Did You Know...
...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7815427 | Apparatus and method for reducing solvent loss for electro-spinning of fine fibers A method and apparatus for generation of fine fibers via electro-spinning from a polymer solution is provided. The spray or spinning electrode is dipped in a polymer solution to maintain a polymer solution coating on the electrode for electrostatic spinning of fine ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7438548 | Apparatus for rapidly heating and cooling a mold A mold for forming, molding or welding thermoplastic tubing extends through the aperture of an apertured spool supporting an RF energized coil to inductively heat a center section of the mold. A source of air is channeled through a manifold to flow about the center ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 6659754 | Injection molding device In an injection molding device used to inject a thermoset casting resin into a mold wherein the device includes a source of resin, a mold for receiving and curing the resin, a delivery vessel for injecting the resin into the mold, and a conduit in fluid c... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6649116 | Process and apparatus for forming a thin-walled elastomeric article A process for making thin-walled elastomeric articles. The process includes the steps of electrostatically spraying charged particles of an elastomeric composition into a chamber containing a rigid shaped former having an earthed conductive surface whereb... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6638048 | Apparatus for momentarily heating the surface of a mold Disclosed herein is a system for momentarily heating the surface of a mold and system thereof. The system comprises a casting material feeder, upper and lower molds, an injection molding control, an air and gaseous fuel mixture and supply unit, an interfa... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6616435 | Apparatus of polymer web by electrospinning process The present invention relates to an apparatus of polymer web by electrospinning process and manufacturing method thereof, which can manufacture porous polymer web using an electrospinning method. The method for manufacturing porous polymer web by electros... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6499984 | Continuous production of pharmaceutical granulation A single pass, continuous, automated system for producing a pharmaceutical granulation includes multiple feeders to feed powders and liquids, a twin screw processor to granulate, a radio frequency or microwave based drying apparatus to dry the granulation... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6498327 | Method for inductive heating and monitoring A method for transverse flux induction heating using a heating machine including an iron core, that essentially has a U-shape with an opening facing downwards. The legs lie in contact with downwards facing displaceable core jaws. These are so arranged tha... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6479007 | Apparatus and method for controlling pore size in polymeric membranes and thin films An apparatus and method for controlling the pore structure of thin polymeric sheets, such as porous membranes and thin films, during solvent casting or interfacial polymerization. The invention may be used to reduce or eliminate macrovoid pore defects fro... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6441354 | Microwave polymerization system for dentistry A microwave polymerization system for dentistry utilizes specifically controlled microwave energy to cure polymer materials so as to produce dental prosthetics, such as dentures, bridges and crowns, that are made in an extra-oral setting such as a dental ... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6416706 | Molding apparatus and method using a robot to introduce and insert into a mold Apparatus for molding articles from moldable material in a mold includes end of arm tooling for an articulated robot arm associated with the mold, where the end of arm tooling includes an insert transfer member mounted on the end of the articulated robot ... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6386260 | Apparatus for providing a web of thermoplastic filaments An apparatus for providing a uniform web of filaments comprises tube filament transport means exiting through a confined zone of reduced turbulence, which preferably comprises a delivery slot. The delivery slot is configured with sidewalls substantially p... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6376148 | Layer manufacturing using electrostatic imaging and lamination A solid freeform fabrication method and related apparatus for fabricating a three-dimensional object from successive layers of a primary body-building powder material and a binder powder in accordance with a computer-aided design of the object, the method... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6365088 | Electret treatment of high loft and low density nonwoven webs The process of forming an electret nonwoven web, the process including the steps of providing a nonwoven web, generating a DC corona discharge from an apparatus including an anode electrically configured as a parallel device, and subjecting the web to DC ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6310333 | Induction heating method for manifold in hot runner mold In an induction heating method for a manifold in a hot runner mold, it is possible to uniformly heat a material over the entire length of a runner. Also, a coil is easily attached to and detached from the manifold. The hot runner mold includes a fixed mol... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6277320 | Melt spinning method and its apparatus A melt spinning apparatus that prevents filaments passing through an unstable area from contacting one another. In a melt spinning method for thinning and solidifying each molten filament F ejected from a plurality of nozzles to obtain a yarn Y comprising... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6273702 | Apparatus for manufacturing prophylactic devices Prophylactic devices are made in an inert atmosphere by cooling mandrels on which the devices are to be deposited, dipping the mandrels into a polymeric material in a solvent/carrier and a mold release agent, rotating the mandrels during and after the dip... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6221301 | Method of producing thermoplastic resin films and apparatus for producing the same Method and apparatus for producing thermoplastic resin film which allows a biaxially oriented polyester film to be formed at a high speed of 400 m/min or more. In the method, a molten thermoplastic resin film is brought into contact with a cooling medium,... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6217308 | Multicavity blow molding machine for producing hollow bodies A blow-molding apparatus has an ionization bar extending along the row of extruded parisons to dissipate electrostatic charge thereon. The ionization bar comprises a conductive strip received in an insulating holder and preferably a copper laminate strip ... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6136257 | Apparatus and method for producing a three-dimensional object and for applying a layer of a powder material to a surface An apparatus is described for producing a three-dimensional object from a powder material which includes powder particles and which is solidifiable by exposure to electromagnetic radiation. The apparatus includes a support having a substantially plane sup... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6120278 | Device for laying a film emerging from a slot die onto a rotating take-off roll A device for laying a molten film 3 emerging from a slot die 2 onto a rotating take-off chill roll 1 has at least one electrode which is arranged parallel to and at a short distance from the surface of the take-off roll 1 and to which a high voltage in th... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6066285 | Solid freeform fabrication using power deposition A solid freeform fabrication process and apparatus for producing three dimensional parts using layer-by-layer deposition of support powder and part compositional powder, where the deposition is accomplished using electro-photographic powder deposition tec... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6007759 | Method for manufacturing an injection moulded article A method for manufacturing an injection molded article on a surface on which a label is arranged and a device for manufacturing the injection molded article on the surface of which the label is arranged are disclosed. In the disclosed method, an injection... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6001299 | Process and apparatus for manufacturing an electret article A process for electret treatment is described, involving (1) placing the dielectric article between a combination of a first ion-repulsive electrode and a first ion-attractive electrode and between a combination of a second ion-repulsive electrode and a second... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5975873 | Device for laying a film emerging from a slot die onto a rotating take-off roll A device for laying a film 3 emerging from a slot die 2 onto a take-off roll 1 has at least one electrode that is arranged parallel to and at a short distance from the surface of the take-off roll 1 and to which electric voltage in the range from 4 to 12 ... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5958323 | Mandrel of high frequency heating type and method for producing cured rubber hose using same A mandrel of a high frequency heating type, comprising a conductive layer comprising a metal member having an aspect ratio of at least 100, in a proportion of at least 60% by volume, and a surface layer formed thereon which is made from an organic polymer... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5895622 | Method and apparatus for composite manufacture A composite manufacturing system moves a multi-fiber tow through a processing space. A resin particle source provides particles to the space. This source may include an airstream entrained with particles which is discharged into the space through an orifi... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5894002 | Process and apparatus for the manufacture of a contact lens In a process for the manufacture of contact lenses, a polymerizable contact lens material is dispensed into a mould half (1) and the mould is subsequently closed by means of the second mould half (2). The material located between the two mould halves in t... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5888340 | Method and apparatus for aligning discontinuous fibers A method and apparatus for aligning discontinuous fibers (F 101, 212) is described. A feeder apparatus (20, 120, 220, 220A) is used to align the fibers in a horizontal plane for feeding to the aligning apparatus (40, 140, 240, 240A) providing an electrica... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5808282 | Microwave sintering process A microwave susceptor bed useful for sintering ceramics, ceramic composites and metal powders is disclosed. The susceptor bed contains granules of a major amount of a microwave susceptor material, and a minor amount of a refractory parting agent, either d... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5750152 | Wand purging for electrostatic charging system in flash spinning apparatus This invention relates to a method and apparatus for sweeping dust and debris from the needles of a wand which is for applying an electrostatic charge to a plexifilamentary film-fibril web. The needles of the wand tend to acquire dust and debris from the ... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5733584 | Apparatus for the manufacture of films The invention concerns an apparatus for the manufacture of films, in particular thin or very thin films, with a rotating roller with which a plastically deformable film preferably supplied by a slot extruder is conveyed and stretched, wherein between the ... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5731011 | Apparatus for forming a fibrous sheet An apparatus for adjusting the path that a web formed by striking a contoured surface baffle will take as it descends to a collection surface, in which the baffle is mounted on a pivot plate which will pivot and cause the web to leave the contoured surfac... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5676791 | Device for producing extrusion-coated laminates The invention describes a device and a process for producing extrusion-coated laminates. The extrusion device contains an extruder nozzle with nozzle lip, a cooling roller and a contact roller, wherein the cooling roller and the contact roller form a roll... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5665298 | Method for the manufacture of pneumatic vehicle tires using microwave energy A method for the manufacture of pneumatic vehicle tires with a carcass extending between two bead rings and a breaker disposed between carcass and tread is described in which a tire blank is built up making exclusive use of non-metallic components and at ... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5643524 | Corona charging of flash spun plexifilamentary film-fibril webs in poor charging environments This invention relates to flash spinning a plexifilamentary film-fibril strand and laying it down into sheet material including the step of subjecting the strand to an electrostatic charge. The invention is particularly focused on cleaning, and maintainin... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5641449 | Method and apparatus for high-speed drying and consolidating of structural fiberboard Methods and apparatus for rapidly drying and compacting wet fiber mats are disclosed. Rapid drying is produced by heating the wet fiber mats with a combination of radiowave energy and conductive heating. As the fiber mats are heated, three-dimensional com... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5639414 | Method and apparatus of manufacturing pneumatic vehicle tires A method of manufacturing pneumatic vehicle tires, the tires having a carcass which extends between two bead rings and a breaker arranged between the carcass and a tread, wherein the respective tire blank is built up using exclusively non-metallic compone... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5630967 | Method and apparatus for making lenses A method for forming a preform mass of thermoplastic material into a lens by compression molding between a pair of molds without the formation of air bubbles or the entrapment of air pockets in the finished lens by preheating the preform mass and molds, a... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5628090 | Apparatus for the production of absorbent materials The present invention relates to an apparatus for the production of absorbent materials comprising fibers cross-linked by a suitable cross-linker therefor, and wherein said cross-linker is associated with substantially the entire surface of each fiber, sa... | 05/13/1997 |
