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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8119044 | Device and method for plasticization control of electric injection molding machine {Problem} The exact method with small time-lag of detecting screw back pressure for controlling the screw back pressure in the plasticizing process of an electric-motor driven injection molding machine without using a pressure detector has been asked for because the... | 02/21/2012 |
| 7871548 | Process for producing polymer oriented crystal, polymer oriented crystal produced by said production process, and method for determining critical elongation strain rate of polymer melt A method and means for determining a critical elongation strain rate of a polymer melt, which make it possible to subject a polymer melt to elongation to prepare a bulk oriented melt, are established, and a process for producing bulk polymer oriented crystals and po... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7754117 | Sheet forming apparatus and method of controlling the same The present invention enables an automatic roll gap adjustment, thereby facilitating operations at a set-up or when changing forming conditions. Specifically, one embodiment of the present invention controls a sheet take-off speed (a roll rotation speed) in accordan... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7695655 | Method for cutting ceramic molded body and method manufacturing honeycomb structured body A molded body cutting apparatus according to the present invention comprising a first conveyer member that conveys an extrusion-molded pillar-shaped ceramic molded body a cutting member that moves in a direction parallel to a movement direction of the above mentione... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7648658 | Alternate polymer extrusion method with reduced drool An alternate polymer extrusion method and system reduces “drool” effects that detract from precise control over the content of two or more materials in an extrudate along its length. In the system, two or more extruders direct melt to two or more gear pumps. Con... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7597828 | Injection molding valve flow control Apparatus for controlling the rate of flow of fluid material through an injection molding flow channel leading to a mold cavity, the apparatus comprising: a pin having a longitudinal length and a diameter slidably mounted in an ape... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7556754 | Method and apparatus for generating an injection speed pattern Shape information of a molded article is used to determine cross sectional information. Injection speed pattern data is generated based on parameter information such as the cross sectional area of a barrel cylinder, the filling time interval, the injection stroke, e... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7553436 | System and method for optimizing tablet formation by a rotary press machine Rotary press machine including dies, pairs of upper and lower punches with a part of each lower punch being movable in a respective die to selectively enable formation of a cavity in the die, a feeding system for feeding powder material into the cavities, when prese... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7468152 | Process for forming bioabsorbable implants A process for forming a rod of bioabsorbable polymeric material includes extruding the material at a temperature above its melting point at a controlled rate of between 0.4 to 20 feet per minute to form a continuous rod. The continuous rod is then cooled by passing ... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7425291 | Apparatus and method for extrusion of thin-walled tubes The present invention provides an apparatus and method for manufacturing polymeric thin-walled tubular members, which are well-suited for use as vascular grafts. The apparatus of the present invention enables extrusion of a tubular member having an extremely thin wa... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7410602 | High flow rate dialysis catheters and related methods High flow rate catheters, and related methods, are useful in dialysis and other procedures. A catheter according to the invention comprises a hub and a generally elongated conduit. The conduit has a substantially continuous and smooth wall. The conduit also defines ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7393482 | Process for applying sleeve to pole and sleeved pole A plastic sleeve is applied to a pole of varying cross-sectional area. A series of poles are advanced along their lengths through the opening of an extruder die, plastic is extruded onto the pole to form a cylindrical sleeve, and the rate of advancement of the pole ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7364686 | System and method for printing and supporting three dimensional objects A method for printing and supporting a three-dimensional (3-D) object is provided. The method of printing can include dispensing a first interface material for the construction of the three-dimensional object, dispensing a second interface material to form a support... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7351243 | High strength bioresorbables containing poly-glycolic acid Polymer compositions comprising poly-glycolic acid (PGA) or a functional derivative thereof with a tensile strength of at least 1200 MPa are disclosed. Processes suitable for manufacturing said compositions are also described, comprising rendering PGA into an amorph... | 04/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7344665 | Coating die with expansible chamber device An apparatus comprising a die having at least one application slot. The slot is in fluid communication with a die cavity. An expansible chamber device is disposed within the die cavity and changes volume in response to changes in pressure within the expansible chamb... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7320766 | Overdyeable pigmented polymeric fiber and yarns and articles made therefrom Dyed yarns typically have inferior color fastness compared with pigmented yarns. However, dyeing offers a virtually infinite selection of colors, flexibility and more uniformity than constructions of pigmented yarns in residential carpet and other yarn applications,... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7320583 | Apparatus and method for producing colored extruded food products An apparatus and associated method for varying the color and/or flavor of an extruded food product during a single production run of a single extrusion device. The apparatus includes a multi-additive injection system, which is attached to a fluid supply line of an e... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7303701 | Method for estimating temperatures of plasticized resin within heating cylinder and at nozzle outlet, and estimating injecting conditions A provisional temperature estimating mathematical expression is set in accordance with which plasticizing conditions used as terms are to be multiplied by unknown coefficients. Then, a given number of experiments not smaller than the number of the unknown coefficien... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7303710 | Method and device for extruding a continuous moulded body The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method as well as a system for extruding continuously molded bodies for producing filaments or staple fibers from an extrusion solution, such as a cellulose solution containing water, cellulose and tertiary amine o... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7294302 | Method for controlling thickness of skin layer of composite resin molded product To control the thickness of the skin layer of a composite resin molded product by a viscosity difference obtained by varying the viscosity by adding another ultra-minute substance to a raw resin material. The composite resin molded product comprising the skin... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7278551 | Dosing hopper A dosing hopper for producing wood material panels has a feed device (2) that distributes the supplied material flow of glued wood particles continuously over the width of the hopper (1). The dosing hopper supplies elongated flat wood strands for produ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7255171 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing an expandable slotted tube A method of manufacturing an expandable slotted tube fabricated from at least one tubular element and at least two annular elements connected to the opposite ends of the tubular element by means of butt joints wherein axially extending slots are formed at a uniform ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7241406 | Method of manufacturing a guidewire with an extrusion jacket A method of manufacturing a guidewire having a discrete length. The method includes the steps of feeding a first end of a corewire into an extrusion device, gripping the first end of the corewire with a gripping apparatus, and extruding a first extrusion material on... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7241953 | Support-separators for high performance communications cable with optional hollow tubes for; blown optical fiber, coaxial, and/or twisted pair conductors A high performance communications cable with core support-separators having various shaped profiles defining and maintaining a space between transmission multi-media or transmission multi-media pairs. The core may be of a conductive or insulative material. The centr... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7238015 | Control system for continuous rubber molding apparatus A control system for continuous rubber molding apparatus comprising; a feed portion for feeding a rubber material previously removed of foreign substances or particles in the previous step; an extruder for kneading the fed rubber material and feeding forward the kne... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7220113 | Gauge distribution apparatus for plastic film Gauge distribution apparatus for plastic film has a frame, a rotor mounted on the frame for sequential reversed rotation about a substantially vertical axis, and at least one slot in the rotor through which two lengths of plastic film can pass upwardly with spaced a... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7217382 | Sheeter gap adjustment and hydraulic operation An improved dough sheeting system and method which allow for improved selection of sheeter gap size and which provide a quick release mechanism to prevent damage to sheeter rollers. Hydraulic actuators, attached to a movable roller, hold the roller in a fixed positi... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7217379 | Thermoplastic tube A method for producing a tube section from thermoplastic material, in which a tube section is extruded by means of an extruder which is provided with an extruder die having an inner core, which inner core defines an axial hollow space in the tube section, the tube s... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7213968 | Hot melt adhesive detection methods and systems A hot melt adhesive sensing system and method including detecting (410) multiple areas of a target, for example, a hot adhesive material, by sensing changes in temperature with a corresponding number of thermal sensors, summing (420) an output of the t... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7214049 | System for controlling nozzle touch force A system for controlling nozzle touch force, which is capable of maintaining the touch force relying upon a simple constitution. An electric motor moves the injection unit forward via a spring to bring a nozzle into contact with a metal mold. Further, the spring is ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7201300 | Device for deflecting a web A device for deflecting a web has at least one turning bar (1; 2) that can be shifted. A first turning bar holding device (11a, 11b; 11a, 11b, 11c) is connected with an axial end of the tur... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7198744 | Preparation of co-extruded multi-layered rubber composite and use as component of a tire This invention relates to the preparation of a multi-layered rubber composite, said composite and a tire having a component prepared thereby. The multi-layered rubber composite is composed of at least two individual rubber compositions configured as at least three p... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7198740 | Lateral gating injection molding apparatus The invention relates to an injection molding apparatus including a mold block, a nozzle, a gating system and a slug heater. The mold block defines a mold cavity having a mold cavity inlet. The nozzle has a nozzle inlet. The nozzle inlet is fluidically connectable d... | 04/03/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7166245 | Injection control method of die-casting machine and injection control unit of die-casting machine Target velocity data D14 specifying injection operation required for a injection cylinder unit is set in advance, the injection operation is performed actually, command data D17 given to the injection cylinder unit during the injection operation and de... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7160094 | Die assembly A die assembly (10) having a first die part (12), which includes a first lip (16) that, in combination with a second lip (18), defines a feed gap (20). The first die part (12) also includes a rear portion (22), a fron... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156635 | Multi-layer food product system and process A system produces a multi-layer product by forming as many different ingredients as is required for the final product in steps that can be separate from each other and then combining these ingredients in an extrusion die that is formed to flow the separate ingredien... | 01/02/2007 |