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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8052115 | Insert molding apparatus An insert molding apparatus includes a first mold and a second mold. The first mold has at least two cavity plates which cooperatively define at least one receiving groove therebetween. At least two connecting elements each have its one end positioned in one of the ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7407832 | Method for manufacturing semiconductor package A die for encapsulating an IC structural body having bonding wires with a molten resin is provided with at least one first half having an ejector-pin-through-hole and at least one second half coupled together to form a cavity therebetween. An ejector pin having a mi... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7335006 | In-mould labelling An In-Mould Labelling process comprising: clamping a label within a mould void of an injection moulding tool; and injecting material into the mould void while the label is clamped. An In-Mould Labelling process comprising: placing a label between a first mould void ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7314590 | Method of preparing a coated molded plastic article A gasket (1) having a reversibly compressible lower portion (17), and an upper portion (14) having at least one upwardly extending extension, is described. The upper portion (14) of the gasket (1) includes a first (34) and o... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7258246 | Baking tray A tray for use in baking bread, baguettes, crusty rolls, or the like comprising a contoured baking sheet fabricated from a single piece of material and at least one support member attached to the baking sheet. The support member includes a plurality of protrusions t... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7195730 | Method for making centralizers for centralising a tight fitting casing in a borehole Method for the centralization of drill casings in a tight borehole, both vertical and deviated, comprising the following operations: Application on the casing section in question, of an adherence strip equipped with one or more housings and rapid adjustable lever cl... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7189601 | System and method for forming mold caps over integrated circuit devices A compression molding method for forming a mold cap over an integrated circuit structure is provided. A film is positioned adjacent a first die structure such that a mold block coupled to the film is located in a die cavity in the first die structure. The mold block... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7178779 | Resin molding die and production method for semiconductor devices using the same A resin molding die includes: a cavity; a resin inlet through which a liquid resin to be cured is injected into the cavity; and an air vent through which air is released to an exterior space of the resin molding die during injection of the resin, the air vent being ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7172716 | Method for blending and fabricating personalized lipstick An apparatus and method for custom blending and fabricating lipstick to the specific demands of individual customers. The present invention provides a kit which enables a user to blend various pigments to arrive at a very specific shade, and then blend the desired s... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7160568 | Method for making a triangularly-shaped, baked dough product Confectionery, such as a tart and pie, is sequentially made. A generally rectangular mold is filled with food dough. The food dough is baked and taken out of the mold. The food dough is cut and divided in a zigzag pattern into generally triangularly-shaped food doug... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7160495 | Stator core resin molding method An apparatus and method of forming a resin film on a surface of a stator core including a ring-shaped yoke portion, a plurality of teeth each protruding from the yoke portion in a radial direction, and a plurality of slots formed between the teeth, including forming... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156632 | Injection mold for display panel of washing machine Disclosed is an injection mod for a display panel of a washing machine, by which the display panel can be simply formed in one body. The present invention includes a first mold having a first film attached to an inside and a second mold assembled to the first mold t... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7156360 | Formwork system for forming transitions of reinforcement between concrete components and/or as termination of concrete formworks The invention concerns a formwork system (1) for forming a transition of reinforcement (8) between a concrete component and a further concrete component located adjacent thereto in a connecting direction (14), comprising two formwork elements ( | 01/02/2007 |
| 7153462 | Injection casting system for encapsulating semiconductor devices and method of use An injection casting system for encapsulating semiconductor products and method of use includes a mold unit having a cavity, a substrate material placed against the cavity, the cavity being filled by a liquid dispenser in contact with the bottom of the cavity and a ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7040884 | Apparatus and process for forming plastic laminated panels A system for manufacturing foamed plastics laminated panels at a high volume is disclosed. Press modules include a pair of opposed spaced open frame members with longitudinal raised sections attached to perpendicular supports. The open frame members move relative to... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7028973 | Structure for foaming die for forming headrest A structure of foaming die for forming a generally inverted-L-shaped headrest, which is designed to receive and enclose an incomplete headrest unit comprising a hollow trim cover assembly of a generally “inverted L” shape having a horizontal upper portion and a ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6964137 | Undercut anchoring element for fixing plates and/or tiles Elements of laminar bodies (1) made of metal or other material are disclosed, so shaped as to be inserted into straight undercut notches (3) made on plates and/or tiles (2). The laminar bodies (1) have such a sufficient length to protrude... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6911719 | Lead frame for resin sealed semiconductor device A molding equipment for a resin shielding semiconductor device includes a lower platen having a lower cavity, and an upper platen having an upper cavity, and a recess which is adjacent to the upper cavity. A lead frame has an opening serving as a passage of resin. T... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6830443 | Molding apparatus for minimizing flash on sealing filter gasket In order to prevent the formation of flash and air bubbles on a gasket used to seal a filter element when the filter element is mounted in a housing to filter a fluid, a molding apparatus comprises first and second mold components cooperating to define a mold cavity... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6824373 | Foaming die for forming an armrest A foaming die for forming an armrest, which includes a pair of core die elements in addition to comprising upper and lower dies in which a trim cover assembly with a frame provided there is to be placed for foaming process. Both of the upper and lower dies have, for... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6796781 | Waterproof apparatus for terminal connecting portion of sheathed wire An apparatus in which a pair of hollow molding portions 53 and 54 for molding in which a terminal connecting portion with a terminal fitting 20 crimped onto a conductor 11 at a tip portion of a sheathed wire 10 is accommodated and ... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6709253 | Die for waterproof molding Connector terminals 13 connected to ends of respective electric wires 12 are inserted into an electric wire insertion section 11b formed in a housing body 11 of a waterproof connector 10. The connector terminals 13 ar... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6623678 | Method of making a prototype golf club grip A method of making a prototype golf club grip includes the steps of providing a two-piece mold having a main chamber and a pair of blind bores extending from opposed ends of the main chamber, providing a mandril having an intermediate section and opposite... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6604326 | Universal brick-back holder A holder comprising a rigid base bar having a pin end and a stabilizing end; a rigid stabilizing bar having a base end and an opposite end, with the base end of the rigid stabilizing bar being rigidly attached to the stabilizing end of the rigid base bar,... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6582213 | Tool for producing a filter cartridge The bellows (6) of a filter cartridge is inserted into an injection-molding die (3) and provided with the plastic frame (24) by an injection-molding process. The surfaces of the die (3) that lie opposite one another are provided, at least at their edge su... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6505809 | Shaping and molding pan An apparatus and method for shaping and molding material having two sidewalls, two end walls, a bottom and at least one partition. The two sidewalls have grooves spaced at predetermined intervals on an inside surface for receiving a partition and a bottom... | 01/14/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6347781 | Concrete hole former with embedded gasket A hole former assembly used to form a reusable hole former assembly used during the construction of a manhole base. The hole former assembly of the present invention aligns the center of the formed hole in the concrete manhole base sidewall with the cente... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6305921 | Saw tooth mold A device and method for molding integrated circuit packages including a semiconductor integrated circuit chip and a lead frame with a plurality of leads is disclosed. The device is formed of top and bottom mold dies having intermating teeth that provide a... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6276913 | Mold for resin sealing In the surface of a lower die 104 in a resin sealing mold, a region where an external leads 18 of a lead frame 12 and its peripheral regions having a width of 0.1 mm are mirror-finished to form a mirror-face region 22. The other region than the mirror-fac... | 08/21/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6082700 | Anchor positioning insert A removable anchor positioning insert for forming a recess in a face of a concrete structure and for the simultaneous positioning of an anchor within the recess. The insert includes a resilient body having an upper surface connected to an arcuate lower su... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6050540 | Mold assembly for making customized lipstick colors A multi-part mold assembly, which may be incorporated in a kit assembly along with other structural components, to form a lipstick product which is either formed from a plurality of unused remnants of previously used lipstick products or a "customized" li... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5954261 | Welding mold and method A mold for joining conductors such as stranded cable to each other and to other elements such as a ground rod is formed of two or more parts. The mold formed by the parts includes a weld chamber. Exothermic welding material in a crucible above forms molte... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5935481 | Molding apparatus In order to prevent the formation of flash on a gasket used to seal a filter element when the filter element is mounted in a housing to filter a fluid, such as air for an internal combustion engine, a molding method and apparatus utilizes a pair of mold c... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5902071 | Plastic permeable groyne system A system of plastic pipes which are anchored vertically in place along a shoreline by a concrete form that will position the pipes with a specific distance between pipes. Once the pipes are positioned, a concrete cap will be poured to permanently secure t... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5802802 | Arrangement at a beam or building element and a mould for making a beam or building element A web for trusses, trusses with at least one chord including a cast slab and also chords for a slab in a cast member, manufactured from bar, wire or strip material, which like diagonals in a lattice girder are inclined in relation to the longitudinal dire... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5778966 | Golf club head molding apparatus The apparatus includes an upper die, a replaceable first core member fixed to the cavity of the upper die by a screw, a titanium face plate for golf club head attached to the first core member and having notches and cuts for binding of molten alloy, a bot... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5776512 | Apparatus for encapsulating electronic packages A printed wiring board with either a pin grid array, a ball grid array, a land grid array, etc. of electrical contacts is prepared with a heat sink attached in the usual manner. A passage is provided either in the printed wiring board or in the heat sink ... | 07/07/1998 |