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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7425296 | Method and system for wavelength specific thermal irradiation and treatment A system for direct injection of selected thermal-infrared (IR) wavelength radiation or energy into articles for a wide range of processing purposes is provided. These purposes may include heating, raising or maintaining the temperature of articles, or stimulating a... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7329114 | Isothermal imprint embossing system Isothermal imprint embossing system. In one embodiment, the system includes a heater to pre-heat a disk substrate to an embossing temperature, a die assembly with an embossing foil to imprint the embossable film disposed on the disk substrate, and a heat tunnel disp... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7291811 | Oven for heating moving thermoplastic material container blanks An oven for heating moving thermoplastic blanks (preforms, intermediate containers), which includes conveying devices for supporting and moving the blanks sequentially while rotating each of them about its own axis. A heating device is arranged laterally to the conv... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7264458 | Process and apparatus for forming medical device balloons Medical device balloons are formed from a tubular parison by a process or apparatus which establishes a controlled location (initiation zone) on the parison where radial expansion is initiated. Initiation within the initiation zone is achieved by heating the parison... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7220378 | Method and apparatus for the measurement and control of both the inside and outside surface temperature of thermoplastic preforms during stretch blow molding operations A stretch blow molding system that condition preforms such that the temperature distribution within the cross-section of each preform is optimized prior to blow molding operations is provided. The system has a temperature measurement and control system capable of di... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7204950 | Dispensing package A seamless collapsible container has a molded finish, configured and adapted for sealing with a closure and, optionally, for attachment to a dispensing apparatus, and a seamless, blow molded body portion, comprising an inner surface, an outer surface, and a wall, wh... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7156437 | Automotive trim part with applique and method of making same The present invention provides for an improved trim part, e.g. a bolster or trim plate, with integrated appliqué for use in a trim assembly, and to a continuous two-shot molding operation that may be performed utilizing a single mold assembly. In an exemplary embod... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7121821 | Device for heating preforms provided with supporting ring A device for heating parisons made of a thermoplastic material and having a supporting ring for blow molding hollow bodies, having a conveyor means, a plurality of holding means which are arranged on the conveyor means and grip the head area of the parisons between ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7115309 | Synthetic resin preform to be biaxially stretched and blow molded into a bottle The blow molded preform of a laminated wall structure comprises a bulging shoulder portion which has a diameter that widens slightly in the downward direction; a bottom shell portion for molding a bottom, which has been blow molded from a corresponding portion of a ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7087296 | Energy absorbent laminate This invention provides multi-layered composites, laminates and composite joints in which at least one resin-impregnated, fiber-containing layer is joined or laminated to a core layer having a lower flexural modulus or higher elongation at break, higher toughness, o... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7056649 | Process for producing a tool insert for injection molding a part with two-stage microstructures A process for producing microstructured tool insert for injection molding a part, the part being fabricated of a synthetic material, a metal or a ceramic material and including an arrangement of microstructures which are formed on an outer surface of the part and ha... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7037096 | Cellulose extrusion Apparatus for the production of extruded blown cellulose film from a solution of cellulose, water and an amine-oxide, which includes:—extrusion apparatus for continuously extruding a cellulose solution to produce a cellulose film;—solidifying apparatus for solid... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7033536 | Method for thermoforming A method and apparatus for thermoforming deep drawn parts such as cups in which a vacuum is momentarily applied to a preheated sheet material when overlying a clamping plate prior to clamping and advance of the plug assists to delay contact with a lip molding featur... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6982311 | Films produced from substantially linear homogeneous olefin polymer compositions The subject invention provides a film having at least one layer comprising an interpolymer of ethylene and at least on comonomer selected from the group consisting of C3-C20 α-olefins, dienes, and cycloalkenes, wherein the interpolymer is char... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6957954 | Post-mold cooling apparatus The present invention relates to an improved method and apparatus for injection molding and cooling molded articles such as preforms so as to avoid crystallinity. The apparatus and method make use of a take-off plate for removing articles from a mold, which plate ma... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6938309 | Zoned stretching of a web Apparatus and methods for stretching one or more zones of a web are disclosed. Webs including stretched or activated zones are also disclosed. Each of the zones in the web is stretched in the cross-web direction, i.e., the direction transverse to the down-web direct... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6888103 | Preform preheater A housing is mounted to a slide that transports a series of preforms downward under the influence of gravity through a pre-heating apparatus toward a reheat blow molding machine. The housing is coupled to the slide so that a selected portion of each of the series of... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6749794 | Method and apparatus for molding components with molded-in surface texture An automobile interior trim component includes a molded substrate laminated onto a cover sheet including a foam backing and a skin film having a surface texture. The cover sheet is preheated so the skin film is in a melted viscous liquid state above its melting temp... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6428735 | Method for making a carbonated soft drink bottle with an internal web and hand-grip feature A machine and method for blow molding a polyester bottle for carbonated beverages with an internal web structure positioned between two hand-grip depressions. The machine and method uses an injection-molded preform having a web feature and maintains the w... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6423263 | Method for producing molded crystalline resin article To provide a method for producing a molded crystalline resin article which enables a higher crystallization degree and to mass-produce the molded crystalline resin articles. The method comprises molding a molded resin article from a thermoplastic resin co... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6361301 | Heater assembly for blow molding plastic preforms A heater assembly (20) for heating blow molding plastic preforms (14) includes a plurality of elongated heaters (26) mounted by a housing (24) and extending along a path of conveyance of the preforms in a parallel relationship to each other, and each heat... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6258313 | Stretch blow molding process and apparatus for the manufacturing of plastic containers A stretch blow molding process and apparatus for the manufacturing of plastic containers includes the step of preheating the preform. In particular the preheating step includes directly heating the inside of the preform. This is particularly important dur... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6254820 | Multi-layer laminated preform and method of its manufacture A blank (2) is molded for the manufacture of a multi-layer preform (1). The blank possesses protrusions (5). After the protrusions (5) have been brought to a plasticized state under the action of heat, those surfaces that contain protrusions (5) are cover... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6228312 | Thermoplastic composite products and method of lining pipework A pipe (4) is rehabilitated by means of a tubular liner (5) which is introduced into the pipe in a contracted form, expanded into contact with the pipe wall, and hardened to retain its form. The liner (5) comprises composite material formed by knitting, b... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6113840 | Process for heat treatment of the body of a preform or of an intermediate-stage container made of a thermoplastic material The invention relates to the thermal treatment of the body (2) of a preform (1) or of an intermediate container made of a thermoplastic material during a process for manufacture of the container, such as a flask or bottle, in particular by blowing or stre... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6090334 | Heat-resistance pressure-resistance and self standing container and method of producing thereof A container obtained by biaxially stretch-blow-molding a resin. Except the mouth-and-neck portion, vicinities thereof and the center of the bottom portion, the container as a whole is reduced in thickness under a highly drawing condition without accompani... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6080353 | Method of molding a heat-resistant container A method of molding a heat-resistant container comprising a primary blow molding step, a primary heat treatment step, a secondary heat treatment step, and a secondary blow molding step. In the primary blow molding step a synthetic resin preform is blow-mo... | 06/27/2000 |
| 5993721 | Molding process utilizing a molding apparatus A process and an apparatus for molding, in which a molten thermoplastic resin is firmly fitted onto a molding surface of a mold under a pressure lower than or equal to 100 kg/cm2 and is cured to obtain a molded product. The molding apparatus ha... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5780069 | Blow molding apparatus having radiant heating means for preforms The invention aims at enabling inexpensive manufacture of a preform carrying mechanism of a simple construction for a blow molding apparatus for biaxial stretching of hollow moldings such as PET bottles from preforms. The molding apparatus is provided wit... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5714109 | Method and apparatus for supplying conditioned air to a blow-molding oven A method and apparatus which allows blow-molded plastic containers to be manufactured at high rates of production independent of ambient environmental conditions. The method and apparatus eliminate the need to make adjustments to blow-molding oven operati... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5688466 | Alignment assembly for heating lamps of a blow molding apparatus and method of use An alignment assembly for aligning heating lamps in a heating lamp assembly intended for use in an oven of a blow molding machine, the heating lamp assembly having a chassis removably positionable in at least one preselected location in the machine and in... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5614145 | Method and apparatus for forming an article of pet material A method and apparatus for forming an article from a sheet of PET material of thickness greater than 1 mm comprises heating the PET sheet to a preforming temperature of approximately 110° C. by heaters, and then forming the sheet onto a heated vacuum mol... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5611987 | Process for producing biaxially drawn plastic bottles having excellent heat resistance A process for producing biaxially drawn plastic bottles having excellent heat resistance and an apparatus therefor. The process comprises a step of biaxially drawing and free blow-molding the preformed article to obtain a secondary molded article thereof,... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5571473 | Process for thermoforming thermoplastic resin sheet A process for producing a formed article by heating a thermoplastic resin sheet and then thermoforming a part to be formed involves heating the part to be formed by placing in contact with a heating plate while at least a part of a non-formed part of the ... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5529744 | Method for the production of polymer bottles Bottle preforms are made by injection moulding a thermoplastic polymer, preferably a polyethylene terephthalate polymer, which contains metal particles, preferably particles of antimony, which are sufficiently fine for them not to be visible to the eye an... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5511686 | Container made of a synthetic material and method for making same A container made of a synthetic material, e.g., a bottle (10), comprising a closed bottom wall (11) and an opening (12) in the upper portion opposite the bottom wall. The container is produced according to a blow moulding, stretch blow moulding or thermof... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5423669 | Apparatus for thermoforming shaped articles A gas fed catalytic heater is employed as a heat source in the thermoforming of shaped articles from a sheet of thermoplastic material. The thermoplastic sheet is fed from a continuous supply roll past an array of gas catalytic heaters in a heating sectio... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5342558 | Blow molding process for the manufacture of polyethylene terephthalate containers Blow molding processes for the manufacture of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) containers are disclosed. The containers are capable of withstanding, without appreciable deformation, relatively severe thermal conditions encountered during processing by fil... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5256341 | Method and apparatus for infrared heating of plastic preforms A core 6 is disposed inside of and spaced from a hollow plastic preform 1 subjected to external infrared radiation 4 including a first wavelength B1 that is absorbed by and heats the plastic, and a second wavelength B2 that propagate... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5229042 | Blow molding process for the manufacture of polyethylene terephthalate containers A process for the manufacture of a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) container capable of withstanding, without appreciable deformation, relatively severe thermal conditions encountered during processing by filling with a hot liquid or pasteurization of th... | 07/20/1993 |
