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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8328156 | Techniques for forming solder bump interconnects Interconnects are formed on attachment points of a wafer by performing several steps. A plurality of cavities having a predetermined shape is formed in a semiconductor substrate. These cavities are then filled with an interconnect material to form the interconnects.... | 12/11/2012 |
| 7229542 | Methods of and apparatus for molding structures using sacrificial metal patterns Molded structures, methods of and apparatus for producing the molded structures are provided. At least a portion of the surface features for the molds are formed from multilayer electrochemically fabricated structures (e.g. fabricated by the EFAB™ formation proces... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7192266 | Molding device inserts A molding apparatus for forming a sheet-form fastener product includes a mold roll that is rotatable about an axis of rotation and has a circumferential surface defining a plurality of apertures that extend inwardly from the circumferential surface. Multiple inserts... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7186363 | LED inserting holder integrated type base board and mold therefor A holder integrated type base board made of synthetic resin integrally molded with a plurality of holders for inserting LEDs on a front face side of a base board main body and a mold therefore. The mold includes a first mold for molding a back face side of the base ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7125510 | Microstructure fabrication and microsystem integration Fabrication of a microstructure device includes assembling a mold component and a mold body to form a device mold for the microstructure device. The microstructure device is cast from the device mold, then the mold component is removed from the microstructure device... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7073767 | Mold for self supporting privacy wall An outdoor privacy wall that includes at least one self supporting panel mounted on multiple, spaced apart footings disposed in the ground. The panel features a rectangular shape and has opposing faces bounded by parallel upper and lower edges and a pair of parallel... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7060226 | Pipette tip packaging and transfer system The pipette tip packaging and transfer system comprises a plurality of receiving plates and a transfer member. Each receiving plate includes a plurality of openings for receiving pipette tips in a substantially vertical alignment at a medial position thereof. The lo... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7029265 | Apparatus for producing plastic panels with undercut An apparatus for the continuous and nondestructive production of plastic panels which are provided with undercut anchoring studs, web profiles or other forms of attachment (28) on one or both surfaces comprises a temperature-controlled chill roll (11),... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6997693 | Casting mold half and casting mold for producing contact lenses A casting mold half (5, 5a) for producing contact lenses comprises a mount (50) and an insert (51, 51a), which is arranged at one end of the mount (50) and can be connected to the mount (50) and which has a shaping su... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6993879 | Molded plastic truss work A molded plastic truss work includes an upper grid and a lower grid, with a plurality of interconnecting members interconnecting the grids. The upper grid includes longitudinal members and transverse members that extend between and interconnect the longitudinal memb... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6974775 | Method and apparatus for making an imprinted conductive circuit using semi-additive plating A method and apparatus for making an imprinted conductive circuit using semi-additive plating. A plurality of indented channels is formed on the substrate. The surface is coated with a conductive layer. Portions of the surface other than the indented channels are co... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6908580 | Method and device for producing synthetic panels with undercut, one-piece extensions and a synthetic panel of this type An apparatus for the continuous and nondestructive production of plastic panels which are provided with undercut anchoring studs, web profiles or other forms of attachments (28) on one or both surfaces comprises a temperature-controlled chill roll (11)... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6852420 | Optical device, mold, and method of producing the same According to the present invention, there is provided a mold constituted by an electrically conductive thin plate having a predetermined surface shape, and an electrically insulating reinforcement material, wherein the electrically conductive thin plate and the elec... | 02/08/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6422528 | Sacrificial plastic mold with electroplatable base A sacrificial plastic mold having an electroplatable backing is provided. One embodiment consists of the infusion of a softened or molten thermoplastic through a porous metal substrate (sheet, screen, mesh or foam) and into the features of a micro-scale m... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6379143 | Injection mold An injection molding apparatus for molding a plastic article by fitting an upper mold and a lower mold by pressing and injecting a molten resin through a pin point gate employs a net groove formed at the upper mold and/or the lower mold, said net groove c... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6139309 | Injection molding apparatus An injection molding apparatus for molding a plastic article by fitting an upper mold and a lower mold by pressing and injecting a molten resin through a pin point gate employs a net groove formed at the upper mold and/or the lower mold, said net groove c... | 10/31/2000 |
| 5688193 | Golf ball and mold therefor In a golf ball of the icosahedral dimple arrangement pattern having twenty identical phantom regular triangles projected on its spherical surface, all dimples are arranged within the triangles such that no dimples may intersect the sides of each triangle ... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5660784 | Method of making plastic open frame basket construction A plastic open frame basket is made by molding from plastic material, a tapered body portion, having integrally interconnected smoothly contoured longitudinal rib members and cross members in an interconnected, open frame configuration. A plurality of rai... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5547361 | Tooling for facing a wall Tooling for facing a wall includes a plurality of cavities which are formed by four blades, each of the cavities corresponding to various brick sizes. Six lines of interconnected cavities are attached to a cross beam. Adjacent cavities and lines are space... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5543104 | Method for molding a multi-pack container assembly A method is provided of forming a multi-pack container assembly having at least four containers joined together by a cross or plus shaped frangible web. The method includes the steps of providing at least one male mold member and at least one female mold ... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5456593 | Molding apparatus for articles having internal undercuts An injection molding apparatus is disclosed for forming articles with internal undercuts by the use of lifter heads with transversely extending protrusions. The lifter heads are received in recesses in the mold projections which form the interior of the m... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5356327 | Water grenade balloon A water grenade balloon which, when in the uninflated state, is characterized by: i) a main body having a latex sidewall having thin, outwardly projecting, intersecting longitudinal and latitudinal ribs; and ii), an integral elongate neck terminating in a... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5184664 | Mold for lead casting A mold for lead casting comprising a porous metal material which does not form an alloy with molten lead and which has a thermal conductivity of from 3-15 kcal/(m.multidot.hr.multidot.°C.) and having a percentage of pores having a radius larger than or e... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5129813 | Embossed vacuum bag, methods for producing and using said bag A vacuum bag including a non-porous material having impressed therein a three-dimensional pattern which defines a plurality of interconnected channels, methods for producing the vacuum bag, molding methods using the vacuum bag, and improved composite arti... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5114114 | Molding container for manufacturing glass article In a method of manufacturing a glass article by means of a sol-gel process, a metal alkoxide is hydrolyzed, dehydrated and condensed to obtain a wet gel. A molding container is used for drying and shrinking the wet gel to obtain a dry gel. A bottom wall o... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5108668 | Process for manufacturing device for casting lead grids for electric battery plates In connection with a device for casting lead grids for electric battery plates, a highly porous ceramic mold lining, preferably of zirconium oxide, is prepared by flame-spraying. Such a lining can include a thin surface coating on a profiled, basic metall... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5040966 | Die for making a tetrahexagonal truss structure A mold die includes a hexagonal base having six sides and six vertices disposed around an axis, and a tetrahedron having an apex aligned with the axis of the base. The base is integrated with the tetrahedron to form three congruent parallelogram walls, on... | 08/20/1991 |
| 5005800 | Die for making a tetrahexagonal truss structure A die having a plurality of walls for making a structure includes a die apex, a tetrahedron having tetrahedron edges and a tetrahedron apex that coincides with the die apex, and a hexagonal base located on the opposite end of the die from the die apex. Th... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4881714 | Concrete molding system with tubs Concrete molding apparatus that includes an integral lattice frame having a first set of elongated expanses extending in one direction on the frame and a second set of elongated expanses extending transversely of the first set. These expanses define openi... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4744540 | Casting mold for manufacturing grid plates for lead batteries A casting mold for manufacturing grid plates for lead batteries makes use of easily interchangeable mold inserts for each half of a two-part, external metallic mold holder. The mold inserts are made of a highly porous microfiber nonwoven material, and ren... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4735396 | Substrate for manufacturing single crystal thin films The invention is directed to a substrate for manufacturing single crystal thin films, wherein the substrate is a replica pattern of a monocrystalline or single crystal cleavage plane. Such replica pattern may be formed by pressing a material in a softened... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4733849 | Mold for producing grid plates for lead batteries The accumulations of molten lead which correspond to the lugs and frames of molded starter battery plates can be caused to solidify at the same rate as the much thinner grids of the plates by providing a mold having inserts made from a material whose ther... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4715576 | Apparatus for forming a flexible mask The invention is a flexible mask for use in charging a flowable material into selected cells of a honeycomb structure and is of particular utility in charging a sealing material into the ends of selected cells of such a structure during fabrication of sol... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4670205 | Method of forming a mask The invention is a flexible mask for use in charging a flowable material into selected cells of a honeycomb structure and is of particular utility in chraging a sealing material into the ends of selected cells of such a structure during fabrication of sol... | 06/02/1987 |
| 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 |
| 4483813 | Inside, full 360 degree mold A mold, useful in preparing Tiffany-like lampshades, terrariums and glass lamp bases is described. The process for preparing this mold, which produces sections of a 360 degree unit within which the assembler works, is also described.... | 11/20/1984 |
| 4476913 | Arrangement for pressure welding of a rolling bearing cage Arrangement for the die casting of a roller bearing cage having pockets for the rolling bodies includes an outer housing covering the die casting mold and having guide openings opening at the central planes of the respective pockets and main and auxiliary... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4383670 | Method and apparatus for casting or injection-molding of cages of cylindrical rolling elements In a method and apparatus for casting or molding cages for rolling elements, two slides are provided for each pocket. The slides have an engaging, inclined surface, and are shaped to permit one of the slides to be removed by initially sliding it along the... | 05/17/1983 |
| 4382056 | Continuous process and apparatus for fabricating fiber reinforced plastic grating articles A process and apparatus for the continuous production of fiber reinforced plastic grating articles and other elongated structures of varying cross section configurations are provided wherein continuous strands of fibers are coated with a thermosetting pla... | 05/03/1983 |
