hole former assembly attached to a bracket. The bracket is held in a stationary positi... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7152378 | Panel forming system and components The present invention relates to configurations of pre-cast panel forming systems and various components of the panel forming systems. In one embodiment, a bulkhead is provided wherein a cross-sectional support member is located at a point along the height dimension... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7121519 | Silicone mould tool A tool for making a mounting or holder for a tablet-shaped sample which is to undergo analysis in an analytical instrument, the tool comprising a moulding which defines a lower surface and a side wall or walls, and a pin which, in use, extends upwardly above the low... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7086847 | Guide block assembly for molding multi-fiber connectors A guide block assembly for aligning and retaining fiber bore forming pins and guide pin bore forming pins in precise relation to each other during the molding of a multi-fiber ferrule includes a unitary member defining at least one fiber bore and at least one guide ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7080486 | Pass-through firestop device A cast-in-place pass through firestop device for providing a passage in a partition in a structure through which wires, cables, pipes, and the like are run includes a housing having a riser portion with frangible connections that define removable bands that can be r... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7047700 | Panel forming system and components A pre-cast panel forming system. The system includes one or more bulkheads to constrain the flow of uncured panel-forming material. The bulkhead is made up of an upstanding form and a base clip to secure the upstanding form to a panel-forming surface. The base clip ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7043777 | Single control faucet installation apparatus and method A single control roman tub faucet (8) includes a lower anchor (10) that is attached to the roughed-in tub surround (51) and an upper anchor (18) that is installed on the final decorative surface of the tub surround. The upper anchor is at... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7004443 | Concrete void former A void former comprises a core assembly having at least two body members. The body members are removably coupled together to define the desired shape of a void to be formed in a concrete slab. After the void has been formed in the concrete slab, the body members may... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6978976 | Magnetized core with pneumatic release system for creating a wax mold for a golf club head An improved core for creating wax patterns of golf club heads is disclosed herein. The core includes a center core piece and several outer core pieces removably coupled to the center core piece by magnets embedded in each of the core pieces. The core further include... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6910876 | Mandrel for forming a curved hose A method of forming a curved hose and a mandrel for forming a curved hose is disclosed. A hose length is inserted onto a multi-legged mandrel to form a curved hose. The mandrel has at least two legs and the opposing ends of the hose are placed on the mandrel legs su... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6911165 | Method for fabricating concrete slabs using a horizontal slip casting process A method is provided for fabricating a concrete slab in a substantially horizontal slip casting process method, concrete mix is fed into a mold through a delimited cross section moving progressively in the casting process so as to form a concrete product of a desire... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6904727 | Basement window system Installation of a basement window system by assembling the window system between a pair of novel window forms releasably secured thereto. This assembly is maintained during the erection of the foundation wall into which the window system is incorporated and the erec... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6877281 | Stackable riser configuration A riser section and cover is disclosed. The riser section has a smooth cylindrical sidewall surface, a removable anchor tab on the exterior surface and bosses and ribs on the inside of the sidewall. The riser sections are stackable. The cover has a channel end to re... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6805547 | Mold assembly for forming a wax pattern in the shape of a golf club head A mold assembly for forming a wax pattern in the shape of a golf club head includes a plurality of outer molds coupled together to defined a cavity and an inclined tunnel therein, with a plurality mold cores received in the cavity and a supporting member received in... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6767199 | Precision insert for molding multi-fiber connectors and method for manufacturing thereof A guide block assembly for aligning and retaining fiber bore forming pins and guide pin bore fanning pins in precise relation to each other during the molding of a multi-fiber ferrule includes a unitary member defining at least one fiber bore and at least one guide ... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6749171 | Rustication A rustication for preparing reveal bands in a precast panel surface. The rustication is made from a one piece elongate body of extruded foam and comprises an upper surface, a lower surface and laterally-spaced sidewall surfaces that extend between the upper and lowe... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6736366 | Extruded plastic bulkhead device for forming concrete panels Adjacent tilt-up concrete wall panels are poured on a horizontal concrete floor or forming surface and are separated by a bulkhead device including a base member or channel of extruded semi-rigid plastics material and secured by screws to the forming surface. The ba... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6725468 | Combination plug device and cover plate A cover plate has an inner surface shaped to contact a closet flange and an opposing outer surface. The cover plate is adapted for covering a drain pipe end having a closet flange that extends perpendicular to the drain pipe end. The inner and outer surfaces termina... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6719927 | Optical connector ferrule, mold therefor, method of manufacturing optical connector ferrule, and method of inspecting optical connector ferrule An optical connector ferrule 1A is mounted on the distal end of a fiber optic ribbon cable 2 to form an optical connector Ca. A mating surface 11 of the optical connector Ca opposes an optical connector Cb to be mated. Fiber accommodating holes ... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6688873 | Plug assist quick change mounting for thermoformer tooling A quick change mounting for each plug assist in an array of plug assists, carried by a base plate in a thermoformer apparatus includes a boss projecting from an anchor piece attached to the base plate and a base piece attached to each plug assist, each ba... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6651949 | Apparatus for casting a gasket and associated positioning member into an opening and a cast member for receiving a conduit Method and apparatus for casting a gasket into a cast member utilizing a one-piece mandrel assembly provided within a mold assembly. The resilient, compressible gasket is mounted upon the mandrel assembly during the casting operation. The mandrel assembly... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6575424 | Void forming device An apparatus for supporting a lift member in a concrete mold includes a resilient member having a void forming portion and a lift member receptacle for releasably holding a lift member and a mounting plate having a front surface and a rear surface and ada... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6560843 | Accurate positioning using a seal pin for RTM mold dies The present invention relates to an index/seal pin indexed precisely in a resin transfer molding die to assure the desired resin-to-fiber ratio in the mold part, and, thereby, to produce reliably and consistently a part of minimum weight with adequate str... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6561478 | Resin transfer mold The present invention relates to a seal pin indexed precisely in a resin transfer molding die to assure the desired resin-to-fiber ratio in the mold part, and, thereby, to produce reliably and consistently a part of minimum weight with adequate strength. ... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6550194 | Window buck system for concrete walls and method of installing a window A system and associated method for forming a window opening in a poured concrete wall and installing a window therein includes a two-piece reusable window buck having a retainer temporarily coupled thereto. The retainer becomes partially embedded in the p... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6533568 | Casting mold with an extractable core for producing a shell of an air intake duct A casting tool for an air intake duct includes a mold and exchangeable extractable cores for the formation of a cavity. The exchangeable extractable cores are provided for the mold, by which, while retaining the mold as such, different air intake duct geo... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6502625 | Hand-held casting device for molding a hollow pointed, grooved, and twice throughbored bullet A hand-held casting device for molding a hollow pointed, grooved, and twice throughbored bullet including a pair of handles, a pair of jaws, a mold, a pin, and a bracket. The mold includes first and second halves and two rods passing at different elevatio... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6453620 | Window buck A window buck having members forming a frame with the members including adjustable components enabling use of the buck in walls under construction of different thicknesses. Extruded front and rear components of each buck member are adjustably interengaged... | 09/24/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6439536 | Mold form and use thereof A mould (10) for the injection moulding of hollow products (1) or products with recesses and made from a plastic which quickly expands after removal from the mould, has two mould parts (12, 14) and a one-piece core (18) surrounded thereby. The core (18) w... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6406654 | Wax pattern mold with stripable core A wax pattern mold and molding process are disclosed for forming a wax pattern of a hollow, thin walled object, in particular, a golf club head. A mold is provided in at least two halves defining a mold cavity. A core made up of a plurality of interfitted... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6398180 | Extruded plastic bulkhead device for forming concrete panels Adjacent tilt-up concrete wall panels are poured on a horizontal concrete floor or forming surface and are separated by a bulkhead device including a base member or channel of extruded semi-rigid plastics material and secured by screws to the forming surf... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6279868 | Extruded plastic rustication device for forming decorative concrete panels Tilt-up concrete wall panels are poured on a horizontal concrete floor or forming surface and are provided with decorative recesses or rustications each formed by a device including an elongated clip or base member or channel of extruded semi-rigid plasti... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6243935 | Modular work surface and method for making same A self-supporting, solid surface (SS) work surface adapted to be installed atop a support structure is manufactured from one or multiple modules that are joined together to form a visually single SS work surface. Each module includes a centrally-disposed ... | 06/12/2001 |
