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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7364676 | Slurry spreader for cementitious board production The invention provides a board forming system comprising a forming table comprising a belt with a surface for conveying a backing layer; a mixer fitted with a mechanism capable of depositing cementitious slurry material over a top surface of the backing layer; and a... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7354543 | Manufactured wood product press A press assembly is shown having a plurality of aligned press modules having a lower platen and an oppositely-disposed upper platen, the press modules defining a channel through the press assembly. A resinous wood fiber mat is fed into the channel. The upper and low... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7341441 | Nanoprint equipment and method of making fine structure Provided is a nanoprint apparatus in which a substrate and a mold formed on its surface with fine concavities and convexities are heated and pressed with each other through the intermediary of a buffer member interposed therebetwen, including a mechanism for success... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7267536 | Apparatus for forming large-dimension ceramic tiles Method for forming large-dimension ceramic tiles comprising the following operative stages: feeding a determined quantity of powders into the mould cavity of a first pressing station; pressing said quantity of powders to obtain a slab of congruent material the thick... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7252489 | Method and plant for forming large-dimension ceramic slabs and tiles The apparatus for forming large dimension ceramic tiles includes at least one first pressing unit (2) connected to at least one second pressing unit (4) by a conveying system (3) with which there may be associated at least one decorating unit fo... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7229270 | Reciprocating head press A press for flattening dough pieces is provided having a floor supported frame, an endless conveyor belt movably carried on the frame and presenting an upper horizontal surface, and at least one movable platen carried on the frame for pressing the dough pieces again... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7226558 | Method of making an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene structure A high density microwall ePTFE structure and a method for making, involving the manipulation of a standard extruded ePTFE graft. The final product has the desired characteristics of high density, reduced wall-thickness, above-average radial strength and enhanced sut... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7156642 | Dough rolling apparatus and method An improved dough-rolling apparatus and method for rolling sheeted dough. The proposed invention comprises a dough-rolling apparatus having a dough sheeter, a sheeting conveyor having a ramped section, a roll-initiating curtain positioned above the ramped section, a... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7128555 | Dough moulder A dough moulder for producing moulded dough products of a desired size and/or shape. The moulder includes guide plate (155, 156) which are selectively insertable through respective pairs of slots (151, 152, 153) formed in a pressure rolling board (1... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7048825 | Microwave preheat press assembly The present invention is a microwave preheat press. The microwave preheat press includes a first and a second press section which define a press passage therebetween. A compression belt movable along the press passage is contiguous with one of the press sections. Th... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7014440 | Method of manufacturing rare earth magnet and powder compacting apparatus A method and apparatus for manufacturing a rare earth magnet is disclosed. In a first step, a compact is produced by compacting rare earth alloy powder in a predetermined space in an orienting magnetic field. Next, a demagnetizing process is performed for the compac... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7008588 | Apparatus and method for forming panels from moldable material An apparatus for forming panels from moldable material comprising: a material storage and feeding container for placing moldable material on a sheet of peel ply material on top of a conveyor. The conveyor has a roughened surface for gripping the sheet of peel ply ma... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6951451 | Reciprocating head press A press for flattening dough pieces is provided having a floor supported frame, an endless conveyor belt movably carried on the frame and presenting an upper horizontal surface, and at least one movable platen carried on the frame for pressing the dough pieces again... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6530767 | Ultrasonic forming of confectionery products The invention provides for the manufacture of food products. In one preferred form, methods and apparatus are provided for cutting individual confectionery products from a slab or strip of product material into a product with a particular silhouette. In a... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6520763 | Apparatus for forming cleated floor mat The present invention relates to specific methods of producing cleated rubber-backed floor mats (such as dust control or rubber mats) through the utilization of the combination of a perforated coated woven fabric article and a cushioned platen liner betwe... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6506042 | Rounder bar with floating foot A rounder bar assembly (10) with floating foot (56) for use with an endless belt conveyor (12) incorporates an elongated body (20) configured for shaping dough pieces (14) transported along the endless belt of a conveyor. A backing plate (22) and a spacer... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6431849 | Ultrasonic forming of confectionery products The invention provides for the manufacture of food products. In one preferred form, methods and apparatus are provided for cutting individual confectionery products from a slab or strip of product material into a product with a particular silhouette. In a... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6398539 | Pizza die with seal A pizza die includes an outer die ring and a plate ring. The outer die ring and an inner die plate are spring-biased away from the die mount plate. The outer die ring includes a plurality of axial ridges located on a portion of the inner circumferential s... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6335046 | Method and apparatus for molding dough A method of forming pieces of dough into balls, the method includes the steps of moving the dough pieces on a moving belt past a shaper bar while urging the belt against the shaper bar with a plurality of fluid jets. An apparatus for forming pieces of dou... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6331105 | Apparatus to manufacture green bricks An apparatus for making green bricks having the appearance of tumbled brick achieves these results by deforming a slug from which green bricks are made. The slug is deformed by the use of a reciprocating member that alternately retracts and then hits (def... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6325610 | Apparatus for precise molding and alignment of structures on a substrate using a stretchable mold An apparatus for molding and aligning microstructures on a patterned substrate using a microstructured mold. A slurry containing a mixture of a ceramic powder and a curable fugitive binder is placed between the microstructure of a stretchable mold and a p... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6303169 | Rounder bar and method of using the same The present invention provides a rounder bar and method of making and using the same in which, in one embodiment, the rounder portion of the rounder bar will have a shape that presents a concave shape having one of at least one flat surface and/or edge to... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6280173 | Apparatus for molding disc-like rice food Provided is a molding apparatus having a low cost, including an intermittent feed belt conveyer which can be moved back and forth, for transferring compressed rice foods having a predetermined shape and fed thereonto, a molding frame composed of a pair of... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6254372 | Apparatus for forming a spherical dough body An apparatus is provided for forming a spherical dough body by rounding a dough piece. The apparatus comprises a pair of opposed pressing and feeding members that apply pressure horizontally to the dough piece and a pressing member that repeatedly applies... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6231332 | Pizza rice molding apparatus A pizza rice molding apparatus enhances the efficiency of molding a pizza rice having a substantially true circular disc-like shape and a highly valuable quality. The apparatus comprises a feed conveyer belt which can be longitudinally moved back and fort... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6231330 | Ultrasonic forming of confectionery products The invention provides for the manufacture of food products. In one preferred form, methods and apparatus are provided for cutting individual confectionery products from a slab or strip of product material into a product with a particular silhouette. In a... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6207212 | Method and apparatus for conveying bar-like bread dough pieces A method of conveying bar-like bread dough pieces is provided. By it a bar-like bread dough piece being conveyed on the conveying face of a conveyor, with its axis being perpendicular to the direction of the conveyance thereof, is caused to rotate about t... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6159517 | Oil filled rounder bar with grooves and method of using the same A preferred embodiment of the oil filled rounder bar with grooves for use with an endless belt-type conveyor for transporting dough pieces thereon incorporates a shaping surface formed of oil filled plastic material. The shaping surface forms a pocket wit... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6128925 | Forming tool for structuring flat material, especially plate glass The forming tool with a special structuring surface includes a reusable ceramic base tool and a replaceable metallic forming member releasably attached to the base tool and provided with a structuring surface for forming a structure in the plate glass. Wh... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6045350 | Adjustable wall apparatus for molding a continuous foamed plastics element An apparatus for molding a continuous foamed plastics element (2), such as a floor construction member of the type comprising a substantially parallelepipedic central body (3) and at least one lateral projection (5,6), includes a mold (13) comprising a fo... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6042358 | Machine for making balls of butter An apparatus for making balls of butter includes a conveyor and a dispensing head mounted above the conveyor for delivering pieces of butter to the conveyor. Two roller bar assemblies are mounted above the conveyor, and crank arms rotate each of the rolle... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6039993 | Device and method for forming a strand of dough A method and device for forming a strand of dough from a relatively short dough body by providing a first conveyor belt having a first dough contact face and second conveyor belt having a second dough contact face, keeping the two dough contact faces spac... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6015584 | Dough ball loader and method of flattening a dough ball A dough ball loader includes a conveyor belt supported on a frame. A frame plate is fixed in position over the conveyor belt. Loading tubes on the frame plate are aligned over a loading opening in the frame plate. Pairs of flatteners are pivotably attache... | 01/18/2000 |
| 6010323 | Vacuum pressure forming apparatus and vacuum pressure forming method A vacuum pressure forming apparatus which is capable of uniformly heating a sheet member and preventing the occurrence of wrinkles or rain drops in the sheet member. The apparatus is equipped with an endless belt having a number of air holes and is stretc... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6010730 | Method and apparatus for winding up a sheet of dough A sheet of dough is wound up by a roller and a pressing device. The roller is located above a conveyor that conveys a sheet of dough. The pressing device is located near the roller. When the roller is winding up the sheet of dough, the pressing device mov... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6010325 | Pizza die A machine for pressing and forming food products has a die including an inner die plate surrounded by an outer die ring. The inner die plate is axially movable relative the outer die ring, between an extended state and a compressed state. A circumferentia... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5997923 | Method for flouring sequential pieces of bakery dough Sequential pieces of bakery dough are floured using a moving belt positioned beneath an elongated flour dispensing mechanism. The belt runs through a stationary guide that transiently forms the belt into a tubular enclosure which embraces the dough pieces... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5908596 | Process and apparatus for expanding and molding fiberglass laminate and the panel formed thereby A method for manufacturing a shaped panel from a continuous length of an expanded mat. The method includes transporting an expanded mat on a conveyor. The conveyor includes side chains and a plurality of spaced apart slats, which extend transversely betwe... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5897887 | Machine for the formation of tablets of cosmetic product A machine for the formation of tablets of cosmetic product includes feeding device for a cosmetic product in powder to a movable conveyor belt, so as to form a layer of cosmetic product that is not levelled, levelling means of the layer of cosmetic produc... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5871783 | Apparatus for ultrasonically forming confectionery products The invention provides for the manufacture of food products. In one preferred form, methods and apparatus are provided for cutting individual confectionery products from a slab or strip of product material into a product with a particular silhouette. In a... | 02/16/1999 |
