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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7442025 | Kitchen implement for food preparation A tostonera comprises a first press member, a base member having the first press member movably associated therewith, and a second press member movably associated with the base member opposite the first press member and having one or more punches projecting outwardl... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7441333 | Assembly device of support mat for ceramic catalyst carrier An assembly device of a support mat for a ceramic catalyst carrier includes: a push-in device provided in a vertically movable tool base and capable of pushing a ceramic catalyst carrier together with a support mat into a recession of a shaping die; a first and a se... | 10/28/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7353934 | Method and apparatus for picking up a plastic product A method for picking up a plastic product lying on a conveyor belt, especially a tacky plastic product, for transport and for deposit in a mold in a molding press. The plastic product is picked up by one or more resilient carrier plates setting themselves resilientl... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7347683 | Mold and molding apparatus using the same A molding apparatus for patterning a workpiece includes a mold having a pattern to be transferred to the workpiece, with the pattern including recesses, a first support member for supporting the mold, and a second support member, arranged opposite to the first suppo... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341685 | Block forming method A block forming apparatus is provided. The block forming apparatus includes first and second jackets detachably secured to a base pallet. The first and second jackets may be removed from the base pallet during the curing period of a block for use with a second base ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7320176 | Assembly device of support mat for ceramic catalyst carrier An assembly device includes: a push-in unit provided in a vertically movable tool base to push a ceramic catalyst carrier together with a support mat into a recession of a shaping die; a first and second pressing units for pressing both end portions of the mat from ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7223091 | Mould assembly with closure mechanism A mould assembly includes a first mould part (2) and a second mould part (4) for moulding a wind turbine blade of fibre-reinforced polymer. The assembly has a hinge mechanism (6) with a hinge line (7) extending parallel to the two mould p... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7204681 | Thermoforming method and apparatus A thermoforming apparatus having a mold with an internal vacuum chamber and a quench for cooling a thermoplastic sheet while it remains on the mold. Because the quench cools the sheet, conventional cooling lines are eliminated from the mold. One method of using the ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7153124 | Preforming thermoplastic ducts There are provided apparatuses and related methods for preforming sheets to form preforms for forming ducts. The preforms can be formed of a thermoplastic material, such as flat sheets of reinforced thermoplastic, which can be lightweight, strong, and perform well i... | 12/26/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7140864 | Tortilla forming machine A tortilla-forming machine for molding dough into a tortilla shell. The forming machine having a base with an upwardly facing forming surface and a push plate with a downwardly facing forming surface. The forming machine further including an actuating mechanism with... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7070406 | Apparatus for embossing a flexible substrate with a pattern carried by an optically transparent compliant media An apparatus for embossing a flexible substrate with an optically transparent compliant media is disclosed. The complaint media includes an optically transparent imprint stamp with an imprint pattern therein. The flexible substrate is coated with a photopolymer mate... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7070729 | Pressware die set with product ejectors at outer forming surfaces An improved pressware die set includes mechanical ejectors for removing formed product from the punch. A preferred embodiment includes rocker-style ejectors free from edges or other asperities which may tend to snag and mar the product during the production process.... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7048530 | Device for applying thin layers of a powder or pulverulent material and corresponding method A device for applying a thin layer of a powder on a support means (14) includes a device (12) for storing the powder, a screed (30) that includes a shoe (36) with a working surface, as well as a device (28) for guiding in translati... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6918753 | Dual-mold thermoforming press The thermoforming press has a frame, a forming die assembly affixed to the frame, a mold-supporting table suspended to the frame under the forming die assembly, and a pair of molds mounted side by side on the mold-supporting table. A drive system is provided for imp... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6863935 | Multi-stage processes for coating substrates with multi-component composite coating compositions A process for coating a substrate is provided which includes the following steps: (a) applying a waterborne base coat composition to a surface of the substrate; (b) applying infrared radiation at a power density of 1.5-8.0 kW/m2 and a first ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6712598 | Mold battery with improved member separation A mold battery with provisions for separating one mold member from another by both rotating away and also translating away. A mold member comprises two wheels resting on two rails and a lower roller. While the mold member is rotated to an open angle stopped by the l... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6712599 | Combination molding/punching station for molding and punching containers out of a foil strip of thermoplastic synthetic material A molding/punching station for molding and punching containers out of a foil strip (2) of thermoplastic synthetic material, which station includes a molding table (5) for holding one half of a mold (4); a frame (9) in which the table (... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6500377 | Method and apparatus for activating a moving web A method and apparatus for activating a web, such as a web of interconnected disposable absorbent articles. The web is fed in a first direction to an activation system which includes a central disc and at least one outer disc. The central disc has a top s... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6358036 | Device for the production of foam slabs of angular cross-section in a flock composite Angular blocks of foam flocks can be produced with angular edges and a homogeneous density distribution over the entire cross-section in a molding box by first extending the of adjacent mold walls before the flocks are introduced, and, after the flocks ha... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6315548 | Booking apparatus Improved booking drive mechanism for vertically extending mold presses such as SRIM mold presses. Opening and closing of the booking plate relative to its associated moveable ram are actuated by a pair of horizontally disposed hydraulic cylinders. Tension... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6280178 | Molding apparatus having upper and lower composite mold/press units with replaceable mold cavity forming components An injection molding apparatus for producing formed or molded millwork products includes a workstation supported on a support surface, a lower composite mold/press unit mounted upon the workstation and defining a lower portion of a mold cavity, and upper ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6276919 | Automated pretzel forming machine An automated pretzel forming machine that produces fresh unbaked pretzels with hand formed characteristics by extruding premixed dough onto a folding table. This table is moved by a bi-directional positioning stage, forming the unfolded and untwisted pret... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6261504 | Form keys and method for thermoforming undercuts in foam parts 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 positi... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6234781 | Apparatus for making blister pack packaging A method of forming blister pack packaging is provided including providing a thermoplastic material and placing the thermoplastic material between a pair of opposed male and female thermoforming dies, while cooling a portion of at least one of the dies. T... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6223561 | Press mold for glass substrate A press mold for glass substrate includes an upper mold and a lower mold, and a pressure apparatus for applying pressure to the upper mold and the lower mold, for molding a plate-shaped glass substrate having a predetermined thickness between the upper mo... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6206676 | Electric/pneumatic rim press A press arrangement having ball-screw drive units for providing rapid opening and closing movement of the press, and having a pneumatic closure arrangement for providing a final small-stroke closing movement and holding force for the mold. The pneumatic c... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6113382 | Press with swingable top press plate A mold press for an electric drive arrangement for controlling opening and closing press movement. The drive arrangement includes a pair of generally identical drive units connected between upper and lower press plates. The drive units in a preferred embo... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6024559 | Mold for making plastic fishing lures A cavity block and method for manufacturing such a block utilizes a computer assisted machining tool to form a composite cavity in a plurality of cavity block segments such that the segments can be separated after the machining of the cavity and paired in... | 02/15/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5906841 | Mold for a closure cap The present inventions relates to a mold for forming a one piece flip-top cap and process for making such a cap. A mold for forming and closing the one piece flip-top cap prior to ejection from the mold includes a first mold part, an inner core mold part ... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5766653 | Apparatus for forming malleable material The invention which is the subject of this application relates to apparatus for use in forming a malleable material such as, but not exclusively, modelling clay into a desired shape. The apparatus is provided for the reception of mold pieces therein which... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5591461 | Forming apparatus for a powdery sample A powdery sample forming apparatus, which is used for measuring a water content of powder and in which all operations from powder supply to powder discharge are automated, includes a vertically elongated housing which has a sample inlet port at an upper p... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5587187 | Brick press The invention concerns a brick press which can be operated manually to produce coherent bricks from appropriate loose material. The brick press has a brick pressing chamber (12) which can be charged with the loose material. The pressing chamber is defined... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5547367 | Mechanism for closing a mold in plastic injection-molding machinery that accommodates a large and heavy molding tool A mechanism for closing a mold in plastic injection-molding machinery that accommodates a large and heavy molding tool (5). One stationary chuck (2) rests machinery's base (1), while another chuck (3) travels on a longitudinally movable carriage (4). Each... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5494431 | Device for emblemizing indicia onto the soles of shoes for identification and individually purposes A device for emblemizing indicia onto the soles of shoes for identification and individuality purposes including a base in a rectangular configuration having an upper surface, a lower surface, parallel side edges and parallel front and rear edges, the bas... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5474437 | Metallic die device for press machine A lower metallic die has a major surface for supporting a workpiece thereon. A ridgeline is formed on an end portion of the major surface and with which a bending portion of the workpiece is brought into contact. An upper metallic die has a plane surface ... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5462424 | Metallic die device for press machine A lower metallic die has a major surface for supporting a workpiece thereon. A ridgeline is formed on an end portion of the major surface and with which a bending portion of the workpiece is brought into contact. An upper metallic die has a plane surface ... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5417996 | Method and apparatus for folding wing portions of flat dough members In the production of various kinds of pastry it is actual to effect a folding-over of wing portions of flat dough members, such that these portions are folded down over some stuffing deposited e.g. on a middle area of the dough member. While this is easil... | 05/23/1995 |
