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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8075819 | Tooling system for thermoforming and trimming a heated sheet of material to form a molded part An upper press platen supports an upper mold member slidable vertically within a surrounding upper trim frame. A lower press platen supports a lower trim frame surrounding a lower mold member slidable vertically within the lower trim frame. The lower mold member def... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7981335 | Method and plant for the manufacture of building products A plant and method for the manufacture of cementitious products, viz. cast concrete roof tiles (T), the plant comprising a mixing station (2) where the constituents of a cementitious composition, less an air entraining agent, are admixed under atmospheric pre... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7931838 | Method for making oriented single-walled carbon nanotube/polymer nano-composite membranes Nano-composite membranes and methods for making them are described. The nano-composite membranes a made from a layer of oriented carbon nanotubes fixed in a polymeric matrix. Methods for efficient, facile, and inexpensive fabrication of the nano-composite membranes ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7892467 | Method and apparatus for providing polymer to be used at vacuum infusion The invention relates to a method of producing a shell member of fiber composite material by means of vacuum infusion, where the fiber material is impregnated with liquid polymer, and applying a mould (18) with a mould cavity. In the mould cavity a lower dist... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7842208 | Spinning method A method for spinning a multifilament yarn from a thermoplastic material, where the filament bundle is cooled below the spinneret in a first cooling zone, first of all by means of at least one transverse blowing operation with a gaseous cooling medium and by means o... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7731876 | Spinning method A method is provided for spinning a multifilament thread from a thermoplastic material, including the steps of extruding the melted material through a spinneret with a plurality of spinneret holes into a filament bundle with a plurality of filaments, winding the fil... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7686994 | Method of preparing a conductive film The invention provides a method for producing a conductive film that generates an electric current via field emission of electrons, which method comprises incorporating an electrically conductive material into a thermoplastic polymer. The invention also provides a c... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7682537 | Mold-press forming apparatus and method of manufacturing a formed product A mold-press forming apparatus for applying a molding pressure to a mold containing a forming material to perform press forming includes a loading chamber (that is, an airtight chamber) P1 kept airtight. The loading chamber P1 is connected to a pressur... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7416753 | Breather system for a reciprocating mold plate patty-forming machine A breather air and food product fines pumping system for a reciprocating mold plate food product forming machine pumps air and fines to a collection area. A pumping surface is provided by a rearward facing surface of the mold plate. A pumping chamber is arranged bet... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7413603 | Fiberboard with improved water resistance Articles, including fiberboard, are made from a pumpable, flowable slurry including alpha-calcined calcium sulfate hemihydrate anchored in pores of host particles, alpha-calcined calcium sulfate hemihydrate, a silicone compound, magnesium oxide, and water. The magne... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7381788 | Method for continuous production of polyamide Provided is a continuous production method of a polyamide with stabilized polymerization degree and good quality, particularly an aromatic-containing polyamide. A continuous production method of a polyamide, comprising (a) a raw material preparation step of individu... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7381356 | Rotary powder compression molding machine An apparatus is provided for effectively preventing the scattering and the like of powder material, by maintaining a completely sealed condition, from the supply of the powdery material and the discharge of the molded articles to the cleaning of the interior. A hous... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7368061 | Process and device for the production of elastomer-modified thermoplastics A continuous process for the production of an elastomer-modified thermoplastic is disclosed. The process entails (i) obtaining graft elastomer (D) having residual moisture content of 1 to 50 wt. %, particularly 5 to 50 wt. %, particularly preferably 10 to 40 wt. %, ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7368405 | Process of making silicon—silicon carbide ceramic using biopreform, silicon—silicon carbide ceramic obtained thereby The present invention relates to a process of making silicon-silicon carbide ceramic using biopreform derived from monocotyledonous caudex plant stem. The present invention also provides a silicon-silicon carbide ceramic made using a biopreform derived from monocoty... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7341142 | Elastomer composite materials in low density forms and methods A bale of elastomer composite is formed of elastomer and filler, the bale having a void volume of at least 3%. In another aspect, a container is provided, at least a portion of the container being occupied by elastomer composite pieces of elastomer and filler, where... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7335264 | Differentially coated medical devices, system for differentially coating medical devices, and coating method A method for coating at least a portion of a medical device having an interior is provided that includes holding the medical appliance from an outside surface, inserting a spray nozzle in a first opening accessing the interior of the medical appliance, and spraying ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7322287 | Apparatus for fluid pressure imprint lithography Improved apparatus for imprint lithography involves using direct fluid pressure to press a mold into a substrate-supported film. Advantageously the mold and/or substrate are sufficiently flexible to provide wide area contact under the fluid pressure. Fluid pressing ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7323129 | Systems, methods and apparatuses for manufacturing dosage forms Systems, methods and apparatuses for manufacturing dosage forms, and to dosage forms made using such systems, methods and apparatuses are provided. Novel compression, thermal cycle molding, and thermal setting molding modules are disclosed. One or more of such modul... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320582 | Encapsulating fibrous inserts with molding material Disclosed is a molding system. According to an aspect, the molding system includes molding-system elements configured to process a molding material. The molding system includes a mold surface configured to cooperate with the molding-system elements. The molding syst... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7317072 | Process for the production of polyarylene sulfide resins The present invention is a process for the production of polyarylene sulfide based resin, wherein in washing a polyarylene sulfide based resin with a mixed solvent of an aprotic organic solvent and water in a softened or molten state, the polyarylene sulfide based r... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7311866 | Method for creating a mold for a knee brace and a knee brace Disclosed is a method for producing a three-dimensional composite structure and a method for producing the mold for the three-dimensional composite structure. The mold is formed of at least one rigid die member and a second thermoplastic die member. The second therm... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7300611 | Capacitance controlling process Process for controlling the capacitance value (C1) of a tubular sheath (1) formed by extrusion of an insulation compound (2) on an electrical cable (3) in an extrusion head (4), a foaming agent (FA) being introduced in... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7279438 | Coated insulation board or batt An insulation composite for attenuating energy or sound transmission has a body layer of insulating material with a roughly textured face and a uniform thickness solid cover layer permanently embedded in the body layer to a partial depth so that material of the body... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7276139 | Method for concentrating solution An low concentration dope is fed through a nozzle into a concentrating apparatus, and flash evaporation of the low concentration dope is performed at an end of the nozzle. The low concentration dope is concentrated thereby to an concentrating dope which is contained... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7250124 | Structural reinforcement article and process for preparation thereof The invention is a process for the preparation of article comprising placing a film on each inner surface of each part of a two part mold; placing an article in the mold with film located between the surface of the mold and the article such that there is a small spa... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7247415 | Process for preparing toner particles and toner particles Toner particles are prepared by a process comprising providing an extrusion apparatus; adding resin particles and additive particles to a supply means in the extrusion apparatus; adding the resin particles and the additive particles to a blending chamber in the extr... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7238308 | Process for the infiltration of porous carbon composites A process form producing ceramic composites comprising metal carbides, which comprises the steps production of a porous carbon-containing intermediate body, infiltration of the intermediate body with the melt of a carbon-forming metal, reaction of at least part of t... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7235506 | Silicon carbide matrix composite material, process for producing the same and process for producing part of silicon carbide matrix composite material Silicon carbide matrix composite material (1) comprises silicon carbide matrix (2) as a host. The silicon carbide matrix (2) comprises first silicon carbide phase (3) of 0.1 to 10 μm average crystal grain diameter and second silicon carb... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7232589 | Process for dispersing a reinforcing layer in a layered article A process for covering at least a portion of an article with covering material, applying a wet material composition between the cover material and a core material of the article, and de-watering the wet material to form a reinforcing layer. ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7220397 | Modified oxygen reduced valve metal oxides Pressed material such as anodes are described and formed from oxygen reduced oxide powders using additives, such as binders and/or lubricants. Methods to form the pressed material are also described, such as with the use of atomizing, spray drying, fluid bed process... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7214338 | Method and device for producing an electric insulator made from plastic A device including, and a method for producing, an electric insulator made of plastic, the insulator having a centrally arranged core made of glass fiber reinforced plastic, and having a plurality of insulation screens arranged coaxially around the core in an offset... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7214333 | Electrodes for solid state gas sensor A mixed potential electrochemical sensor for the detection of gases has a ceria-based electrolyte with a surface for exposing to the gases to be detected, and with a reference wire electrode and a sensing wire electrode extending through the surface and fixed within... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7207424 | Manufacture of carbon/carbon composites by hot pressing A mixture of carbon-containing fibers, such as mesophase or isotropic pitch fibers, a suitable matrix material, such as a milled pitch is compressed while resistively heating the mixture to form a carbonized composite material. Preferably, the carbonized material ha... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204946 | Method for forming a golf ball A method and apparatus for forming a golf ball or components of a golf ball is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes the steps of forming a die having an opening having a perimeter comprising plurality of inwardly convex surfaces; preparing a golf ball com... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7192546 | Methods of forming shaped articles from suspensions The invention relates to methods of forming shaped articles from suspensions which include ceramic or metallic powder, or from solutions or suspensions which include one or more pharmaceutical substances or other components. The method comprises the steps of: (a) co... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7189345 | Method for vacuum assisted resin transfer molding A method for vacuum assisted resin transfer molding a composite structure including fibers at least partially surrounded by resin using a mold including a tool having a surface shaped to correspond to the composite structure and an inflatable bladder for forcing the... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7186457 | Cellulosic composite component A component such as a siding panel comprised of a PVC/wood flour composite. Another embodiment is a component such as a siding panel that is made from a PVC/CPE/wood flour composite. The cellulosic composite may be extruded through a die and then bent into the shape... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7160492 | Orthopaedic device for implantation in the body of an animal and method for making the same A method of preparing a orthopaedic implant which includes removing low-molecular-weight compounds from a mass of polymeric material from which the implant is made. ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7153115 | Optical fiber cooling tube An optical fiber cooling tube includes an internal cavity through which an optical fiber passes and a set of injection passages that are distributed along the tube, open into the cavity, and are oriented in a contraflow direction relative to the direction in which t... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7147892 | Monolith coating apparatus and method therefor Apparatus for coating a support such as a monolithic catalyst support (5) comprises a dispenser (1) for dispensing a predetermined quantity of coating liquid, a containment (2) for the liquid and a source of vacuum (8, 9) which can be act... | 12/12/2006 |