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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8277212 | High power rotational cycle moulding method and device The invention relates to a device for forming moldable bodies (57) from a moldable mass by means of a matrix grid (19), in which at least one cavity (21) is formed by lateral limiting elements (20), and at least one tool (17, 18) w... | 10/02/2012 |
| 8105069 | Apparatus for making hollow bodies from thermoplastic film An apparatus for forming shaped bodies from a thermoplastic film has a stationary support, a downwardly directed upper tool fixed on the support, means for feeding the film in a transport direction in steps underneath the upper tool, a lower shaft pivotal in support... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8011917 | Compression molding of an electronic device A compression molding system comprising first and second mold halves is provided for an electronic device wherein a plurality of cavities are formed in the first mold half corresponding to molding locations on the electronic device. A plurality of plungers are locat... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7857610 | Apparatus making thermoformed component with integral coined structure A thermoforming process capable of coining and flowing material is provided, such as for making a thermoformed energy absorber for self-attachment to a vehicle bumper beam. The energy absorber includes a thermoplastic sheet with first thickness shaped by a thermofor... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7435075 | Thermoforming machine A thermoforming machine includes an upper frame (10) and a lower frame (40). The upper frame includes a top bracket (20) and a bottom bracket (30). The top bracket has a driving mechanism and a screw post (272) therein. The bottom ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7429172 | Apparatus for forming complex sheets of composite material by hot stamping and tool for its implementation An object of the invention is a method of forming by hot stamping pieces of complex sheeting, composed of a one-piece element comprising several parts of relatively low thickness arranged in different intersecting planes, proceeding from a blank composed of at least... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7402035 | Apparatus for deep drawing a thermoplastic foil An apparatus for thermoshaping a thermoplastic foil has a lower tool carried on the frame and having an upper face formed with an array of upwardly open mold cavities, and an upper beam vertically displaceable above the lower tool. A punch plate fixed on the upper b... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7344371 | Rolled coned manufacturing apparatus A concave half (10) having a conical inside and a convex half (20) having a conical outside and being fitted therein are fitted in each other. An openable and closable, loop-shaped supporting means as a toggle-jointed link (30) rotatably support... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7338276 | Mold tool for paper relief engraving A mold tool for paper relief engraving provides a mold cavity, a mold plunger and a folder for being detachably fixed with the mold cavity and the mold plunger at the inner sides thereof. The mold cavity and the mold plunger are doubly etched to create pattern nests... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7332121 | Thermoforming apparatus for producing shaped bodies of plastic sheet, and a method for producing them The present invention relates to a thermoforming apparatus (1) for producing shaped bodies of plastic sheet (50), such as cups, containers, lids, secondary packagings for foodstuffs or the like, which comprises a forming station with a two-part forming... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329114 | Isothermal imprint embossing system Isothermal imprint embossing system. In one embodiment, the system includes a heater to pre-heat a disk substrate to an embossing temperature, a die assembly with an embossing foil to imprint the embossable film disposed on the disk substrate, and a heat tunnel disp... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7323990 | Method and apparatus for placing ID tags in molded articles A thermoforming apparatus and method are provided. An identification tag such as a radio frequency identification tag is provided for molding into or attaching to a thermoformed article during the thermoforming process. The tag may be attached to the article by mech... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7311512 | Three-dimensional hard copy apparatus A three-dimensional hard copy apparatus including: a shape forming unit including plural display pins having a contact unit, which selectively contacts a thermoplastic sheet, and moves relative to a display surface and is capable of forming a predetermined pattern; ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311513 | Installation for producing objects by thermoforming pellets of thermoplastic material The installation for manufacturing objects such as receptacles by thermoforming pellets of thermoplastic material includes conveyor means for conveying the pellets through the various stations in the installation, said stations including a heating station and a ther... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7293430 | Press molding apparatus and press molding method of optical element A press molding apparatus includes upper and lower molding dies each having a molding surface facing each other, and a driving device which moves at least one of the upper and lower molding dies in a vertical direction so that the upper and lower molding dies are op... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7270522 | Continuous press for manufacturing biodegradable plates Provided is a continuously operating pressing machine for the manufacture of biodegradable plates made from plant parts. The machine particularly relates to the continuous preparation of articles such as cups as cups, saucers, plates etc. from plant parts such as le... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7255552 | Method and device for thermoforming of containers Blanks (12) of thermoplastic material are heated, and a thermoforming step is performed in which the heated blanks are deformed plastically by stretching. Before the thermoforming step, a die-punching step is performed in which the peripheral regions of the b... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7252495 | Press-molding mold A press-molding mold includes a first mold part (10), a second mold part (20), a bushing (40), a first latching pin (50) and a second latching pin (70). The second mold part (20) defines a longitudinal central axis (21 | 08/07/2007 |
| 7195477 | Sheet material pressing machines A sheet material pressing machine for pressing a sheet material into a formed article may include a first die unit that can be opened and closed and a second die unit that can be opened and closed. The first and second die units are arranged and constructed such tha... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7165961 | Compression molding apparatus with quick change molds Compression molding apparatus for molding plastic closures for containers includes a rotary turret having a vertical axis and supporting circumferentially spaced and axially moveable opposing plungers each carrying a compression mold member. Each mold member is atta... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7154270 | Gradient coil system for a magnetic resonance tomography device having a more effective cooling A gradient coil system for a magnetic resonance apparatus has gradient coils and at least one cooling tube for cooling the gradient coils using a coolant flowing through the cooling tube. The cooling tube is formed of a flexible thermoplastic material, augmented wit... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7140863 | Method for producing a container from a thermoplastic film, and molding tool for executing the method A method and a molding tool for producing containers from a thermoplastic plastic film. The method and tool permit the production of containers having a hollow floor and a double-walled standing base, with a seal between the two walls of the standing base. The metho... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7121822 | Apparatus for making embossed blister pack The invention herein relates to a method and apparatus for forming (or cold-forming) an embossed blister from a laminated film wherein an indicia is formed on the base of the blister. In particular, the invention involves a single pass process of combining the forma... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7117711 | Adjustable mould The present invention relates to a mould (42) for bending material parts, the mould (42) comprising opposite first and second longitudinally extending mould halves (1, 21) enclosing a longitudinal mould cavity (59). The first mould halve ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7101169 | Method and device for producing pouch-shaped or pot-shaped parts and use of the parts for accommodating samples or the like The production of pouch-shaped or pot-shaped parts is undertaken in two steps. In the first step, a film located above a die is pressed by a stamp into a cavity that reproduces the part and is subsequently pressed apart in the lower region of the cavity by deformati... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7082665 | Method for processing a golf club head with cup shaped face component A method for producing a golf club head (42) with a two-piece face component (60) and an aft-body (61) is disclosed herein. The face component (60) includes a formed or forged striking face insert (72) and a cast face cup (74 | 08/01/2006 |
| 7052360 | Brassiere and related breast cup construction A molded breast cup for a brassiere includes a molded cup form and laminated structure of a first panel of a flexible foam material and a second panel of flexible material. The first and second panels are substantially coextensive to each other and define a breast c... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7052265 | Device to simultaneously manipulate curling screws of a lip rolling machine Devices that have the capability to simultaneously manipulate the curling screws of a lip rolling machine while it is in operation and lip rolling machines so modified. ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7014451 | Molding assembly for wafer scale molding of protective caps A mold assembly (100) formed of a pair of molds (102, 104) and a pair of release plates (118, 120). The molds (102, 104) have holes (126) which extend from outer surfaces into the mold cavities (106). The release plates (... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6981863 | System for molding thermoplastic sandwich material and deep-drawn article produced thereby A method and system for molding thermoplastic sandwich material to form a deep-drawn article utilizing a unique clamping technique and mechanism are described. The method includes the steps of positioning a blank of thermoplastic sandwich material having a cellular ... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6942477 | Self-leveling high heat transfer mold A mold for sequentially curing sections of a belt includes two end zones, a center zone, and transition zones between each end zone and the center zone. The mold is heated and/or cooled by heat transfer fluid flowing from intake manifolds through heat transfer cavit... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6926513 | System for minimizing platen drive shaft flex in a thermoforming press A system for minimizing platen drive shaft flex in a thermoforming press employed in a thermoforming process is provided. The thermoformer press molds plastic sheets into finished articles. The system minimizes rotational vibrations in a platen drive shaft that actu... | 08/09/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6908583 | System and method for bending a substantially rigid substrate A method and apparatus for bending a substantially rigid substrate (22) having first and second portions (28, 30) interconnected by a bend region (32). The apparatus comprises first and second heated die members (60, 80). The first heated... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6814564 | Mold with fluid driven form keys A pair of form keys and a method for forming reverse drafts in foam parts are disclosed. A male form key is reciprocally mounted in a first mold half in a retracted position. A female form key is rotatably mounted in a second mold half in a neutral position. The fir... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6790026 | System for co-molding a thermoplastic material with a thermoplastic sandwich material and article produced thereby A method and system for co-molding a thermoplastic material with a thermoplastic sandwich material to form a thermoplastic sandwich article having a thermoplastic inner portion are provided. In one embodiment, the thermoplastic material may be a composite material a... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6733270 | Device for shape-forming recesses in film-type material A device for shape-forming at least one recess in a film-type material features a die with at least one opening, at least one shaping stem that can be introduced into the opening to create the recess by shape-forming, and a clamping facility for holding the film-typ... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6695608 | Apparatus for manufacturing a composite golf club head A method and apparatus for manufacturing a preform component for a golf club head composed of a plurality of plies of pre-preg material is disclosed herein. The preform component is preferably a face component, a crown component or a sole component, compo... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6676872 | Die and process especially for stamping detergent bars A device for stamping a detergent bar, i.e. a bar comprising soap, a synthetic detergent active or a mixture thereof, includes a die. The die has at least one bar stamping surface provided with at least one elastomeric coating which includes a conductive ... | 01/13/2004 |
