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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8101112 | Process for injection molding resin with plant material A process for producing a molded article includes the mixing step of mixing a plant material, water and a thermoplastic resin to obtain a molding material, and the injecting and molding step of injecting the molding material in a molding die and molding the molding ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 7985366 | Transferring materials to polymer surfaces A method of providing at least one heat sensitive material on at least part of a surface of a polymer article formed from a heated polymer whose temperature is sufficient to adversely affect the at least one heat sensitive material, wherein an at least partly textur... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7670539 | Method and apparatus of injection molding using a heat-transfer enhancing layer The injection molding apparatus includes a cavity mold formed with a cavity surface for defining a cavity in which a molten injection material is injected, a core mold formed with a core surface for defining the cavity upon engagement with the cavity mold and instal... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7615180 | Method for injection molding with direct insert thermal control A hardware configuration and related method for straight injection molding of ophthalmic lenses using thermal control fluid circulating within a closed channel located interior of the insert. The channel is closed by a no-leak valve. The adjusting body is equipped w... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7445743 | Molding tool, and method of making plastic articles A mold portion of a molding tool for making plastic articles includes a base body defining a cavity surface and having formed therein at least one heating channel, and at least one cooling channel separated from the heating channel and having a cross section which i... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7421310 | Method and apparatus for controlling cooling rates during post-mold cooling of a molded article Disclosed, amongst other things, is a method, molding machine, and computer-readable product for post-mold cooling a molded article (2), comprising balancing cooling rates between portions (2′, 2″, 2′″) of the molded article (2). ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7413696 | Method and injection molding machine for the production of elastomer and duromer molded items A method for the production of elastomer and duromer molded items in an injection molding process using an injection molding machine with a respectively separately heatable filling unit, injection unit and cross-linking tool. The filling unit is heated to a temperat... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7291304 | Coinjection molding cooled shooting pot cylinder Coinjection molding shooting pot cooling apparatus and method are configured to cool a shooting pot cylinder which, in combination with a shooting pot piston, injects a melt through a coinjection nozzle having at least two melt channels ending at the same gate. Pref... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7264464 | Cooling tube with a low friction coating An intimate fit preform cooling tube with an inner mating surface that includes a polymeric coating to increase its lubricity and thereby reduce friction with a preform to be engaged therewith. The cooling tube of the present invention substantially reduces or elimi... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7258541 | Thermal expansion compensation support An improved thermal expansion compensation manifold support is disclosed. The support includes a spring having a barrel and a skirt extending from the barrel, the skirt forming a recess. The spring has a first shoulder extending into the recess, and an end opposite ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7246937 | Golf ball mixing and dispensing apparatus The present invention provides an apparatus and system for mixing castable polyurethanes for dispensing into a golf ball mold for application to a golf ball sub-assembly. The apparatus comprises a mixing block for merging together at least two polyurethane component... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7235208 | Dust core A dust core consists essentially of ferromagnetic powder; and an insulating binder, in which the ferromagnetic powder is dispersed; wherein the insulating binder is a silicone resin comprising a trifunctional alkyl-phenyl silicone resin and optionally containing an ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7229584 | Method and apparatus for injection molding multi-component mixtures In a method and apparatus for injection molding a multi-component mixture, in particular liquid silicone rubber; a starting material, containing at least two components and, optionally, at least one additive, is conveyed from a storage and metering assembly through ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7201861 | Method for injecting resin in a mould containing a fibrous preform To produce a large-size item using the RTM technique, only two reservoirs (16a, 16b) are used which are alternately connected to the mould (10). When one of the reservoirs is empty, it is replaced by another reservoir full of resin... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7189071 | Telescopic manifold nozzle seal An injection molding apparatus including a manifold having a manifold melt channel, a nozzle having a nozzle melt channel, a slidable seal having seal melt channel located between the nozzle and the manifold melt channels, and a biasing element that provides sealing... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7156647 | Device for cooling and thermal conditioning of a tubular object A device (1) for cooling and/or thermal conditioning of hot preforms or parisons (6), in particular of parisons for the production of blow-moulded bottles made of plastic material, limits and/or reduces the deformations of said parisons during cooling ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7153929 | Copolymers, devoid of rubber, with low residual monomer content and a method and device for producing the same Rubber-free copolymers of unsaturated monomers selected from the group comprising styrenes and vinyl cyanides are disclosed. The copolymers that contain 65 to 80 wt. %, of styrene and 20 to 35 wt. % of acrylonitrile are characterized in their low content of residual... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7132071 | Method of molding using a plunger machine with a tapered bore A method of molding reinforced polymer compositions using a molding machine with a tapered bore is provided. The method has particular application in molding polymer that is reinforced with particles having an aspect ratio that is greater than 1:1. The plunger machi... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7128549 | Cooling mechanism for cooling electric driving part of injection molding machine and cooling method for the same A cooling mechanism for cooling an electric driving part of an injection molding machine, includes a cooling part for cooling the electric driving part; and an actuating part actuated by being supplied an actuating fluid, the actuating fluid being in fluid communica... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7118703 | Heat dissipation device for and method of dissipating heat from a nozzle An injection molding apparatus comprises a manifold having a manifold channel for receiving a melt stream of moldable material under pressure. A nozzle having a nozzle channel receives the melt stream from the manifold channel and delivers the melt stream through a ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7104780 | Platen mounted post mold cooling apparatus and method Platen-mounted, post-mold cooling apparatus and method includes structure and/or steps for handling molded parts in an injection molding machine having a fixed platen, a moving platen, a core half, and a cavity half. A take off device coupled to the fixed platen is ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7105123 | Heat dissipation device for and method of dissipating heat from a manifold An injection molding apparatus comprising a hot runner manifold, a heater coupled to the manifold and a heat dissipation device coupled to said manifold, wherein said heat dissipation device reduces hot spots on said manifold caused by uneven heating. ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7056465 | Post mold cooling apparatus and method having transverse movement Post mold cooling apparatus and method having transverse movement preferably includes structure and/or steps for cooling a plurality of plastic articles molded on a row of mold cores. A post mold cooling device is provided having (i) a first row of cooling tubes con... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7052270 | Post mold cooling apparatus Post mold cooling apparatus and method having transverse movement preferably includes structure and/or steps for cooling a plurality of plastic articles molded on a row of mold cores. A post mold cooling device is provided having (i) a first row of cooling tubes con... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7045085 | Elastomer composition and methods for using same A bench-top molding process is disclosed in combination with an apparatus designed to heat a molding composition. In accordance with the present invention, the molding composition contains a thermoplastic elastomer and a plasticizer. The thermoplastic elastomer can ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7014810 | Method of producing solid shape forms containing an active ingredient The present invention relates to an apparatus for producing solid active ingredient-containing forms from an active ingredient-containing formulation which comprises at least one polymeric binder. The apparatus according to the invention has at least one extruder | 03/21/2006 |
| 6994540 | Injection molding system and pellet feeding unit In a conventionally used injection molding apparatus, undried resin pellet is put in a drier of a predetermined temperature and water and gas in the undried resin pellet is completely removed, and the dried pellet deprived of water and gas is thrown into the injecti... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6986653 | Post mold cooling apparatus and method having transverse movement Post mold cooling apparatus and method having transverse movement preferably includes structure and/or steps for cooling a plurality of plastic articles molded on a row of mold cores. A post mold cooling device is provided having (i) a first row of cooling tubes con... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6967053 | Durable, open-faced retroreflective prismatic construction Retroreflective sheeting and a method for making the same includes a plurality of open-faced cube-corner surfaces formed from a substantially rigid material to keep the cube-corner surfaces from flexing. An optical coating is formed on the surfaces, and a fill layer... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6960072 | Hot sprue bushing A hot sprue bushing is provided for transporting plasticized material from an injection nozzle to a mold cavity while controlling the temperature of the plasticized material. The hot sprue bushing has an elongate body having an inlet end for receiving the plasticize... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6951452 | Cooling station for post mold cooling of plastic pieces Method and apparatus for cooling molded plastic pieces preferably includes a take out structure/step configured to hold the plurality of plastic parts oriented such that closed ends thereof are disposed toward an inside of the take out structure and open ends thereo... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6913453 | Apparatus for protecting thermocouple circuits in thermoplastic injection moulding equipment An apparatus for protecting thermocouple circuits in an injection molding system includes a protection circuit for each thermocouple pair. The protection circuit includes a resettable fuse disposed in series with each thermocouple wire for preventing high leakage cu... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6911266 | Blow-molded articles with decorative finish A blow-molded decorative article is disclosed which comprises a plurality of different polymers having different melt flow rates that cause inter-dispersion of the polymers upon blow-molding. The article is blow-molded from a multiple layer parison that a plurality ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6872067 | Mould tempering The invention relates to an injection mould (1) for producing three-dimensional components. The mould has a system (2) for mould tempering having at least one groove (12) which is arbitrarily extended between two points in the available volume o... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6855282 | Method of fabricating a lubricant-integrated load/unload ramp for a disc drive A method for fabricating a disc drive load/unload ramp incorporates a disc drive compatible lubricant as the mold releasing agent. A mold having a load/unload ramp cavity is sprayed with a predetermined amount of disc drive compatible lubricant so that the finished ... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6852263 | Semiconductor device and process for producing the same, and tablet comprising epoxy resin composition A tablet for producing a semiconductor device with substantially no bowing, comprising an epoxy resin composition comprising an epoxy resin and a curing agent, wherein the tablet has the characteristic of an amount reduced by heating being less than 0.05% by weight;... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6835345 | Molded object with better short-time deflection temperature under load properties A molded object is manufactured by a process, comprising: a) preparing a shaped object by molding a formulation of: 35 to 100% by weight of a thermoplastic polyester, 0 to 60% by we... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6817855 | Apparatus for post mold cooling of plastic pieces Method and apparatus for cooling molded plastic pieces preferably includes a take out structure/step configured to hold the plurality of plastic parts oriented such that closed ends thereof are disposed toward an inside of the take out structure and open ends thereo... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6773756 | Process to manufacture three dimensionally shaped substrate for sound abatement The present invention is directed to a process for the manufacture of three-dimensional acoustically sound automotive insulation parts. In particular, the process includes mixing a two component polyurethane resin, applying the resin to a substrate, molding the subs... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6764737 | Method of producing information recording medium, production apparatus and information recording medium A method of producing an information recording medium having enhanced planarity with high productivity, comprising steps of processing a surface of a disk substrate by satin-like finishing, heating and pressing the disk substrate through compression using a stamper ... | 07/20/2004 |
