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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8163218 | Injection molding machine for two-material molding and method of controlling the same In an injection molding machine for two-material molding including two sets of injection units 11, 12 that plasticize different resin materials and injection-fill the materials, a mold clamping unit is a hydraulic mold clamping unit that mold-clamps three set... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8147741 | Method and manufacturing a glass fiber reinforced article, and a glass fiber reinforced article A glass fiber reinforced article can be manufactured by: applying a mixture of glass fiber and binder over a mold surface of a first mold section to form a glass fiber matrix, wherein the binder comprises an organic solvent based binder capable of holding the glass ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8137606 | Lightweight thin flexible polymer coated glove and a method therefor A lightweight thin flexible latex glove article having a polymeric latex coating that penetrates the front portion of a knitted liner half way or more through the liner thickness and for at least a portion of the knitted liner, not penetrating the entire thickness. ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8123995 | Method of manufacturing product having injection molded portion A molded product includes an already-formed member and an injection molded portion. The already-formed member, which has a joining surface, is placed in an injection molding mold, and the joining surface and the injection molding mold define a molding cavity. The in... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8105522 | Compression mold and molding process An improved compression molding process uses a separation plate 26 disposed between the upper and lower sections 22, 24 of a compression mold 20 for forming a grip with a distinct separation of multiple elastomeric materials. An optional compoun... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8083980 | Plastic object for use in personal hygiene A unitary two component article for personal hygiene, such as a toothbrush, wherein the same is formed by injection molding of two differing plastic materials. The plastics do not adhesively or chemically bond to each other. The two differing plastic parts of the to... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8075825 | Split stator segment manufacturing method A split stator is arranged such that a formed edgewise coil is mounted on a teeth of a split stator core through an insulator, and a resin molded portion is formed excepting long ends of the edgewise coil. ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8071001 | Method and device for manufacturing plungers for medical syringes, plungers obtained thereby, as well as syringe for medical purposes Method for manufacturing plungers for medical syringes, whereby such a plunger (3) consists of at least two parts, namely a longitudinal plunger body (4) made of plastic and a piston body (5) provided at the front end of the plunger body (4 | 12/06/2011 |
| 8066926 | Method of manufacturing reinforced medical tubing Methods for manufacturing reinforced tubing suitable for medical device applications are disclosed. An inner layer is molded around a core to define an inner surface adjacent to the core and an outer surface opposite the inner surface. The outer surface includes one... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8057720 | Injection molding machine and method with pressing device An injection molding machine to prevent a molded piece from being separated from a mold after molds are disassembled from each other includes a first mold, a second mold assembled with the first mold to form a cavity, and a binding device or a pressing device to get... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8052909 | Injection moulding process Method for molding a multi-component manufactured product through injection of plastic materials in a mold comprising on the inside one or more movable parts, characterized in that the movable parts are moved into a first configuration in which at least two distinct... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8048356 | Method for manufacturing key-pad having three-dimensional patterns A keypad having three-dimensional patterns and a method for manufacturing the same. The keypad includes a base layer, a light-guiding plate, a pattern layer, a shielding layer and a keycap layer. The light-guiding plate is overlapped on the base layer. The pattern l... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8038918 | Multiple component container and method of molding same A container and method of forming intimately bonded plastic components including a lower base with a closed bottom and an upstanding peripheral wall, and an upwardly extending ring telescopically engaged with the base and extending from a lower edge at an intermedia... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8029713 | Apparatus and method for manufacturing vehicle door trim and vehicle door trim manufactured using the method A first mold has a core passage, and first and second cavities in fluid communication with each other at the core passage. A second mold has first and second nozzles therein that inject first and second resins to the first and second cavities, respectively. The core... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8025828 | Injection molding device with a rotatable central part The present disclosure relates to an injection molding device with a first mold half and a second mold half, arranged movably with respect to said first half, and a central mold half arranged between said first and second halves and rotatable about an axis of rotati... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8021587 | Method and apparatus for delivering sequential shots to multiple cavities to form multilayer articles Method and apparatus for sequentially delivering multiple shots of polymer material to a plurality of mold cavities to form multilayer articles. A first shot of greater than 50% of the total article weight of a first polymer material is simultaneously delivered to a... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8012393 | Method for manufacturing a multi-shot molded component A method for manufacturing a multi-shot interior trim component within a mold tool, comprising the steps of moving a first mold portion adjacent a second mold portion to define a potential cavity volume; modifying the potential cavity volume to define a first reduce... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7998391 | Method of fabricating an antinoise earplug A method of fabricating an anti-noise earplug having an inner tip serving as a core and an outer tip coupled to the inner tip to surround the inner tip and inserted into an ear includes the steps of: (a) shaping the inner tip; (b) fixing the inner tip to an upper mo... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7998390 | Multi-material injection molding apparatus and method A multi-material injection molding machine includes stationary and moving platens holding cores and first and second injection units for delivering first and second molding materials. The moving platen is slidable towards and away from the stationary platen. Further... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7981344 | Method for manufacturing a storage container for storage of nuclear radiation material A method and a molding plant for manufacturing a storage container for storage of nuclear radiation material, the container having an inner container part of a first thermoplastic material, an intermediate container part of radiation inhibiting material on the outsi... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7976757 | Mold decoration process An in mold decoration process includes inserting a film with decorations into a first mold tool cavity side. The first mold tool cavity side is then engaged with a first mold tool core side, and the film in the first mold tool cavity side undergoes a high-pressure h... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7976756 | Aqua tiles A process for producing mosaics, tiles or various figures where the construction of these items retains the article or design inside the mosaic, tile or figure. The article or design may be of many different themes, such as underwater life including fish, shells and... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7959839 | Method of forming a composite article in a mold A method of forming a composite article having a decal occurs in a mold. The mold includes a surface that defines a mold cavity. A decal is introduced to the surface of the mold. A polyurethane elastomer composition is applied into the mold cavity to form an elastom... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7927535 | Supporting assembly for a lock of a motor vehicle, and method for fabrication of said assembly A supporting assembly for a lock of a motor vehicle having a shell made of plastic material, which defines a housing for a part of the mobile members of the lock and with at least one metal element, which supports respective pins for hinging the aforesaid mobile mem... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7887731 | Method of molding an overmolded beverage closure A method of molding a container closure providing selective fluid communication between an interior of a fluid container and an exterior environment, the method comprising: (i) configuring and closing a mold having a first cavity negatively defining a base of a cont... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7875225 | Method and manufacturing a glass fiber reinforced article, and a glass fiber reinforced article A glass fiber reinforced article can be manufactured by: applying a mixture of glass fiber and binder over a mold surface of a first mold section to form a glass fiber matrix, wherein the binder comprises an organic solvent based binder capable of holding the glass ... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7862758 | In-mold coat-forming method An in-mold coating method for molding a molded product with an excellent external appearance. A resin molded product is kept pressed against a mold cavity surface until immediately before coating. Mold-clamping force in a second step in which the shape of the resin ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7850891 | Method of manufacturing suction cup A suction cup includes a suction cup main body, an attachment surface and a gel layer. The surface of the gel layer serves as a suction surface. In a method of manufacturing a suction cup, a cavity is formed in the inside of a common mold and a primary mold. Next, a... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7837918 | Method of forming a coating layer on the surface of a molded product within a mold An in-mold coating method providing a mold having a specifically formed auxiliary cavity and an in-mold coating formation method which employs said mold, so that it is possible to prevent a coating material from leaking out of the mold, thereby shortening the moldin... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7837917 | Method of forming a molded plastic article having molded extensions In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a method of forming a molded plastic article (2) having a second surface (56) with molded extensions (59), e.g., structural supports, such as ribs, extending therefrom, and a first surf... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7833454 | Molding method and molding apparatus of mold product having thin film at inner surface A molding method involves a first and a second sliding die, a first and a second fixed die, and a sliding film forming chamber. The first, the second sliding dies are moved in directions reverse to each other to take a primary molding position, a film forming positi... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7829003 | Method of making an article A mask is used to make an article having two or more layers. The layers are formed from either a paint or polyurethane elastomer composition. The article is made in a mold including a surface defining a mold cavity and having a first and second effect region. For th... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7811497 | Multi-color injection molded door panel and process A tool for manufacturing a multi-colored plastic automotive part, such as a door panel, is manufactured using multiple molding shots without opening the mold between each shot. The door panel comes out finished with no scuffing, warping, or shrinkage. The process fo... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7807084 | In-mold dual shot masking A method of selectively applying a pattern to a molded part comprises the steps of forming a mold (8); molding a three-dimensional object (10) having at least one face (12) in the mold, the three-dimensional object (10) being formed of a ... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7803300 | Method for making a multi-component lacrosse stick head A multi-component lacrosse stick head, made of at least two materials, including a base lacrosse head structure of one material and one or more overlays made of one or more other materials strategically located on the base structure. The base structure and overlays ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7758789 | Temple bar assembly for eyeglasses A temple bar assembly for eyeglasses is provided having several adjustable members wherein all of the joints are formed by utilizing in-mold-assembly techniques to reduce the assembly steps required to form such a temple bar assembly. The temple bar assembly include... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7758788 | Spray method for forming shells for prostheses Shells for mammary prostheses and other devices are created by spraying a silicone dispersion onto a mandrel. Several coats of dispersion are applied with an interval for evaporation of solvent from the dispersion between application of coats. The shells created are... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7744798 | Method of forming film on molded body, method of producing molded body with film formed thereon, mold for producing molded body with film formed thereon When integrally producing a lamp holder, which is provided with a lamp body and a lens portion, by using a mold-sliding injection system, a lamp holder having a reflection surface formed on the interior surface thereof is produced. A fixed mold is provided with a va... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7744799 | Method for manufacturing at least a surface layer of multilayered trim part The method according to the invention is a moulding method wherein a first layer (21), having a first colour, is produced against a first portion of a mould surface (10) and wherein, in a next step, a second layer (22), having a second colour, i... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7740783 | Film forming mold, film forming method using mold, and film forming control system When forming a film on a work, such as a lamp holder, the work is not set in a film-forming chamber as in the prior art, but a film is formed thereon by using a mold, thereby simplifying the film formation work. A movable mold is matched to a fixed mold in a state w... | 06/22/2010 |