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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7410352 | Multi-ring system for fuselage barrel formation An aircraft fuselage barrel (10) includes a skin (12) and a shear tie (18). The shear tie (18) resides within and is integrally formed with the skin (12). The shear tie (18) is separate from and configured for frame attachme... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7353641 | Void forming core formwork for concrete beam To render a formwork (10), having a hollow (11b) defined therein and embedded in the elongated concrete member (40) during casting of a concrete material, to be lightweight, environmentally friendly and inexpensive and to have a sufficien... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7293972 | Mold for molding electric wire protection cap The mold for molding an electric wire protection cap includes an outer mold and an inner mold for forming a cap body of the electric wire protection cap, the inner mold including a first mold member and a second mold member, the first mold member including a project... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7255320 | Mold for a plastic filter A mold, for molding a cylindrical filter having a narrow-pitched mesh structure through resin injection molding, has a cavity divided into sections radially freely attachable/detachable. The sections of the cavity being formed as stacked assemblies bodies each havin... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7243898 | Moulding accessory and method of using same A moulding accessory to form a void around a recessed lifting loop in a moulded concrete product such as a concrete cladding panel. The moulding accessory is formed from a body which is sized and shaped to fit with said lifting loop. The body is hollow, but sufficie... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7213795 | Lifting of precast bodies such as concrete panels An object handling device includes a support body, and an elongate anchor body mounted at the inner end thereof to the support body so as to project from the support body for insertion into an undercut cavity in an object to be handled. At least one anchor lug at or... | 05/08/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7195203 | Wing skin and method of manufacture thereof A simplified structure for a wing skin and wing box wherein the internal surface (2) of an aircraft wing skin panel (1) in the wing box includes a multiplicity of strips (3), each strip being associated with a stringer. The strips (3) hav... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7137609 | Pulling iron pocket, lid and shield A pocket, lid and shield for casting a pulling iron in a concrete structure are described. The pocket includes a slot reinforced with stiffening members for receiving the pulling iron. The pocket also includes a frangible support post for supporting the pulling iron... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7059806 | Hole former for an invert A hole former for a manhole with an invert, which aligns the hole with the invert such that pipes are properly aligned and will not leak or cause damming when connected to the manhole. The hole former has an alignment member with a central aperture as a part of the ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7047703 | Metal framing strut with coiled end portions A building strut is formed as a cylinder having a plurality of contiguous sidewalls. Opposing terminal ends of the sidewalls define the ends of the cylinder. One or more of the sidewall ends are formed as a coiled spiral. These spirals may be formed within one of th... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7028972 | Gasket and mandrel assembly for pipe joints A gasket and mandrel assembly, including a gasket having an annular main body portion with an anchor flange and a pipe sealing portion. The gasket is foldable between a folded position in which the pipe sealing portion is disposed substantially within the main body ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7018480 | Manufacturing method and apparatus of fiber reinforced composite member There is disclosed a method of forming a fabric 1 on the surface of a mandrel 10, infiltrating the formed fabric with matrix, and leaving portions 12a, 12b of the mandrel as integral with the fabric and removing the mandrel ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7004737 | Methods and apparatus for forming concrete structures An apparatus for forming concrete structures includes a first truss module and a second truss module, as well as a first and a second concrete form. The apparatus further includes a first and a second actuator device. Each first and second actuator device is mounted... | 02/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6843462 | Manufacturing apparatus of fiber reinforced composite member There is disclosed a method of connecting a plurality of mandrels to one another to constitute an integral mandrel 10, forming a fabric 1 on the surface of the integral mandrel, and infiltrating the formed fabric with matrix. A plurality of products ca... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6793192 | Process of making integral three-dimensional articles, and mold for making such articles An apparatus and method for molding three-dimensional articles having interstitials. The article has elongate elements and interstitials between the elongate elements. The interstitials may extend entirely through the article, or intercept only the periphery of the ... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6789366 | Lost mould element for manufacturing reinforced concrete flat slabs A lost mold element for manufacturing reinforced concrete flat slabs, which is intended, when used together with other mold elements, for creating voids and for allowing the molding of beams. The mold element is made of a recycled plastic material, having a shape of... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6716012 | Mold for a rubber track A rubber track T has a plurality of guide lugs 50 arranged in two rows, one row being on each lateral edge. The guide lugs 50 of the first row are circumferentially offset from the guide lugs 50 of the second row. The track T is molded on an axi... | 04/06/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6371436 | Placement ring assembly having magnetic securing means A placement ring assembly has inside and outside mandrels releasably fastened together to secure and align a pipe connector gasket therebetween. A permanent magnet of a magnet assembly is inserted through co-aligned openings in the mandrels and is magneti... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6361309 | Injection molding tool for producing a rolling bearing cage for a linear bearing An injection molding tool for producing a cage for a linear bearing in which several rolling elements are positioned in the cage in the direction of its longitudinal extent in the assembled state includes two tool halves each provided with protrusions. Th... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6279867 | Multi-part form of a mold for forming a containment member for molten metal The present invention is directed to a multi-part form, for use in forming an inner wall of a mold. The multi-part form includes a consumable exterior wall for contacting a casting compound. A collapsible intermediate wall contacts an inner side of the ex... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6217000 | Composite fabrication method and tooling to improve part consolidation A method and tooling concept for fabricating complex composite parts is provided. The method and tooling concept use various tooling configurations in order to produce varying magnitudes of thermal expansion at different areas within the tooling concept. ... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6196517 | Placement ring assembly having cushioned knockout assembly A placement ring assembly has inside and outside mandrels releasably fastened together to secure and align a pipe connector gasket therebetween. A permanent magnet of a magnet assembly is inserted through co-aligned openings in the mandrels and is magneti... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6185884 | 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... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6149121 | Apparatus for forming unlined passages through concrete walls Apparatus for creating a sleeveless passage of controlled size and shape through a concrete wall poured in a form including two form plates mounted in fixed, spaced relation separated by a width W comprises a plurality of modular, one piece passage units,... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6116568 | Apparatus for forming voids under concrete floors A reinforced box-like structure for forming a void area in a concrete formation. The structure includes a bottom panel having a plurality of spaced apart, parallel base partitions and a top panel having a plurality of spaced apart, parallel top partitions... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6110402 | Magnetically attached hole form An attachment mechanism for a hole form that is used to secure the hole form to a form wall during a casting process. The attachment mechanism includes a hole form having an opening formed in the face thereof and a magnet assembly which is received in the... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6105924 | Wedge apparatus and mold A wedge apparatus for use with molds and a mold utilizing at least one wedge apparatus. The wedge apparatus includes a pair of attachment portions, each having an attachment surface and a wedge surface, a wedge portion, and a shaft. The wedge portion is s... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6068806 | Method of configuring a ceramic core for casting a turbine blade The internally air cooled turbine cast blade is molded with a ceramic core for defining the interior cavity with coolant passages where the ceramic core is configured to fair radially inwardly at the attachment portion of the blade until they form a singl... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6027094 | Set of parts for use in building and a method of using same The invention relates to a set of parts for use in building, comprising a plurality of separate parts which are assemblable to provide a former for defining a desired configuration in a set settable material, characterised by at least two interengageable ... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5855468 | Method and apparatus for setting foundry core assemblies The present invention permits reliable lifting and inverting of one or more casting core elements and positioning the one or more casting core elements in a mold flask. The invention generally includes an outer frame and an inner frame assembly, which are... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5855808 | Concrete forming member This invention is a paper-based concrete form member and a method for using it. The forms may be made from layers of paper honeycomb material or corrugate. The forms may be structured to be hollow, if so desired. They are principally useful in forming rec... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5820774 | Ceramic core for casting a turbine blade The internally air cooled turbine cast blade is molded with a ceramic core for defining the interior cavity with coolant passages where the ceramic core is configured to fair radially inwardly at the attachment portion of the blade until they form a singl... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5806829 | Concrete hole former A hole former for use in forming a concrete wall section having a hole extending therethrough. The concrete wall section is fabricated in a cavity that is defined by a first and a second form. The hole former comprises a plug and a preferably detachable s... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5792552 | Reusable concrete form panel sheeting The invention relates to concrete form panel sheeting comprising a resinous polymer core defining a concrete-form face and an opposite face, and a concrete-facing surface layer attached to the concrete-form face, the concrete-facing surface layer being ad... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5738885 | Die assembly for molding cylindrical body and cylindrical body produced using same A molding die assembly includes an outer molding die which forms an outer peripheral surface of a cylindrical mold, and, an inner molding die which forms an inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical mold, wherein the outer molding die is comprised of a ... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5720993 | Collapsible core for concrete pipe making apparatus A collapsible core for concrete pipe making machines that are used in the dry cast process when lined pipe are to be produced. The collapsible core of the invention has a moveable front panel joined to two moveable side panels, all of the panels being con... | 02/24/1998 |
