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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8066501 | Apparatus and method for molding onto a stretched blank An apparatus and method for molding a component onto a stretched blank. The apparatus includes a stretching assembly mounted adjacent to a first mold part. The stretching assembly includes a plurality of clamp assemblies that grasp the peripheral edge of the blank a... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8052408 | Two-way pre-stress system and bending device therefor Disclosed is a two-way pre-stress system for applying pre-stress to a member of a structure by a pre-tendon method, the system comprising: a mold for forming the member, the mold having a concrete pouring space; a supporter installed outside the mold; at least one h... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7748972 | Tensioning installation for the frameworks of pre-tensioned architectural elements Tensioning installation for the frameworks of pre-tensioned architectural elements designed for the two-way pre-tensioning of concrete or mortar plates, or the like, comprising a molding assembly made up of a flat molding plate (3) delimited on the perimeter ... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7744360 | Process for making toothbrushes A process for making a toothbrush head comprising widthways adjacent sections, the process comprising the stages of first making the head in an injection moulding process with the sections relatively spaced apart from each other in a widthways direction, then second... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7677873 | Apparatus and method for molding onto a stretched blank An apparatus and method for molding a component onto a stretched blank. The apparatus includes a stretching assembly mounted adjacent to a first mold part. The stretching assembly includes a plurality of clamp assemblies that grasp the peripheral edge of the blank a... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7343718 | Method for making multiple-part concrete pole This invention relates to pole structures used for supporting transmission and distribution lines, lighting and communications systems, highway signs, traffic signals, and the like. More specifically, this invention relates to a new and useful design of a multi-sect... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7331776 | Food embossing stamper device An impression device for food items. More particularly, the present invention is a stamping device designed to create images upon a variety of foods for decoration and/or marketing purposes. The stamper device of the present invention has the general appearance of a... | 02/19/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7290338 | Method and apparatus of manufacturing electric pole Disclosed are an electric pole manufacturing apparatus having an improved distal end, capable of reducing the cost, arranging tensile cores corresponding to a design load, and providing a high quality electric pole, and a method of manufacturing the electric pole. T... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7249941 | Device for manufacturing plastic lens A rotation table transfers a casting mold M injected with a plastic composition in a circular manner. An active-energy-ray irradiating area is provided to irradiate active energy rays onto the casting mold M in a predetermined angular range when the casting mold M i... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7249410 | Electric cable splicing system A system for splicing together heavy duty electric cables, especially underground cables, consisting of a static friction block and a clamping friction block located on ends of cables to be spliced. A block and tackle mechanism is interposed between the friction blo... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7244117 | Method for molding resin member and injection molding apparatus An injection molding apparatus used comprises a molten resin injector 15 for injecting a molten resin, and a die 12 connected to the molten resin injector and communicating with the molten resin injector so that the molten resin is injected into the di... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7216842 | Pocket former A pocket former includes an outer barrel having a first rim, a second rim and a frustoconical body portion extending from the first rim to the second rim. A center barrel is connected to the outer barrel and has a proximal lip adjacent the first rim of the outer bar... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7174685 | Pocket former for post-tension anchor An apparatus and method for reducing corrosion in post-tension construction is described. An anchor is engagable with a post-tension tendon and comprises an anchor base and sheath engaged with the anchor base, and a cap for sealing the portion of the tendon within t... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7156632 | Injection mold for display panel of washing machine Disclosed is an injection mod for a display panel of a washing machine, by which the display panel can be simply formed in one body. The present invention includes a first mold having a first film attached to an inside and a second mold assembled to the first mold t... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7143991 | Reinforcing bar joint sleeve fixing device A reinforcing bar joint sleeve fixing device for fixing a reinforcing bar joint sleeve disposed in the interior of precast concrete to a molding form in fabricating a precast concrete structure with use of the molding form, which device permits both axial and radial... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7137800 | Prestressed concrete casting apparatus and method A prestressed concrete casting apparatus includes a prestressing element (e.g., wire cable or rod) pretensioning fixture of simple easy to use construction, and great strength/rigidity for withstanding considerable pretensioning forces. Advantageously, a clamshell-t... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7125236 | Replica molding Replicas are molded by curing a photo-curable liquid silicone rubber composition to form a transparent mother mold having a cavity corresponding to the outer contour of a master model, casting a photo-curable liquid resin into the mold cavity, and irradiating light ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7083404 | System for preparing an eyeglass lens using a mold holder A high volume lens curing system is described. The high volume lens curing system may be configured to cure multiple eyeglass lenses in a continuous manner. The system may include ones or more lens curing units, a mold assembly, mold assembly holders and/or a convey... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7081221 | Injection-molded footwear having a textile-layered outer sole An article of textile-soled footwear and method of making employ a simple fabrication process and apparatus that allows fabrication of the footwear outer shell via a single injection-molding step. The article of footwear has a textile layer at the ground-contacting ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7066081 | Device for making cheese and corresponding production method The invention concerns a device for making soft cheese or fresh paste cheese comprising at least a first set of perforated cheese-moulds and at least a second set of perforated cheese-moulds arranged in a chamber. The invention is characterized in that said first an... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7056463 | Method of manufacturing prestressed concrete Pre-tension and post-tension processes for the manufacture of pre-stressed structures in which bonded carbon fiber cables are provided with burial anchors and temporary anchors outward of the burial anchors. The burial anchors are embedded in the structure. The temp... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7051290 | Graphical interface for receiving eyeglass prescription information A high volume lens curing system is described. The high volume lens curing system is configured to cure multiple eyeglass lenses in a continuous manner. The lens curing system includes a computer-implemented method configured to collect prescription information, sav... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7032352 | Structure to limit damage due to failure A tall building (100) includes a plurality of ray structures (104, 106) extending outward from a central, generally conical hollow reinforced-concrete core (102). In three of the rays (104), a frame (118) extends diagonally downwar... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7014733 | Belt for shoe press and shoe calender and method for forming same A method of producing an endless belt includes the steps of: securing axial fibers relative to a mandrel, the axial fibers being spaced apart from one another at desired intervals and extending substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the mandrel; applying a... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7014907 | Multilayer molded articles Disclosed is a multilayer molded article comprising a thermoplastic resin substrate and at least two kinds of skin materials laminated on a surface of the substrate, the at least two kinds of skin materials including a pair of skin materials adjacent to each other w... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7011782 | Lid support and forming system for pool cover box A system includes a support for a pool cover box lid comprising an elongated mounting element extending along at least one wall of the pool cover box, and a plurality of bracket assemblies, each connecting to the mounting element at multiple positions along the moun... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6997505 | Modular door trim panel assembly having an integrated seal and method of manufacturing same The present invention relates to a modular door trim panel assembly having an integrated seal for use in an automotive interior including a molded substrate having a first side defining an A-side surface visible from the interior of vehicle and a second side opposit... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6954974 | Method of constructing a rail track on a concrete slab and a temporary tie plate for use in the method In a method of constructing a rail track on a concrete slab, the concrete slab is poured around anchor members for fixing tie plates supporting the rails of the rail track. The method includes the following steps: suspending the rails premounted on their tie plates ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6939078 | Tactile detectable warning ramps for pedestrian pathways A precast concrete slab and framing system is placed in walkways, curb ramps, platform edges, and areas of pedestrian traffic where they intersect with vehicular traffic, warning the visually handicapped of dangerous crossings. The precast slabs, which incorporate r... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6923932 | Composite structure tightly radiused molding method A method of molding a composite structure of a polymeric preformed skin with tightly radiused features and a polymeric foam body is provided. The method includes providing a mold cavity having a first edge; placing the preformed skin in the mold cavity with a prefor... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6913717 | Method of constructing a rail track in which a concrete track slab is produced and rail track anchor members are inserted into the track slab A method of constructing a rail track in which a concrete track slab is produced and rail track anchor members are inserted in the track slab by an inserter system mobile along the route of the rail track includes the following steps: using a machine for continuousl... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6911165 | Method for fabricating concrete slabs using a horizontal slip casting process A method is provided for fabricating a concrete slab in a substantially horizontal slip casting process method, concrete mix is fed into a mold through a delimited cross section moving progressively in the casting process so as to form a concrete product of a desire... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6877973 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing a lens sheet An apparatus for manufacturing a lens sheet comprises an application device, a substrate supply device, a pressing device and an irradiation device. The application device applies ionizing radiation curing type resin in the form of liquid on the upper surface of a f... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6877688 | Preparing strand cable for concrete mold A method and apparatus is disclosed to prepare strand segments of predetermined length for use in a molded concrete product at an assembly facility. The strand segments are loaded into a strand reel (10) having multiple slots. The strand reel is then transpor... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6842960 | Method of feeding strand into a mold A method is disclosed to feed strand (30) through apertures (214) in bearing plates (60) and bulkheads (202) in a mold (62). A collar (210) can be attached to a rod (208) for limited motion relative thereto, including... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6841110 | Method and plant for manufacturing prestressed concrete products A method for the production of prestressed concrete products and a plant for implementing the method. Moulds provided with pretensioned wires are moved through fixed casting machines into a hardening space. In the hardening space, the combination of mould and produc... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6773650 | Prestressed concrete casting apparatus and method A prestressed concrete casting apparatus includes a prestressing element (e.g., wire cable or rod) pretensioning fixture of simple easy to use construction, and great strength/rigidity for withstanding considerable pretensioning forces. Advantageously, a clamshell-t... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6752615 | Forming mold for a lens sheet A forming mold for a lens sheet is to be used for molding ionizing radiation curing type resin into the lens sheet by applying the resin in the form of liquid on the upper surface of the forming mold, placing a substrate on the resin and pressing the substrate and t... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6719938 | Injection molding method and apparatus for underlaying a top materials with plastic An injection molding apparatus for underlaying a flexible top material with plastic inside a cavity, which is formed between a female mold core plate and a mold core, with a dipping edge on the female mold side and another dipping edge on the mold core side, which b... | 04/13/2004 |
