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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8153040 | Method and apparatus for pressing particle mats The invention relates to a method of pressing pressing-material mats during the production of wood-material panels in a continuous press, wherein the continuous press has upper and lower heating plates, upper and lower entry plates, which project on the entry side a... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8080192 | Volume-based dispensing control method A volume-based dispensing control method is capable of enabling a pump to dispense a resin with greatly increased accuracy. The method includes: a preliminary dispensing step in which a resin is dispensed on one or more workpieces with a pump; a volume measuring ste... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8070993 | Composite component and method of manufacturing the same A method of producing a composite component that includes both a structural insert and a plastic casing. According to an exemplary embodiment, the method uses a closed-loop control system and includes the following steps: evaluating the structural insert for various... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7846359 | Moulding method and apparatus A method and apparatus are provided for moulding an article by feeding molten plastics material into a metering cavity (16), feeding a predetermined quantity of the material from the metering cavity into a mould cavity via a transition passage (26) adj... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7727432 | Process and apparatus for quality control of a process for producing concrete articles Methods and apparatus are presented for quality control of a process to produce concrete goods products. The quality control is effected on the basis of measurements that are carried out on the concrete goods products in an intermediate step of the process after sha... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7354539 | Process for gluing wood fragments or chips for semi-finished wood panels and relative gluing apparatus The process includes a weighing operation of a mass of material a glue is to be spread on, and thereafter a spraying operation of glue, variably mixed with steam, so that the glue is spread on the wood chips proportionately to a weight of the wood chips. The gluing ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7347007 | Low pressure high capacity dryer for resins and other granular and powdery materials A vacuum dryer and method for drying granular or powdery material including at least one canister for holding said material being movable among a series of locations including material heating and vacuum drying locations, means for moving said canister among said lo... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7332035 | Multiple orifice applicator with improved sealing A multiple orifice applicator system for dispensing a plurality of rows of fluid material onto a work piece is disclosed. A source of fluid material is in fluid communication with the multiple orifice applicator. The multiple orifice applicator is mounted to a robot... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7326376 | Method and device for controlling the composition of the cellulose containing extrusion solution in the lyocell process A method of regulating the composition of the cellulose-containing extrusion solution in the production of cellulosic molded articles, whereby (a) cellulose is mixed with an aqueous amine oxide solution; (b) the mixture is converted to the extrusion solution by evap... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7323429 | Clay composition A method for pacifying the spent bed material resulting from the synthesis of organohalosilanes and halosilanes by mixing clay with spent bed material. Clay compositions containing at least 10 weight % of clay and spent bed material, as well as ceramic compositions ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318722 | Molded article conveyance apparatus Disclosed is a molded article conveyance apparatus (MACA) configured to convey a plurality of molded articles away a molding machine. The MACA includes a collection of row-dedicated queuing conveyors, wherein each row-dedicated queuing conveyor is configured to conv... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7313499 | Apparatus for characterizing the temporo-spatial properties of a dynamic fluid front and method thereof Methods and apparatus are described for characterizing the temporal-spatial properties of a dynamic fluid front within a mold space while the mold space is being filled with fluid. A method includes providing a mold defining a mold space and having one or more openi... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7312253 | Insulating thermoplastic foams made with methyl formate-based blowing agents A blowing agent blend for making thermoplastic polymer foams comprises methyl formate. The blowing agent blend can further comprise at least one co-blowing agent. The co-blowing agent is either a physical co-blowing agent (e.g. an inorganic agent, a hydrocarbon, a h... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311507 | Power control system for equipment for injection moulding of plastic materials The identification and location of possible faults of operation and/or installation of a hot runner are obtained through the measurement of the absorption of power by the heating resistors applied to the arms and to the injectors of the hot runner. The qualitative a... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7303712 | Method of injection molding and compressive decoration molding a molded product Injection molding of a product and compressive decoration molding of a surface of the molded product are performed using individual cavity molds. A decorative film can be molded efficiently with a thermosetting coating material under suitable temperature control reg... | 12/04/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7261042 | Insensitive munition design for shrouded penetrators A munition and method of making same comprising at least partially surrounding a warhead with a protective barrier comprising pumice and surrounding the protective barrier with a shroud. ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258824 | Method for controlling the injection process and injector unit The invention relates to an injector unit and a method for the control of the injection process into the cavities of injection moulding tools. The novel solution permits the injection of thin-walled injection moulding pieces (76, 77), with both electrically- ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7247010 | Servo control for capsule making machine An encapsulation machine utilizes servo-driven components and a control system to control the encapsulation machine. Servomotors drive the fill supply mechanism, the die rollers and the casting drums. The control system uses a programmable controller to establish re... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7241955 | Method and apparatus for weighing divided portions An apparatus and method for automatically weighing portions of semi-solid matter using a weigh station having a rotating receptacle which receives the portion so that an accurate weight indication of the portion can be taken, and propels the portion from the weigh s... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7238307 | Method for pre-conditioning inserts for injection molding A method is disclosed for pre-conditioning inserts for improved replication during injection molding. The pre-conditioned inserts provide improved bonding with the injection-material and improved replication of complex molding surfaces. The pre-conditioning of the i... | 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 |
| 7234247 | Low pressure dryer A low pressure dryer for granular or powdery material includes a plurality of canisters rotatable about a common vertical axis serially among material heating, vacuum drying and material inventory discharge positions; pneumatic piston-cylinder means for rotating the... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7223086 | Golf ball manufacturing apparatus A golf ball manufacturing apparatus comprises a mold including a cavity for forming a golf ball, an injection molding machine for supplying a molten resin to the mold, a supply portion for supplying a resin pellet to the injection molding machine, and a crushing mac... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7214420 | Molded article A longitudinally extending cellular body of a wood plastic composite is disclosed. The body has at least one wall which extends at least substantially the longitudinal length of the body, and encloses a central cavity which extends a distance that is less than the l... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7195724 | Method of controlling a compounder-type injection molding machine, and compounder-type injection molding machine In a method of controlling the feed amount of compounding materials for a compounder-type injection molding machine with a plasticizing unit, an injection unit, receiving plasticized material from the plasticizing unit, and a metering unit for supply of starting mat... | 03/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7179332 | Process and apparatus for adding glue to a flow of loose wooden material A process and apparatus for adding glue to a flow (L) of loose wooden material, in particular a flow of wood chips and fibers, in which the wooden material is introduced through an inlet (3) into a mixer device (4). The glue is sprayed onto the flow of... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7179071 | Compression molding container preforms An apparatus for supplying a mold charge for a mold cavity in accordance with one aspect of the present invention includes a mold charge chamber having a longitudinal dimension and at least two lateral inlets for supplying resin materials to the chamber such that th... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7172005 | Apparatus for manufacturing a vehicle tire and a belt structure, belt package and crown structure of the tire An apparatus for manufacturing a vehicle tire includes means for preparing and toroidally shaping a carcass structure, preparing and arranging a belt structure as a crown around the carcass structure, and wrapping a tread around the belt structure. The means for pre... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7172716 | Method for blending and fabricating personalized lipstick An apparatus and method for custom blending and fabricating lipstick to the specific demands of individual customers. The present invention provides a kit which enables a user to blend various pigments to arrive at a very specific shade, and then blend the desired s... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7169229 | Moving head, coating apparatus The invention pertains to a coating apparatus and method in which most of the relative movement between a dispensing head and the substrate to be coated is provided by the coating head. The moving head configuration reduces the system footprint and diminishes leveli... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7157028 | Method of making ventilative insole A method of making an insole has the steps: a) Prepare a mold with a cavity therein. The mold has a plurality of protrusions at a portion of a sidewall of the cavity. b) Inject a foaming material into the cavity of the mold. c) Strip the mold to get a piece material... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7144532 | Blowing agent introduction systems and methods The present invention provides blowing agent introduction systems and methods for introducing blowing agent into polymeric foam processing systems. The methods may involve introducing one or more doses of blowing agent into polymeric material in an extruder during a... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7138077 | Process and installation for the production of foam in a continuous slabstock foam process The invention relates to an installation and a process for the production of foam in a continuous block foam process in which the height of a foam-forming mixture along a conveyor is measured and a correcting variable as a function of deviation of the actual height ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7118793 | Three-dimensional foamable structure with wear-resistant feature A foamable structure includes a film shell having a bottom face and a peripheral wall, and a foamable material mounted in the film shell and having a bottom face combined with the bottom face of the film shell, and a peripheral wall combined with the peripheral wall... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7097790 | Method of producing a container closure A method of producing a liquid container closure includes the acts of providing a cap and molding a cap liner on an interior surface of the cap and a grip portion on an exterior surface of the cap. ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7090800 | Mould and method for injection-compression moulding A mold, a molding machine and a method of molding a plastics material in a mold cavity is described which relies primarily on movement of a part of the mold to provide the pressure necessary to force the plastics material melt to fill all the parts of the mold cavit... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7076857 | Method for making foamed products A method for making foamed products includes the steps of: (a) foaming a foamable blank at an elevated temperature; (b) forming a plurality of blind holes in the blank which has been foamed, by using a mold having a plurality of protrusions, the protrusions pressing... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7066689 | Vacuum loading system Apparatus for providing granular material to a loading hopper preparatory to processing includes a receptacle receiving material prior to processing thereof by machinery supplied by the hopper with a top including a first valve for selectably connecting the receptac... | 06/27/2006 |
