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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7980843 | Concrete dispensing apparatus for pre-cast concrete forms A concrete dispensing apparatus is used in a manufacturing process for producing pre-cast concrete structures, which are conventionally used to form a foundation for a residential or commercial building. The dispensing apparatus includes a hopper that funnels to a d... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7625197 | Devices and processes for performing degassing operations A preferred process for degassing a mold piece includes inserting the mold piece into an internal volume within a canister, sealing the internal volume, drawing a vacuum in the internal volume, and introducing into the internal volume a gaseous fluid suitable for de... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7431583 | Injection molding machine The invention provides an injection molding capable of adjusting a detection level with a simple structure and detecting a deposit level of the resin pellets near a plasticizing screw. A cooling jacket is mounted so that a resin supplying hole of the cooling jacket ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7357172 | Check valve with a spiral coil seal A seal for a check valve for a metal molding machine. The seal is provided by the combination of a peripheral groove in an outer surface of the check valve and a helically wound core in the groove. The helically wound coil is expandable into sealing engagement with ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7322814 | Film or sheet forming apparatus To form a film or sheet relatively thin and needing a high degree of precision in thickness, such as for an optical use, while suppressing temperature fluctuations at one side opposite to the other side in contact with an outer peripheral surface of a roll (11 | 01/29/2008 |
| 7287971 | Load determining device for an electrically-operated injection molding machine A load determining device for an electrically-operated injection molding machine in which a load exerted on a movable part is detected based on the motor current or by an observer, with removing the influence of motor temperature. Upon start of continuous molding, a... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7279076 | Apparatus and method for handling easily polymerizable substance, apparatus for extracting liquid from apparatus under reduced pressure, and process for producing easily polymerizable substance In an apparatus capable of distilling and refining an easily polymerizable substance, piping is performed so that when a strainer in action is switched to a backup strainer, the strainer can be switched after removing air in the backup strainer to replace air in the... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7272972 | Method and apparatus for measuring a thickness of a thin film in motion An apparatus for monitoring a thickness of a film in motion. The apparatus comprises a roller for receiving and supporting the film in motion, the roller being adapted to rotate about an axis of rotation. The apparatus also comprises a position detector for detectin... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7258005 | Isolated capacitive fluid level sensor A capacitive fluid level sensor is disclosed that operates without the use of a float, wherein coplanar sensing electrodes disposed onto a dielectric substrate and positioned proximate a dielectric wall of a vessel containing a fluid, form a fringing field capacitan... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7195473 | Railroad tie and method for making same Thermoplastic polymers, rubbery polymeric components and reinforcing fillers are mixed and heated to a range of 380° F. to 440° F. The resulting mixture is then fed into a BANBURY mixer, with the resulting mixture fed into a diverter feeding two molds. The velocit... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7172407 | Injection unit for injection molding machines with continuously operating plasticizing unit An injection unit for an injection molding machine includes a plasticizing unit in the form of an extruder, a plunger-type injection device, which can be connected to the injection molding machine by an injection nozzle. The plunger-type injection device defines an ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168944 | Energy efficient extruder drive An energy efficient drive system is provided for use on typical injection molding machines whereby a single electric motor drives both the extruder screw and a hydraulic motor that continuously charges a hydraulic accumulator during the extrusion process. During the... | 01/30/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7128552 | Self-cleaning mold valve for a molding system A mold valve assembly includes a mold valve chamber having an output port and an injection chamber in communication with the mold valve chamber. A first actuator drives an injection piston within the injection chamber to drive mixture material from an inlet port int... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7090481 | Thermoplastic resin injection molding machine An injection molding machine includes a plasticating unit for plasticating a thermoplastic resin, and an injecting unit connected to the plasticating unit through a connecting passage to inject the plasticated resin into a mold. In the connecting passage, provided i... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7090480 | Method and apparatus for molding ceramic sheet A method and an apparatus capable of extrusion molding a comparatively wide, thin ceramic sheet using a screw extruder while suppressing the wrinkling thereof. The molding apparatus includes a screw-type extruder and a mold at the forward end of the extruder is used... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7077988 | Corrugated fiberboard panels for use in the construction of walls, ceilings and floors A corrugated wooden fiberboard panel system provides a new structural member for use in the construction of building walls, ceilings, and floors as a substitute for conventional framing members, such as studs and joists. ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7063810 | Co-extrusion of energetic materials using multiple twin screw extruders The invention comprises a continuous, integrated process to produce a multiple layered energetic material where the layers comprise energetic materials having, at least, two different burning rates. The process uses at least two twin-screw extruders to process at le... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7052267 | Extrusion device for manufacturing a product based on a rubber mix An extrusion device (1) for manufacturing a product based on a rubber mix, which comprises a rotary roller (5), an inlet orifice (15) for the rubber mix and a vault (6) partially circumferentially covering the external surface (51)... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7033161 | Roller manifold for forming a continuous sheet of viscous material The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for forming a continuous sheet of a molten material with particularly viscous, sticky properties. This molten material may be moldable, plasticized or a food product such as cheese. More specifically, the i... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7008202 | Method and apparatus for forming thermoplastic resin foam The present invention relates to the step of plasticizing a thermoplastic resin material by rotatably driving a screw (20). Also included in the method is the step of injecting an inert gas into a screw cylinder (1) to permeate the melted resin and inj... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004743 | Installation for the treatment and further processing of thermoplastics and method for the operation thereof An installation for the treatment and further processing of thermoplastics comprises a screw-type compounding unit, downstream of which is disposed an intermittently drivable processing unit. Provision is made for a control unit which is connected with a drive of th... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6998075 | Method for casting of concrete products A method and apparatus are disclosed for slip-form casting a concrete product, the product being made from at least two different grades of concrete so that the concrete mix grade can be changed in an uninterrupted fashion during casting at a desired point along the... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6969476 | Method for casting a concrete product A method is disclosed for casting a concrete product using two or more different grades of concrete mix, in which method predetermined amounts of different grades of concrete mix are delivered at appropriate instants into the feeder hopper of the slip-form casting m... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6910796 | Process and equipment for producing concrete products having blended colors A process and equipment for producing multi-color concrete products, including architectural concrete blocks, concrete bricks, modular concrete products that are suitable for use in landscaping applications, such as retaining wall blocks, concrete pavers, and concre... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6899833 | Method of manufacturing a molded article using a variable feedback molding system A method of manufacturing a molded article from a settable mixture includes the steps of in-taking a plurality of components into a plurality of separate material discharge containers sized relative to each other to provide the required mix ratio of the settable mix... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6841100 | Method for casting a concrete product A method is disclosed for casting a concrete product, in which method the concrete product is cast in an essentially horizontal slipform casting process during which the top surface height and profile of the concrete product being cast is measured continually. Based... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6723261 | Production of composite mouldings A closed mould method of producing composite mouldings is provided. A sensor system (4, 5, 6, 7, 8) is provided for sensing distortion of one (1) of the mould elements while the resin mix is being fed into the mould cavity. A signal is generated if a predeter... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6648057 | Apparatus for manufacturing semi-finished products and molded articles of a metallic material An apparatus for manufacturing semi-finished products and molded articles of metallic materials includes an extruder for producing a flow of the metals, with appliances being connected thereafter for shaping the semi-finished products and the molded artic... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6645405 | Weighing method in prepla type injection molding machine An unstable weighing due to the plunger sliding resistance in a prepla type injection molding machine is prevented by dividing control of the plunger retraction movement for the weighing into speed control and pressure control. A plastic resin supply star... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6643909 | Method of making a proximity probe Method of making a proximity probe including providing a preform having an interior cavity accessible by an opened rearward end; coupling a coil to the preform proximate a forward most end of the preform for defining an assembly; locating a single support... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6562261 | Injection molding method and control system for injection molding machines An injection molding method comprises the steps of melting molten resin within a heating cylinder, advancing an injection screw within the heating cylinder to inject the molten resin into a mold, retracting the injection screw to a predetermined position ... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6547995 | Melt flow compensation in an extrusion apparatus Disclosed are a method and apparatus for matching the extrusion rate of a liquifier which extrudes a flow of material to a predetermined target output rate. The present invention adjusts the volumetric rate of material going in to the liquifier to account... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6474971 | Compounding heat cured rubber compositions Filler, processing fluid and silicone polymer are controllably compounded into homogeneous filled heat cured rubber compositions with requisite reinforcing properties and levels of volatiles. In the process, a continuous feed of a silicone polymer to a co... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6364649 | Apparatus for making pipe insulation A roll forming apparatus for rolling selected materials around a cylindrical core. The apparatus comprises a core support, a roll support device, and a material supply device. The core support is used to support the cylindrical core. The core support has ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6227840 | Apparatus for molding relatively large articles Molding of relatively large articles such as automobile body parts by gas-assisted injection molding with sequential gating of injected thermoplastic resin into the mold cavity. Elongated ribs in the parts form gas channels and strengthening ribs for the ... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6152720 | Device for stable widthwise regulation of bulb angle in extrusion of sheets of heat-sensitive plastics through a calender opening formed by intake rollers A process and device for the stable widthwise regulation of the bulb angle in connection with the extrusion of sheets of heat-sensitive plastic (2) in an extrusion device with a calender opening formed by two intake rollers (3, 2) and a traversing measuri... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6060005 | Low pressure method and apparatus for injection molding a plastic article A method for injecting a plastic material into a mold cavity to precisely fill the mold cavity under low pressure and to avoid packing the mold cavity with plastic material. The plastic material is injected into the mold cavity at a rate sufficient to mai... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6056902 | Method and apparatus for molding a plastic article including injecting based upon a pressure-dominated control algorithm after detecting an indicia of a decrease in the surface area of the melt front A method for injecting a plastic material into a mold cavity to precisely fill the mold cavity under low pressure and to avoid packing the mold cavity with plastic material. The plastic material is injected into the mold cavity at a rate sufficient to mai... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6045840 | Production system for belt-form edible dough and the method of using the same An apparatus for stabilizing the amount of belt-form edible dough produced per hour by a production system. The apparatus features a calculating device (67) to calculate the hourly throughput of the edible dough (W) by dividing the weight of the proper nu... | 04/04/2000 |
