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A microwave oven adapted for use within a motor vehicle dashboard area. The microwave oven has a removable storage cassette, and slidable platforms for securing and serving containers of beverages and foods.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7422717 | Method of producing joint boot made of resin A joint boot which is made of resin comprising a small-diameter cylinder part, a large-diameter cylinder part and a bellows part interlinking both is molded by injection blow molding. While forming the bellows part by blow molding, the exterior boundary between an i... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7350584 | Formed tubulars A method of lining a drilled bore comprises running a tubular into a drilled bore and then corrugating the tubular in the bore. The tubular may also be expanded in the bore. In other aspects of the invention the tubular is corrugated prior to running into the bore a... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7309461 | Ultrasonic crimping of a varied diameter vascular graft A method of crimping a varied diameter graft is includes the steps of (i) providing a flat-woven tubular graft having an enlarged woven bulbous portion disposed between flat-woven tubular ends, wherein the flat-woven diameter of the bulbous section is greater than t... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7284573 | Hose for installing loose fill insulation The present invention provides tubes for, in an exemplary embodiment, dispensing loose fill insulation. The tube comprises an inner web formed in a tubular shape and having a plurality of spaced helical projections disposed along an inner surface thereof and extendi... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7255826 | Container with a foldable portion and method for manufacturing the same The invention relates to a container which is formed at the upper portion of the main body with the foldable portion having folding lines for easily folding the foldable portion. Processes for forming the container include a first step for forming a perform by injec... | 08/14/2007 |
| 6986862 | Method of making three-fold bellows and an arrangement for carrying out the method A vulcanization mold (2) includes several segments (8a, 8b; 10a, 10b; 12a, 12b; 14a, 14b) which define two end profiles (8, 10) and two inne... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6943231 | Transparent polyamide molding materials having improved transparency, resistance to chemicals and high permanent fatigue strength Transparent polyamide molding materials are provided which are characterized in that they have a melting enthalpy between 0 and 12 J/g and the polyamides are constituted of 100 mole-% of a diamine mixture having 10-70 mole-% of PACM [bis-(4-amino-cyclohexyl)-... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6939503 | Method and apparatus for the manufacture of pipes of thermoplastics with transverse profile features A method and an apparatus for the manufacture of pipes of thermoplastics with transverse profile features comprises mold segment halves which are circulated by twos on a molding path. A conveying device of the type of a gantry crane is provided for recirculation of ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6884374 | Suction control in a suction/blowing mold system A plastic hollow preform is drawn through a mold passage formed in a closed mold by applying a generally constant suction to a downstream end of a conduit having an upstream end connected to an output end of the mold passage. A flow cross section of the conduit is v... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6855287 | Method of manufacturing flexible resin hose A hose 20 made of thermoplastic resin is heated by flowing high temperature such as vapor into the hose, the flow of the high temperature fluid is restricted downstream of he hose to pressurize an interior of the hose. The hose heated in this manner is bent b... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6838041 | Post formation profile processing This invention relates to the post-formation processing of extruded or injection molded profiles in an economic manner without the need to purchase a blow molding machine, yet still effect post-formation radial expansion or contraction by the application of sufficie... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6523576 | Fuel hose and method for manufacturing fuel hose A fuel hose should reduce noise during fuel injection into an engine, and should not interfere with other engine components. The fuel hose supplies fuel drawn up from a fuel tank to the fuel injection valves of the engine, and is formed from a resin mater... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6485666 | Post extrusion profile processing This invention relates to the post-extrusion processing of extruded profiles in an economic manner. The first process step involves heating at least a portion of the extruded profile in a preheated profile heating means to a first temperature at which the... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6447709 | Process for producing resinous hose Bellows-shaped pleats are formed by a corrugator on bellows portions of a cylindrical hose formed by extrusion from a thermoplastic resin. The height of the pleats of the hose is uniform in a circumferential direction, and the numbers of the pleats on the... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6406580 | Method for manufacturing composite parts A method for manufacturing composite parts includes positioning a plurality of composite layers on an application surface formed by a plurality of tooling members and filler members on a mandrel. A part formation aid is disposed on the composite layers ab... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6402999 | Protective boot for automotive component and method of making A blow molded product which is generally tubular having a first and second open ends, a bellows section intermediate said first and second ends so that the product is flexible, and a skirt adjacent the second end, the skirt having an outer cylindrical out... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6355358 | Multilayer composite A thermoplastic multilayer composite, and articles made therefrom, which has at least one layer I of a thermoplastic molding composition, at least one layer II of a further thermoplastic molding composition, bonded together with at least one layer of an a... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6270715 | Methodology for blow molding container with integral collapsible spout Blow molding processes developed for producing plastic containers having an integral collapsible spout with self-latching bellow characteristics whereby, the centerline of integral collapsible spout (10) can be located either off centerline (34) or is cen... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6099788 | Method of making a protective boot for an automotive component A blow molded product which is generally tubular having a first and second open ends, a bellows section intermediate said first and second ends so that the product is flexible, and a skirt adjacent the second end, the skirt having an outer cylindrical out... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5972277 | Methodology for blow molding container with integral collapsible spout Blow molding processes developed for producing plastic containers having an integral collapsible spout with self-latching bellow characteristics whereby, the centerline of integral collapsible spout (10) can be located either off centerline (34) or is cen... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5900205 | Method for blow molding a CVJ boot A blow molded product which is generally tubular having first and second open ends and, a bellows section intermediate said first and second ends so that said product is flexible, has a skirt adjacent one of said first and second ends. The bellows section... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5756038 | Process of reshaping decorated plastic materials A method of reshaping a hollow tube having a circumferential wall defining an inside and an outside of the tube and formed from at least one layer of a thermoformable plastic, with the outside of the wall having at least one decoration, which method inclu... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5756167 | Rigid elongated member for use in vehicles and producing method and apparatus therefor A method of producing an elongated member having a main body portion and terminal portions extending form ends thereof includes bending an elongated strip between circumferential faces of first forming rolls and second forming rolls having parallel centra... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5712003 | Blow-molded articles for automobile exterior parts and the process therefor Provided is a blow-molded article which can be readily formed with good Gloss and with substantially no surface unevenness, even without application of surface coating, and which can be used as a finished product without further treatment. The blow-molded... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5648040 | Method of making vacuum cleaner hose A vacuum cleaner hose and method and apparatus of making the same are provided, the hose having opposite ends and a plurality of annular corrugations between the opposite ends thereof, the corrugations comprising a plurality of alternating annular crests ... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5529743 | Methods for the manufacture of clean air ducts The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a tubular body member for use as a clean air duct (10) including the steps of providing a blow mold (50) with at least one embedded knife (54), forming a tubular body (12) with an apex (78) where t... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5525288 | Method of manufacturing a hose having an expanded portion and a compression formed portion A method of manufacturing a hose having an expanded portion and a compression formed portion, including making the expanded portion and the compression formed portion integral and almost simultaneously. The manufacturing process is simple and easy, and th... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5330342 | Apparatus for and method of manufacturing of preforms having a longitudinal wall with a variable cross section An apparatus for manufacturing a tube-like preform having a longitudinal wall with a variable cross-section for blow molding of a hollow body from a thermoplastic material, includes a tubular die having a variable exit opening, and a collar die having a r... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5318740 | Extrusion blow molding an automotive boot In general, it is difficult to mold properly sized automotive boots without flash to be removed from the top end thereof. In accordance with the present invention, such molding is achieved placing a tubular parison between a pair of mold halves, moving a ... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5257924 | Plastic tile corrugator An apparatus for forming tubular tile, including an endless trackway having at least two substantially straight portions defining first and second molding sections, a plurality of mold blocks supported for movement about the trackway, and a plurality of m... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5169590 | Resin molding process utilizing a blow molded core Automobile panels and body parts are manufactured using a core element (10, 10'). The core element (10, 10') may be blow molded into a hollow core member for use in liquid resin molding. The core element (10') may include molded channels (26) extending lo... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5132073 | Process for making a corrugated tube A corrugated elastomeric tube having a smooth interior surface (28) generally free from nipples is produced. A first step in the process is carried out by positioning an unvulcanized elastomeric tubing (14) over a mandrel (12) having a corrugated outer su... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5002719 | Method of making a plastic dust boot with ridges which prevent end deformation during blow molding A method for providing a dust-proof boot for a protruding equipment shaft of the type including a pair of spaced apart annular grooves. The boot includes an expandable central belly portion, a pair of restricted diameter attachment ring portions adapted t... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4957687 | Method for making profiled plastic tubes such as corrugated tubes A tube or hollow body of a plastic material having memory characteristics is formed in a mold body having interior undulations or grooves. Pressure is applied to the interior of the plastic tube, while the tube is at a temperature above its softening poin... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4895352 | Mattress or cushion spring array An improved array of spring units. In a preferred embodiment, the spring units are composed of polyurethane which are blow molded such that a string of bellows-like springs are provided, with the axial ends of each spring being free for axial compression,... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4882978 | Bellows pneumatic system A pneumatic system (10) is shown in its most preferred use in a spray gun (12) to remotely control a pressure washer. The system (10) generally includes an integrally formed, homogenous squeeze box (40) including a location ear (52), a nose tube (46), a b... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4852891 | Plastic boots and method of manufacturing the same Plastic dust-proof boots which are made of thermoplastic resin by means of blow molding and provided at least on one end of a bellows with a stationary ring to be fitted to an engaging groove formed on an attaching shaft and methods for manufacturing the ... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4820469 | Method and apparatus for producing thermoplastic and products produced therefrom Method and apparatus are disclosed for producing various materials and products of a thermoplastic nature. In the method, thermoplastic material is subjected to a high intensity mixing and melting step to form a material which is a non-flowable and self-s... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4698890 | Method for making a formable and curve shape retentive hose A reformable, shape retentive hose having a precured tube located in a hose sidewall, and a reformable rod inserted in the precured tube. A method for making hose by placing at least one precured tube in the sidewall of a hose during the time that the hos... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4464980 | Bellows actuator A blow-molded bellows of a thermoplastic elastomeric material has a generally cylindrical hollow accordion-type convolution section and ends integral therewith. The ends has axial protrusions extending outwardly from the central areas of respective ends. ... | 08/14/1984 |
