Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7517485 | Liquid vinyl injection molding method and apparatus A method is provided for the formation of a molded article comprising the steps of: providing at least one liquid plastisol composition, providing an injection molding apparatus including an injection barrel, feeding the at least one liquid plastisol composition to ... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7413431 | Injection molding nozzle tip having finned inner insert A series of injection molding nozzle tips having a novel inner insert. The novel inner insert in accordance with the embodiments of the present invention includes a finned profile having flow channels between the finned sections. The finned profile and its associate... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7407379 | Injection molding nozzle An injection molding apparatus is disclosed that includes a manifold having at least one manifold melt channel therethrough, a mold plate defining a gate for transmitting melt flow to a mold cavity, and at least one nozzle including a nozzle body and nozzle tip defi... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7381050 | Snap on flange for injection molding nozzle A nozzle for an injection molding apparatus, including a nozzle body having a nozzle melt channel for receiving a melt stream from a manifold melt channel, and a collar mounted on the nozzle body. One of the nozzle body and the collar has a shoulder formed therein a... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7377768 | Hot runner nozzle with removable sleeve An injection molding hot runner nozzle includes a nozzle body comprising a nozzle core, a nozzle tip, and a melt passage extending through the nozzle body for conveying melt from a manifold through the nozzle tip and to a gate of a mold cavity. A cylindrical sleeve ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7370417 | Method of installing a mold gate insert in an injection molding apparatus An injection molding apparatus including an injection manifold having a manifold melt channel, a mold plate having a mold bore, and a hot runner nozzle located in the mold bore and having a nozzle melt channel. A mold insert including a melt channel includes an uppe... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367796 | Heating cylinder for attachment to an injection nozzle for an injection molding system A hollow heating cylinder for attachment to an injection nozzle for an injection molding system. An elongated heating cartridge is spirally wound on the outside of the cylinder. The heating cartridge contains two electrically heatable heat conductors which are elect... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7329117 | Injection molding nozzle tip A series of injection molding nozzles, one series having a two-piece nozzle (for use with a conventional nozzle housing), another series having a three-piece nozzle (for use with a conventional nozzle housing), and yet another series having a two-piece nozzle (for u... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7316560 | Tool insert for the initial cut of a hot passage nozzle for an injection molding machine Tool insert for the initial cut of a hot-passage nozzle for an injection molding machine, which tool insert (10) accommodates the anterior (tool side) part of a nozzle and is insertable in turn in a suitably dimensioned recess (21) of the tool (20 | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314367 | Hot runner nozzle collar for an injection molding apparatus A collar for an injection molding apparatus includes an upstream end for maintaining a head of a hot runner nozzle in contact with an outlet surface of a manifold and a downstream end for abutting a mold plate. An inner surface of the collar contacts an outer surfac... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7288744 | Injector for equipment for injection moulding of plastic materials An injector for equipment for injection moulding of plastic materials comprising at least one first heating resistor and at least one second heating resistor, which are controlled independently of one another and of which one is wound on a first area of the body of ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7275926 | Quick assembly hot runner nozzle design The present invention is a hot runner nozzle design consisting of a nozzle core with slotted flange seated inside a slotted nozzle housing, a nozzle tip seated on the nozzle core, and a nozzle tip seal seated on the nozzle tip. Furthermore, the present invention is ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7252498 | Hot runner nozzle with melt sealing A modular hot runner nozzle having a variable length includes a first nozzle portion and a second nozzle portion provided in series between a manifold and a mold gate of an injection molding apparatus. The first nozzle portion and the second nozzle portion having re... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7238019 | Injection molding nozzle and tip The present invention provides an injection molding nozzle having a nozzle tip. The nozzle tip includes a body portion and a tip portion that extends from a forward end of the body portion. The tip and/or body portions may include at least one planar surface area on... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7217384 | Device and method for runner-less molding of thermosetting resin and rubber A runner-less molding device for thermosetting resins and rubbers, characterized by a movable runner bush (15), through which an uncured or unvulcanized fluid material kept at a low temperature supplied from a pouring nozzle (31) can flow, is slidably ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7217120 | Hot runner nozzle Hot runner nozzles and a method of assembling a hot runner nozzle. The invention provides a hot runner nozzle including a material tube having a tube cavity therethrough, a tip insertable into the tube cavity, and a cap threadably connected to the material tube, the... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7210917 | Two position double injection molding apparatus An apparatus and method for injection molding of molded products including a first cavity chamber for forming a seal liner, with the first cavity chamber having an outer edge, and a second cavity chamber for forming a shell, with the second cavity chamber having a c... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7210921 | Nozzle for injection moulding of plastic materials Nozzle for injection moulding of plastic materials, comprising a generally cylindrical body with spiral-shaped groove on the external surface, in which a first and a second heating resistor which are independent from each other and which are equipped with respective... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7207795 | Injection molding nozzle tip A series of injection molding nozzles, one series having a two-piece nozzle and the other series having a three-piece nozzle. The two-piece nozzles include an inner and an outer insert portions, and the three-piece nozzles include an inner insert, an outer insert an... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7182591 | Injection nozzle system and injection molding machine incorporating same A nozzle system is provided for an injection molding machine. The nozzle system includes a nozzle tip that is removably connected to a nozzle body with a sealing and mounting sleeve element. The nozzle body includes a first connector for releasably connecting with a... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7179081 | Front-mountable, edge-gating nozzle An edge-gated injection molding apparatus includes a first, rear-mounted nozzle that is coupled to a manifold for receiving a melt stream therefrom. A second, front-mounted nozzle is coupled to the first nozzle by a nozzle link that is provided between the first and... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175416 | Injection molding nozzle structured for cooling at extreme tip A nozzle for injection molding is made of at thermally conductive metal material but is thermally conductively blocked or interrupted. An abrupt reduction in wall thickness and/or a gap in the continuity of thermally conductive material occur along the nozzle materi... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7168941 | Thermal seal between manifold and nozzle A seal is provided between a nozzle and a manifold. The seal provides a melt channel between an outlet of the manifold and a nozzle channel. The seal has higher thermal expansion coefficient than both the nozzle and the manifold to provide an improved seal between t... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165965 | Nozzle tip and seal A nozzle for an injection molding apparatus is provided. The nozzle includes a nozzle body, a heater, a tip, a tip surrounding piece and a seal piece. The nozzle body defines a nozzle body melt passage, which is adapted to be in fluid communication with an upstream ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7160101 | Apparatus for heating a nozzle with radiant energy A system and method provide an injection molding apparatus utilizing radiation energy as a heat source. The injection molding apparatus may includes at least a partially transparent nozzle or may include a thermally conductive nozzle having a nozzle body and a nozzl... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156648 | Injection nozzle with planar heater A system and method for making molded parts that include one or more planar heaters coupled, secured, or releaseably secured to one or more sides of each of the one or more nozzles. The releasably secure coupling allows heater device to be visually inspected, tested... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7157037 | Apparatus for making threaded articles in a plastic injection molding process A Bi-directional rack assembly that rotates one column of threaded cores and unscrews threaded closures while moving in the forward direction. The Bi-directional rack then mechanically changes position to engage an adjacent column of rotating threaded cores and at t... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7137806 | Thermally balanced hot runner nozzle The present invention is directed to a nozzle for an injection molding machine. The nozzle includes a body defining a melt channel. A heater is connected to the nozzle body. A heat distributor is also connected to the nozzle body. The heat distributor is formed of a... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7134868 | Injection molding nozzle with wear-resistant tip having diamond-type coating An injection molding nozzle with a tip portion in the gate area of the mold that has a wear-resistant diamond-type coating. The surface of the tip melt channel that delivers melt to the gate area may also comprise a diamond-type coating. Nozzle seal surfaces in the ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7131831 | Nozzle for injection moulding of plastic materials Nozzle (1) for injection moulding of plastic materials, comprising a generally cylindrical body (2) with spiral-shaped groove (4) on the external surface, in which a first and a second heating resistor (5, 6), which are independent from e... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7131832 | Transfer seal for a removable nozzle tip of an injection molding apparatus A two-piece transfer seal for coupling a nozzle tip to a nozzle of an injection molding apparatus includes a retaining member removably connected to a downstream end of the nozzle and a removably connected nozzle sealing member. The retaining member is comprised of ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7125243 | Removable heater for a hot runner nozzle A heater assembly for an injection molding apparatus comprises a heater sleeve having a threaded inner surface for engaging a threaded outer surface of a nozzle body of a nozzle or a threaded surface of a mold manifold. A clamping element such as a lock nut or a spr... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7118704 | Nozzle and method for making a nozzle with a removable and replaceable heating device A system and method including an injection molding system (e.g., nozzle) having a nozzle body with a heater holding portion that receives a heating device that is releasably secured in the heater holding portion. The nozzle has at least one flat or planar outer surf... | 10/10/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7108503 | Injection molding nozzle A nozzle for an injection molding apparatus is provided. The injection molding apparatus has a mold component that defines a mold cavity and a gate into the mold cavity. The nozzle includes a nozzle body, a heater, a tip, a tip surrounding piece and a mold component... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7108502 | Hot runner nozzle with interlaced heater and sensor The present invention provides an electrically heated nozzle for injection molding which is insulated to prevent conduction of electricity and loss of thermal transmission to the casing, with an electric heater and sensor that are wrapped around substantially the sa... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104466 | Injection molding nozzle with mounting sleeve for temperature sensor In an injection molding nozzle comprising a nozzle body including a passage with a nozzle opening, a thermoelement disposed in the nozzle body and a clamping sleeve disposed on the nozzle body and having an internal cavity with an access opening through which the th... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7066726 | Device and method for melting and conveying material The invention relates to a device for melting and conveying material such as plastic or metal. Said device comprises a conveying channel, which contains an admission opening for the material as well as a discharge opening for the at least partially melted material. ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7018197 | Gap seal between nozzle components A nozzle is provided for an injection molding apparatus. The nozzle includes a nozzle body, a heater, a tip, a tip surrounding piece. The nozzle body defines a nozzle body melt passage, which has an inlet that is adapted to be downstream from and in communication wi... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6988883 | Injection molding apparatus having a nozzle tip and a tip surrounding piece of equal thermal conductivity An injection molding apparatus is provided. The injection molding apparatus includes a manifold having at least one runner that receives melt from a melt source, a heat source for heating the melt, a nozzle in fluid communication with the manifold, and a mold compon... | 01/24/2006 |
