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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162646 | Apparatus for the production of a detergent bar In an apparatus and process for manufacturing a detergent bar, the bar comprises a first distinct zone comprising a first component and at least a second distinct zone comprising a second component. In an injection step, the first and second components are injected ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8147233 | Apparatus for highly controlled color distribution in mass produced concrete products An apparatus for highly controlled color composition and distribution within the face mix of semi-dry concrete mix paving stones. ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8118581 | Injection molding apparatus for delivering multiple shots of materials to a plurality of mold cavities Method and apparatus for controlling the delivery of polymer material in a sequential injection molding process. In one embodiment, the method provides: delivering a first shot of a first material simultaneously to a plurality of mold cavities; independently sensing... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8113809 | Localized over-molding die structure A localized over-molding die structure may include a core die, a cavity die having an inner space therein and placed onto an upper surface of the core die, and a slide die including a step portion on a lower surface thereof and slidably engaged with the cavity die i... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8029264 | Injection molding machine An injection molding machine includes supporting plates, molds coupled to the supporting plates, and a coupling guide device to guide the coupling of the molds and the supporting plates. The coupling guide device includes a first coupling guide recess and a first co... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8016579 | Superabrasive grain setting apparatus A superabrasive grain setting apparatus for arranging superabrasive grains on a surface of a manufacturing mold used in manufacturing a grinding tool includes a grip and raising mechanism for gripping the mold in a horizontal state and for turning the mold to a vert... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7938638 | Mould for the injection-moulding a component comprising two portions which are composed of different materials This mould is of the type including a moulding cavity (10), and at least one panel (16, 18, 20) which is for separating the cavity into at least two moulding compartments (24, 26) and which is movable, between a position for separating the two c... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7845924 | System for preparing dental restorations The present invention relates to a method and a system for preparing dental restorations from ceramic or polymeric material to achieve color and opacity gradients simulating natural dentition, wherein an ingot of ceramic or polymeric material is entirely or partiall... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7832999 | Method of forming a coating layer on the surface of a molded product within a mold An in-mold coating apparatus providing a mold having a specifically formed auxiliary cavity and an in-mold coating formation method which employs said mold, so that it is possible to prevent a coating material from leaking out of the mold, thereby shortening the mol... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7731489 | Valve for co-injection molding apparatus A coinjection molding apparatus includes at least one manifold having a first manifold melt channel and a second manifold melt channel. A hot runner nozzle is located between the manifold and a mold gate. The nozzle has melt channels communicating with the first man... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7713046 | Injection molding apparatus having movable yoke plate A coinjection molding apparatus includes a manifold, a nozzle body coupled to the manifold, a sleeve disposed within the nozzle body and defining an outer melt channel between the sleeve and the nozzle body, a pin disposed within the sleeve and defining an inner mel... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7713045 | Injection apparatus for producing molded food products An extrusion-based injection molding system is designed for use in food processing applications. Interior surfaces, such as the barrel exit line and/or fill line, of the system may be coated with a friction-reducing agent. ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7695266 | Molding structure Disclosed is a molding structure, amongst other things. ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7686603 | Hot runner actuator An actuator for a hot runner has a piston and a valve pin holder threadably connected to the piston. The piston can be translated by fluid pressure and rotated by an electric motor. The valve pin holder is rotationally fixed, and therefore moves along the thread whe... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7594806 | Stuffer plug for automotive extrudate A process and apparatus for insertion of a stuffer plug (18) within a hollow section of a automotive weatherseal extrudate (10) is provided which operates by insertion of a needlelike section (20) of a dispenser unit through a wall of the extrud... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7559756 | Apparatus and method for actuation of injection molding shooting pots Apparatus and method whereby coinjection molding shooting pot actuation structure is configured to be installed in a coinjection hot runner with a coinjection nozzle, the coinjection nozzle having at least two melt channels ending at the same gate. The shooting pot ... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7527490 | Coinjection molding apparatus and related hot-runner nozzle A coinjection molding apparatus includes a manifold, a nozzle body coupled to the manifold, a sleeve disposed within the nozzle body and defining an outer melt channel between the sleeve and the nozzle body, a pin disposed within the sleeve and defining an inner mel... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7510387 | Control system for dynamic feed coinjection process Coinjection molding system control apparatus and method preferably includes flow control structure and/or steps configured to reduce pressure on a second melt, preferably causing a relatively small portion of a first melt to flow from a distal portion of a first mel... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7470119 | Confection center fill apparatus and method Center filled confections, such as gummy or jelly candies or fruit snacks are continuously produced by co-deposition into a mold without candy tailing to obtain products with substantially uniform side walls and little, if any, shell breakage and filler leakage or b... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7458795 | Co-injection nozzle assembly A gate adapter for use in a hot runner co-injection molding system includes a hollow gate adapter body defining a gate outlet at a free end thereof. At least a pair of nozzle assemblies is disposed in the adapter body, each of nozzle assemblies having an inlet end i... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7435368 | Three-dimensional printer A three-dimensional printer uses inkjet-type printheads to rapidly prototype, or print, a three-dimensional model. A powder feeder includes a conveyor system and a metering system to deliver powder to a build area in measured quantities. The powder feeder also inclu... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7416398 | Needle assembly for gas-assisted injection moulding A fluid injection and exhaust needle for use in gas injection moulding comprising a needle with two separate flow channels; a fluid inlet channel and a fluid outlet channel; wherein gas is injected into the melt via the fluid inlet channel to form a gas cavity in th... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7399442 | Multilayer molding using temperature adjustment of flow rate in conjunction with shooting pot technology Disclosed herein are methods and systems for forming a plurality of multiple layer plastic articles. The methods and systems utilize shooting pot technology in combination with a combination of thermal control elements and in some instances, specialized flow bore ge... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7390184 | Dual injection manifold A co injection manifold assembly for injecting two different materials into a common mold cavity includes a housing that defines a first passage, a second passage and an outlet. The first and second passages communicate with a bore having a valve member for controll... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7364683 | Rotary automatic transfer rail for injection molding Methods and assemblies related to a rotary automatic transfer rail for injection molding are disclosed. In one aspect, the invention includes a mold assembly. The mold assembly may include first, second, and third mold plates. The mold plates may be positioned gener... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361011 | Ejector system The invention concerns an ejector system, where the ejectors or the stripper plates (10) in the turnable tool part(s) (8) are being activated in turn after each turning and opening/closing cycle in the machinery by means of a stationary placed mechanis... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7361401 | Surface coverings containing fused recycled material and processes of making the same A backing or an intermediate layer for a surface covering is described which comprises a fused recycled material, wherein the material comprises a thermoplastic material, for instance, a vinyl material from a vinyl backed carpet or vinyl backed carpet manufacturing ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357564 | Apparatus for pumping and mixing high aggregate plural components of differing viscosities An apparatus for pumping and mixing plural components of differing viscosities having at least one hopper for accepting each component, each hopper having a hopper outlet; an auger secured within each hopper, the auger being designed to wipe the inside surface of it... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7349747 | Monitoring device and monitoring method for injection molding machine A monitoring device and a monitoring method for an injection molding machine, in which a trend chart is displayed on a common axis so that changes of set values of molding conditions and changes of measured values of monitoring items can be grasped correspondingly. ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7342206 | Tailored heat transfer layered heater system A tailored heat transfer layered heater system is provided that comprises a target part defining a room temperature periphery and a layered heater disposed around or within the target part, the layered heater comprising a substrate having a room temperature peripher... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341684 | Composite synthetic resin material forming method and apparatus A composite synthetic resin material forming apparatus comprises an outer channel having an outer outlet, an inner channel having an inner outlet opening into the outer channel, outer synthetic resin supply means for flowing an outer synthetic resin through the oute... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338277 | Stamping device A stamping device stamps characteristic data, especially in the form of code numbers (22), into plastic products. Such containers are preferably produced according to blowing, filling and gelling methods. At least one stamp (32), having a stamping unit... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7329112 | Injection molding system for injection molding a plurality of materials An injection molding system for injection molding a plurality of molten materials into a mold cavity includes a nozzle, a drop tip supported by the nozzle, and a central bore extending through the nozzle and drop tip. The injection molding system also includes a fir... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7320765 | Gas pin for thermocouple for gas assisted injection molding A method and system for forming an injection molded plastic part. After the injection of plastic material has started, a volume of gas from a fixed volume reservoir is introduced into the plastic material at a low pressure forming a hollow cavity. The gas is introdu... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7318717 | Method and apparatus for forming fiber reinforced composite parts A method and apparatus for combining raw fibrous and binding materials in a single mixing step (Step S3), followed by consolidation (Step S5) so as to greatly shorten the overall cycle time to a finished fiber-reinforced composite part. Chopped fibrous... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7314362 | Horizontal injection molding machine with turning device A horizontal injection molding machine includes a machine bed defining a longitudinal axis and two mold platens supported on the machine bed for movement in a direction of the longitudinal axis, whereby each of the mold platens carries a half-mold. Further provided ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7314590 | Method of preparing a coated molded plastic article A gasket (1) having a reversibly compressible lower portion (17), and an upper portion (14) having at least one upwardly extending extension, is described. The upper portion (14) of the gasket (1) includes a first (34) and o... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311868 | Injection moulding tool, method of injection moulding and a packaging container provided with an injection-moulded opening arrangement The disclosure relates to a tool (1a, 1b, 2)for injection moulding of an opening arrangement (20) of plastic in a hole in a packing material (9), the hole defining a hole edge (8) and the tool displaying a moul... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309221 | Internally coated mold, and internal mold coating forming method An in-mold coat-forming mold and an in-mold coat-forming method are provided, wherein the mold prevents leakage of a coating material for the long term, which is likely to occur when the in-mold coat-forming method is carried out. By disposing a grove, a pressure pi... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7306446 | Co-injection nozzle with improved interior layer termination Disclosed herein are a method and apparatus for combining two or more streams of a polymeric material to form a plastic object. The method and apparatus are capable of ending an interior layer of the plastic object at a desired length to avoid the need to clean sele... | 12/11/2007 |
