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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7947205 | Method and apparatus for removing a dissimilar material A method and apparatus for efficiently removing a dissimilar material as part of a recycling process, which are free of problems in the terms of worker safety and the work environment, are provided. With the apparatus of the present invention, a working unit is oper... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7794637 | Method of producing tight bezel fits between automotive interior panels and their mating subcomponents A method of producing tight bezel fits between automotive interior panels and their mating subcomponents. The method includes forming at laminate preform, injection molding a substrate layer behind the laminate preform to form a molded automotive interior panel, and... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7578955 | In-mold separated light guides A molded plastic structure (100) can include an in-mold decoration (112) having at least a first illumination feature (108) positioned at a first portion (142) of the molded plastic structure. The molded plastic structure also can include... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7390555 | In-mold-coated automotive interior and other products, and methods for manufacturing same Described are in-mold coated products such as vehicular components, in-mold coating methods, and in-mold coating compositions, involving the use of aqueous acrylic copolymer dispersions, desirably self-crosslinking. ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7364679 | Tactical venting A method of venting a rotational mold at a predetermined condition by actuating an actuating venting assembly pierces the shell of the molded article and introduces a passageway to relieve pressure during the molding cycle. The actuating venting assembly enables a t... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7328080 | Manufacturing methods and systems for rapid production of hearing-aid shells Methods, apparatus and computer program products provide efficient techniques for designing and printing shells of hearing-aid devices with a high degree of quality assurance and reliability and with a reduced number of manual and time consuming production steps and... | 02/05/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7303716 | Two-sided inmold transfer molding method A two-sided inmold molding method utilizing continuous film passing between a stationary mold and a movable mold, which thereby prevents cut scraps from being mixed into a molded product and prevents striking pock from being formed on the molded product, and which i... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7290660 | Storage system having a disposable vacuum bag The present invention provides a storage system having a storage device having at least one polymeric sheet sealed along a portion of its' periphery to provide an opening to a storage space; a resealable closure structure adapted to seal the opening to the storage s... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7270537 | Non-coaxial injection molding valve flow control In an injection molding machine having upstream and downstream channels communicating with each other for delivering fluid material to one or more mold cavities, apparatus for controlling delivery of the melt material from the channels to the one or more mold caviti... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7250128 | Method of forming a via in a microfabricated elastomer structure A method of fabricating an elastomeric structure, comprising: forming a first elastomeric layer on top of a first micromachined mold, the first micromachined mold having a first raised protrusion which forms a first recess extending along a bottom surface of the fir... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7244117 | Method for molding resin member and injection molding apparatus An injection molding apparatus used comprises a molten resin injector 15 for injecting a molten resin, and a die 12 connected to the molten resin injector and communicating with the molten resin injector so that the molten resin is injected into the di... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7238312 | Method and apparatus for forming apertures in foamed polystyrene and other foamed plastic panels An apparatus is adapted to form a plurality of apertures in a panel made from a meltable foamed plastic material. The apparatus has a movable panel support device for supporting said panel and a heating array. The heating array has a plurality of heating elements mo... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7234929 | Injection molding flow control apparatus and method In an injection molding machine having upstream and downstream channels communicating with each other for delivering fluid material to one or more mold cavities, apparatus for controlling delivery of the melt material from the channels to the one or more mold caviti... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7229587 | Blow molded container having holes therein and method and apparatus for facilitating the creation thereof A method and apparatus for facilitating the creation of holes in a blow molded container is disclosed generally comprising first and second mold portions mounted adjacent each other along a seam and a mechanism for creating holes at the seam. In some embodiments, fi... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7217387 | Method of producing tight bezel fits between automotive interior panels and their mating subcomponents A method of producing tight bezel fits between automotive interior panels and their mating subcomponents. The method includes forming at laminate preform, injection molding a substrate layer behind the laminate preform to form a molded automotive interior panel, and... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7204006 | End-stop for zippered resealable closure A method for providing an end-stop for a slider on a resealable thermoplastic bag is provided. The resealable thermoplastic bag includes a profile track having a first side panel and a second side panel. A clip having first and second legs is made to straddle the pr... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7201863 | Magazine for microstructured moulded parts and method for the production thereof This describes a procedure for replicative fabrication and packaging of at least one microstructured molded part as one magazine/molded part composite as well as a magazine with at least one microstructured molded part as one magazine/molded part composite. The firs... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7169341 | Process for producing extruded honeycomb bodies and extrusion die A process is provided for producing extruded honeycomb bodies with passages, in particular as catalyst carrier bodies for the cleaning of exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine. The passages are bounded by wall regions which are at least partly provided with... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7169342 | Injection molding of tubular plastic products A hollow plastic product with a substantially tubular section, two open ends and a thread at the outside of one end of the product is manufactured by injection molding a plastic product with a substantially tubular section, an open end, a closed end and a thread at ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7150625 | Method and system for forming a hole through a blow molded article A blow molding system for forming a hole through a blow molded article includes a mold that houses an outer core pin and a pin support. During the blow molding process, a compression area is created in the mold. After the compression area is formed, the outer core p... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7147814 | Injection molding method and injection mold An injection molding method and an injection mold used therefor are provided, in which a molded product free from burrs, whitening and gate marks can be obtained with a simple structure mold, and it can adequately serve the needs for multicavity molding as well. In ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7141191 | Triple purpose lay-up tool The present invention provides a method and apparatus for use in manufacturing a composite part includes molding a composite part on a lay-up tool, machining a sacrificial portion of a first surface for securing a first hardware device with the composite part while ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7141202 | Method and apparatus for blow molding a bottle with a punched hole in a molded neck recess A method for blow molding bottles having a hole formed in a molded interior recess extending from a top face of a bottle neck includes the steps of: (i) providing a mold having a neck forming cavity with an end flange surface therein; (ii) disposing a parison of mol... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7118697 | Method of molding composite objects Methods for molding a surround over a liner to form a composite shell are provided. The liner is placed in a mold and molten surround material is injected into the mold so as to surround the liner. A surface of a protrusion of the liner abuts the mold so that the su... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7097796 | Method of preparing a decorated molded article A method of preparing a molded article by means of an in-mold decoration process, is described. The method includes, providing a laminate (4) of a plurality of separate releasable thermoplastic labels (14) superposed over a carrier film (26). A ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7077989 | Removal from core mold part of tubular injection molded plastic product formed with two open ends A hollow plastic product with a substantially tubular section, two open ends and a thread at the outside of one end of the product is removed from a core mold part by closing the threaded end of the molded product and injecting compressed air into the molded product... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7070349 | Thin keyboard and components for electronics devices and methods A keypad assembly, the keypad assembly including a keycap layer 110 having multiple user interface key caps flexibly coupled to a carrier portion, a luminescent layer 120 disposed toward a backside of the plurality of key caps, the luminescent layer ca... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7052634 | Method for making a foam sheet having ventilation holes A method for making a foam sheet having ventilation holes includes the steps of: (a) preparing first and second molds, each including lower and upper mold parts separably closed to each other so as to define first and second mold cavities for the first and second mo... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7050876 | Manufacturing methods and systems for rapid production of hearing-aid shells Methods, apparatus and computer program products provide efficient techniques for designing and printing shells of hearing-aid devices with a high degree of quality assurance and reliability and with a reduced number of manual and time consuming production steps and... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7047859 | Optical recording medium-manufacturing apparatus An optical recording medium-manufacturing apparatus which is capable of reducing wear of a cut-forming blade section used for forming a cut in a resin layer, without increasing the component costs of the apparatus. An ultrasonic horn includes a hollow-cylindrical cu... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7040809 | Fastener closure arrangement for flexible packages A flexible package is provided with a shrouded slide fastener closure. Fastener tracks are deformed at each end to provide an end stop to limit slider movement. A stop of reduced area with increased pull off force performance is provided. Features of the end stop in... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040817 | Three-dimensional mounted assembly and optical transmission device A three-dimensional mounted assembly includes a molded body, a plurality of electronic parts sealed with the molded body, a plurality of interconnections electrically connected to the electronic parts and sealed with the molded body wherein part of at least one of t... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7036197 | Stretchable multiple-component nonwoven fabrics and methods for preparing A method for preparing stretchable bonded nonwoven fabrics which involves forming a substantially nonbonded nonwoven web of multiple-component continuous filaments or staple fibers which are capable of developing three-dimensional spiral crimp, activating the spiral... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7029268 | Non-coaxial injection molding valve flow control In an injection molding machine having upstream and downstream channels communicating with each other for delivering fluid material to one or more mold cavities, apparatus for controlling delivery of the melt material from the channels to the one or more mold caviti... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7022275 | Method for the manufacture of a saddle made of composite material, in particular for a bicycle Saddle made of composite material, in particular for a bicycle, comprising a support structure provided with a padding having a seating surface. The support structure comprises a plurality of first layers of high-rigidity composite material having an opening formed ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7018700 | Acoustic absorption polymer foam having improved thermal insulating performance Polymer foams having a good balance of high sound absorption, low thermal conductivity and generally low water absorption are disclosed which are obtainable by perforating (i.e., hole punching) a polymer foam having a moderately large cell size (1.5 mm to 4 mm) and ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7008585 | Mechanism for making openings in plastic parts within a mold tool An assembly disposed within a mold for forming openings in a plastic part includes a punch pin and a backing pin having faces disposed flush with a surface of a mold cavity. The backing pin is disposed opposite the punch pin. The punch pin is driven into the complet... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7008684 | Strandboard molding having holes at angles of 20 degrees to vertical or more Mold apparatus for molded wood strand three-dimensionally carved articles of manufacture using at least one hole punch comprised of a base and a funnel shaped hole-defining portion having a funnel angle of 20 degrees or greater to vertical for producing molded holes... | 03/07/2006 |
