Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7156641 | Mold for forming a contact lens and method of preventing formation of small strands of contact lens material during contact lens manufacture This invention provides a mold for forming a contact lens comprising an overflow collector, which causes the overflow reactive mixture to be accumulated, and not to spread out as it would upon the typically flat surface of a prior art mold. This invention further pr... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7147820 | Method and apparatus for minimizing the spread of maximum compression forces in a powder press A method for minimizing the spread of the maximum compression forces in compacting powder, specifically metallic powder, by means of a powder press which has a die-plate, an upper ram, and at least one lower ram which are associated with a die-bore and are respectiv... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7051290 | Graphical interface for receiving eyeglass prescription information A high volume lens curing system is described. The high volume lens curing system is configured to cure multiple eyeglass lenses in a continuous manner. The lens curing system includes a computer-implemented method configured to collect prescription information, sav... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6997697 | Press for making patties and method of operation A press for making a patty includes a substantially flat panel to contact the product to be pressed into a patty. An upstanding member is affixed to the panel. A weight member or “mould” surrounds the upstanding member. The weight member is moveable along the up... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6938539 | Apparatus for making chocolate articles on a conveyor web An embodiment of the invention includes an apparatus for making edible articles out of a chocolate or chocolate-like mass that is tempered and deposited directly on a conveyor web. The apparatus includes a holding and cooling device carrying plungers with pressing s... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6845708 | Apparatus for pressing edible articles An embodiment of the invention includes an apparatus for pressing an edible article. The apparatus includes a holding device including a channel for circulating a cooling liquid and also including independently suspended plungers. Each independently suspended plunge... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6843168 | Apparatus for pressing edible articles An embodiment of the invention includes an apparatus for pressing an edible article. The apparatus includes a holding device including a channel for circulating a cooling liquid and also including an independently suspended plunger. The independently suspended plung... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6812385 | Celery named ADS-8 A novel celery cultivar, designated ADS-8, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of celery cultivar ADS-8, to the plants of celery line ADS-8 and to methods for producing a celery plant by crossing the cultivar ADS-8 with itself or another celery line. Th... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6783720 | Punch stripper ring knock-out for pressware die sets In a pressware die set, a segmented punch for fabricating a pressed disposable food service article having a substantially planar bottom portion, a sidewall and a rim portion. In one embodiment, the punch is mounted to reciprocate cyclically between an open position... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6772679 | Apparatus for making chocolate articles on a conveyor web An embodiment of the invention includes an apparatus for making edible articles but of a chocolate mass that is tempered and deposited directly on a conveyor web The apparatus includes a holding a holding and cooling device carrying plungers with pressing surfaces a... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6766660 | Molding die and manufacturing method of molded product A molding die has a shell having a penetration hole, a lower pattern installed in the lower opening of the shell, and an upper pattern slidably disposed from the upper opening of the shell. The shell includes an outer shell and an inner shell disposed inside of the ... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6758662 | Die for die compacting of powdered material Disclosed is a die for compacting a powdered material. The die has a die body having a penetrating die cavity to which a couple of punches are adapted to apply for pressing the powdered material to be supplied to form a compact, and a die holder having a bore into w... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6716022 | Biodegradable and edible feed packaging materials Molding apparatus (10) is provided which allows use of a particulate non-liquid molding material (121) to produce a variety of articles, such as frustoconical barrel segments (122). The apparatus (10) includes a female mold segment (18... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6669891 | Method and apparatus for producing brake lining material An apparatus and method for producing a sheet of brake lining material utilizes a mold which has a mold base and a mold frame. The mold frame is slidingly received on the mold base. The sliding relationship between the mold frame and the mold base results... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6589043 | Punch stripper ring knock-out for pressware die sets In a pressware die set, a segmented punch for fabricating a pressed disposable food service article having a substantially planar bottom portion, a sidewall and a rim portion. In one embodiment, the punch is mounted to reciprocate cyclically between an op... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6561787 | Apparatus for forming biodegradable and edible feed packaging materials Molding apparatus (10) is provided which allows use of a particulate non-liquid molding material (121) to produce a variety of articles, such as frustoconical barrel segments (122). The apparatus (10) includes a female mold segment (18) including generall... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6508642 | Apparatus for the production of shells of fat-containing, chocolate masses A system for the producing of shells of fat-containing, chocolate-like masses, which includes more than one cavity to receive the masses and more than one core member to be immersed in the mass-containing cavity. The core members are independently suspend... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6302669 | Apparatus for producing a solid magnet roller using a movable mold An apparatus for manufacturing a magnet roller makes it possible to remarkably reduce defects on the surface or the inside of a magnet roller and also to control "warp" of the magnet roller sufficiently so that it does not adversely affect the functions o... | 10/16/2001 |
| 5669598 | Spring retainer and alignment method A method for maintaining alignment of a stack of spring washers mounted on a shaft. A retainer (44) is provided with an opening (41) for mounting on a shaft (49), a planar surface (42) for contacting outer contact edge (46) of spring washer (47) and a ret... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5645783 | Apparatus and method for molding grinding wheels Molding apparatus including a thermally transmissive mold liner and a packing nub having a spring biased positioning pin for uniformly forming and molding grinding wheels. A locating pin at a bottom mold plate secures the liner to the bottom plate and ind... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5629033 | Pressed earth block machine A machine for pressing earth into blocks has a rectangular breech and a press foot vertically reciprocally drivable in the breech. A bucking block is horizontally reciprocally drivable into and out of registration with an open upper end of the breech. Por... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5482453 | Utensil for molding sushi rice for use in preparing nigiri-zushi Disclosed is a utensil for molding sushi rice for use in preparing nigiri-zushi, the molding utensil having a split mold having a mold member, and an outer frame for the split mold to removably fit in, the molding utensil being characterized in that the u... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5449481 | Method and apparatus for producing a powder compact Methods and apparatuses for producing a powder compacts are disclosed. A powder compaction apparatus includes a recess formed by die and a lower punch inserted into the die. The recess is loaded with rubber mold provided with a cavity shaped according to ... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5203940 | Method and apparatus for thermoforming plastic sheets A technique is provided for forming an article having a sharp, detailed edge by thermoforming thermoplastic resin prepregs containing randomly arranged reinforcing fibers and ordered, substantially continuous reinforcing fibers. The thermoforming mold use... | 04/20/1993 |
| 4884601 | Apparatus for loading cosmetic material into a container and solidifying said cosmetic material Loading and solidifying of a cosmetic material is achieved by supplying a viscous cosmetic material into a container having a slidable bottom plate, closing an upper open end of the container by a presser, compressing the cosmetic material by pressing the... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4867929 | Process for forming a flange on a hollow body of thermoplastic material A process and an apparatus for forming a flange on the wall portion of a hollow body of thermoplastic material with an opening at one end provides that the end part of the wall portion which defines the opening is heated and contracted by means of a force... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4725220 | Apparatus for compacting newly poured concrete by directly coupled vibration A method and an apparatus for compacting newly poured comparatively dry concrete or similar porous plastic raw materials (6) with a direct mechanically coupled 3-mass oscillatory system where the raw material in its confined form is vibrated and compacted... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4655702 | Press apparatus with eccentric cam for compacting waste soap A soap press for compressing soap pieces and forming a bar therefrom. The press comprises a press chamber which is secured in fixed relation to a shaft. The chamber receives the soap pieces and is formed by sides and removable top and bottom plates. The e... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4597730 | Assembly for hot consolidating materials A quantity of material (10), which is at less than a predetermined density, is disposed within a sealed container (12) which is, in turn, disposed in a first thermal jacket (32) to retain the heat within the material (10) to be consolidated. The first the... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4573895 | Adjustable die and punch assembly for compacting powder material Apparatus and method for compensating uneven gravity filling with powder material of a die cavity formed on the top of a punch reciprocable in a bore in a die plate, the punch having an end face normally parallel to the surface of the die plate. The punch... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4548572 | Soap saving rack A soap saving device for pressure bonding two or more pieces of wet soap comprising a rack particularly adapted for hanging in a shower or bath stall. The rack carries two or more soap trays with at least one tray being fixedly supported on the rack and a... | 10/22/1985 |
| 4544342 | Device for the manufacture of pressed profiled bodies A device for the manufacture of pressed profiled bodies from a non ascending mixture and including a raisable and depressable heated pressing tool upper part formed as a flat plate, at least one pressing tool lowerpart disposed below the pressing tool upp... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4407766 | Molds and procedure for producing truncated contact lenses Truncated contact lenses are produced in a direct casting operation using a mold assembly of a male mold member and a female mold member, both of which have molding surfaces and only one of which is provided with an inwardly flexible continuous rim portio... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4402659 | Mold clamping fixture A fixture for evenly distributing a predetermined clamping force about annular mating surfaces of a two-piece lens casting mold for avoidance of unwanted cast lens prism and/or edge flash.... | 09/06/1983 |
| 4401614 | Anvil assembly for a powder-compacting anvil press In an anvil assembly for powder-compacting press wherein an article is compacted of powder material against the face of the anvil clamped in position over a die cavity filled with powdered material, a reciprocable punch being disposed at the bottom of the... | 08/30/1983 |
| 4377376 | Indexing mechanism for the anvil assembly of a powder-compacting press In an anvil powder compacting press, wherein the anvil, mounted on a work station positioner arcuately or longitudinally movable over a die plate in which is disposed a die cavity in which powder material is compacted between the face of a punch reciproca... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4344529 | Combined soap holder and press A combined soap holder and press is disclosed herein for use in saving soap pieces by reforming remnants with a new soap bar of usable size which includes a base dish for holding a soap bar and a lid hingably carried on one end of the dish adapted to cove... | 08/17/1982 |
| 4341510 | Multiple press for ceramic moldings A multiple press having a plurality of molds for forming ceramic moldings. The press includes a base frame on which a movable mounting plate is mounted. The movable mounting plate carries a plurality of mold halves. The base frame also includes a fixed mo... | 07/27/1982 |
| 4284399 | Contact lens mold A two piece contact lens mold having a pair of blunt, continuous mating surfaces extending around the periphery of the mold cavity is disclosed. Location of the mold parting line tangent to the lens edge substantially eliminates registration problems when... | 08/18/1981 |
| 4245811 | Press mould half, more especially for producing records A press mold half for producing records comprises a mould half having a psing surface thereon, and a channel system beneath the surface for conducting heating and cooling fluids in indirect heat transfer relationship with the surface. The channel system ... | 01/20/1981 |
