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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7833002 | Lift mechanism for tooling that acts on a web in a packaging machine A packaging apparatus has a lift mechanism to lower and raise a tool, such as a formation box that functions to form cavities in a web of flexible material. The lift mechanism has a series of arms, supported by belt driven carriages, which move in tandem to raise an... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7771185 | Carpet straightening apparatus A straightening apparatus for straightening carpet prior to laying the carpet on a floor surface. The apparatus includes an entry conveyor from which carpet is unrolled and fed into a heating section. In the heating section, the carpet is heated sufficient to soften... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7513770 | Carpet straightening apparatus A straightening apparatus for straightening carpet prior to laying the carpet on a floor surface. The apparatus includes an entry conveyor from which carpet is unrolled and fed into a heating section. In the heating section, the carpet is heated sufficient to soften... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7442029 | Imprint lithography An imprint lithography apparatus is disclosed which has a needle, and a substrate table arranged to hold a substrate to be imprinted, wherein the needle is moveable between a first position and a second position, the first position being such that in use the needle ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7306450 | Apparatuses, systems, and methods for manufacturing composite parts Tooling aids for applying pressure in laminating, and methods for their use, are described herein. In one embodiment, a caul for applying pressure in laminating includes a base portion positioned between first and second corner portions. The base portion can have a ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7204946 | Method for forming a golf ball A method and apparatus for forming a golf ball or components of a golf ball is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes the steps of forming a die having an opening having a perimeter comprising plurality of inwardly convex surfaces; preparing a golf ball com... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7165957 | Device for transferring a pattern to an object A device is provided for transferring a pattern to an object. The device may be used for transferring a pattern, such as micro- or nanostructures, from a stamp to an object. In accordance with one embodiment, the device comprises a first contacting means with a rece... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7150622 | Systems for magnification and distortion correction for imprint lithography processes The present invention is directed toward a system to vary dimensions of a template in order to attenuate if not prevent distortions in an underlying pattern formed by the template. To that end, the system features a compression device that includes a pair of spaced-... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7144534 | Method and device for producing rebonded foam blocks The invention relates to a method of producing rebonded foam blocks in a box mould having a base, a plurality of mutually adjacent mould side walls standing thereupon and a plunger movable in the direction of the base, in which at least one of the mould side walls m... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7131442 | Fibrous filtration face mask A face mask for filtering contaminants from the air. The face mask includes a harness for securing the mask over the nose and mouth of the wearer and a nonwoven fibrous layer attached to the harness. The nonwoven fibrous layer contains at least 40 weight percent the... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7112054 | Consolidation joining of thermoplastic laminate ducts There is provided an apparatus and method for consolidation joining a thermoplastic preform to form a duct. The apparatus includes first and second longitudinally extending support structures. The first support structure at least partially defines a cavity for suppo... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7101168 | Releasing undercut moulded containers after a thermoforming process The invention relates to a device for forming a number of thin-walled objects by means of a blow-moulding process from a layer of material which is deformable when heated, comprising: a lower mould with cavities (6) arranged therein, wherein the shape of each... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7096913 | Apparatus and method for moving frameworks between workstations An apparatus and a method for moving frameworks such as window frames or sashes from a plastic frame welding machine to a work station for further processing of the frameworks are disclosed. Two tracks are mounted at an elevated position so they extend horizontally ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7083692 | Method and device for vulcanizing shaped bodies from rubber mixtures Methods and devices for vulcanizing or cross-linking under pressure and increased temperature shaped bodies that consist especially of rubber mixtures. The shaped body is first dipped into a bed of fine-grained pourable or free-flowing bulk material with the section... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7070728 | Diesel filter plugging process A method for plugging a subset of cells of a honeycomb structure having a plurality of open-end cells extending therethrough including providing at least one cylindrically-shaped first roller including an engagement surface having a plurality of outwardly-extending ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7018196 | Skirt forming member for vacuum-forming systems A customizable skirt-forming member is disclosed, for use in high stress acrylic tub formation operations. The member generally has a rigid forming wall, at least one adjustable wing hingeably associated with the forming wall, and means for altering the pitch of the... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7018192 | Apparatus for heat treatment of oblong articles An apparatus for heat treatment of oblong articles, such as monofilaments, multifilaments, tapes or webs of plastics, comprises a fixed bottom member (2) and a cover member (3) hingedly secured thereto along one long side, where the cover member (3 | 03/28/2006 |
| 6994881 | Device for the formation of croissants made of puff pastry or the like A device for the formation of croissants made of puff pastry or the like, said croissants being initially shaped into pastry rolls (12) starting from flat puff pastry, wherein there are at least two gripping or clasping and folding elements (13, 14, 15... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6979189 | Apparatus and method for adjusting component features An apparatus and method to adjust the dimensions of thermoplastic components following passage of the component through final processing in a fixture. The invention particularly relates to an apparatus for maintaining product tolerances on thermoplastic components t... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6964563 | Candle re-topper A manufacture for melting wax shoulders from candles is a receptacle having a top, bottom and sides. Connected to the receptacle are a spout and at least one handle. The top of the receptacle has a recessed area having walls and a central conical area, which has a c... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6913727 | Method of manufacturing golf club head of composite material A method of manufacturing a golf club head of composite material includes the steps of combining a first and a second dies having recessed portions and at least on tunnel portion respectively to form a mold cavity, putting a bulk molding compound (B.M.C.) into the m... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6908582 | Method for adjusting the shape of a biodegradable and bioabsorbable implant material A process for producing a biodegradable and bioabsorbable implant material, which comprises forging a billet comprising and biodegradable and bioabsorbable crystalline polymer at a low temperature and then forging the same once more or in a plurality of times at a l... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6881446 | Method and device for production of endless plastic hollow profiles A method for production of endless plastic hollow profiles, in particular tubes, comprises several production stages for the plastic tube and a coating stage for a metal coating. A reduced pressure is provided in the coating stage, whereby the metal is transferred i... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6817285 | Machines for making sushi rolls A machine for making sushi rolls has a support base (10) supporting a foldable plate (12) made of four strips of metal pivotally mounted one to the next along three parallel hinge lines (17). Four frame members (13a, 13b,... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6814565 | Support fixture for thermal curing processes A flexible or semi-rigid support fixture is sized and shaped to supportably engage a surface of a polymeric matrix object such as an organic bonded abrasive grinding wheel. The support fixture is utilized to support the object to help prevent slumping and/or expansi... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6799963 | Microlens array mold A method for making a double-sided microlens mold and microlens array mold is described which utilizes a spinning half radius diamond cutting member operated in a plunge cut in a technique similar to milling to cut the optical surface into a diamond turnable materia... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6790021 | Apparatus for refurbishing thermoplastic drum An apparatus for repairing or refurbishing thermoplastic drums. A damaged drum, or at least a damaged portion thereof, is heated until it reaches a softened state and is then drawn over a template, or mold, having the substantially the same shape and size of an unda... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6761921 | Sushi mold apparatus and method of making same The present invention provides a kit (200) for producing a high quality sushi product with uniformity and at a high rate of production. The kit (200) includes a Nigiri Sushi mold (10, 110) and a California Sushi Roll apparatus (54, 154.) ... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6655950 | Printed circuit board edge shaping tool The present invention relates to a tool, and method of its use, that puts a pair of bevels onto an edge of a printed circuit board (PCB) so that the PCB can be inserted into an expansion slot of a computer. The tool has a bevel wheel, preferably with a bi... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6474975 | Press mechanism Method and apparatus of forming articles includes a press having a pair of opposite platens. An articulated clamping frame is mounted between the platens, each of which are moveable toward and away from the clamping frame. Material to be formed is clamped... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6464814 | Method for molding an end of a long resin molded article A method for molding an end of a long resin molded article that is obtained by extrusion molding and has a design surface and an attachment surface extended in a longitudinal direction of the long resin molded article, and the attachment surface is attach... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6443054 | Hands free tortilla forming machine A hands free tortilla forming machine for molding dough balls into a tortilla shell. The forming machine includes a forming portion, a linkage mechanism, a vertically extending hinge block, and a foot pedal which can be mounted to a moveable cart. The for... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6352020 | Apparatus for producing a vinegared rice rolled in dried laver (Norimaki), or other roll foodstuff There is provided an apparatus for producing a roll foodstuff, which includes a roll maker having improvement in push of three rotating plates, wherein the first and second rotating plates (32) and (33) have cam members (41) and (42) with each curved bott... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6338814 | Spunbond web formation A spunbond web formation apparatus includes a spinneret (1) of a spin pack (2) that extrudes an array of fibers (5) that are drawn into an aspirator (6). The attenuated fibers (8) discharged from aspirator (6) are deflected sideways by a Coanda device (7)... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6334767 | Machine for manufacturing thermoplastic tubes The machine of the present invention is a means for manufacturing thermoplastic tubes from hollow thermoplastic sleeves by a variety of different manufacturing processes. The machine is a single apparatus having an indexing table with a plurality of mandr... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6277312 | In-mold decorating with laser etching An in-mold decorating and laser etching method prints a plurality of layers on a flat thin sheet plastic substrate, including combinations of opaque and colored, including translucent and smoked, forms the substrate into a contoured three dimensional work... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6270330 | Waste foamed polystyrene material reclaiming system A waste foamed polystyrene material reclaiming method includes the steps of waste material crushing, solvent mixing, filtering, secondary mixing, distilling, evaporated solvent condensing and recycling, reclaimed polystyrene material heating, reclaimed po... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6244169 | Automatic apparatus for making rolled sushi The present invention provides an automatic rolled sushi producing apparatus consisting of a vinegared rice supply unit; a vinegared rice supply conveyer arranged below the vinegared rice supply unit; a carrying conveyer arranged at right angle to the vin... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6244167 | Tortilla forming machine A tortilla forming machine for molding dough into a tortilla shell having a top, a bottom, a peripheral edge, and a thickness. The forming machine includes a first member having a first forming surface, a second member having a second forming surface move... | 06/12/2001 |
