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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7845934 | Plastic molding die A plastic molding die provided with a cavity where a plastic material is put in, wherein a part of an inner surface of the cavity is configured with an elastic body. A molding portion corresponding to a molding surface of a molded product is disposed on the inner su... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7431875 | Process of preparing a unitized membrane electrode assembly using compression molding The invention provides a mold for use in a compression molding apparatus that has a frame part (41) with a hole through its center; a bottom plunger (42); and a top plunger (43); wherein the plungers are fabricated to fit substantially snugly in... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7351048 | Powder press Powder press for the production of pressed articles of powder-shaped pressing material, having the following characteristics: a female mould plate with a least two female moulds or one female mould with at least two female die bores, at least two upper plungers, whi... | 04/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7320584 | Die set having sealed compliant member A press system that reduces contamination of workpieces and/or compliant members used in die assemblies of the press from the pressing process. The die assemblies may utilize annular or hole-less stampers in which the compliant member is sealed in the die assembly. ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7311504 | Apparatus for and method of transforming useful material into molded or extruded articles A material handling exit section in the nature of a material extruder and mold combination for shaping the material exiting a hydrolyzer, comprising an extrusion chamber and a plunger assembly attached to the extrusion chamber and further including a working cylinde... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311506 | Actuator base nubbin alignment In accordance with the teachings of the present invention, a mold comprises a nubbin positioned within the mold, and an actuator positioned within the mold to align the nubbin. The actuator may be implemented with a piezoelectric material, a magnetorestrictive mater... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7229274 | Tooling system A tooling system in a press for forming a product from a blank of material disposed between a punch assembly and a die assembly and a method of using the same. The tooling system comprises a knockout and a bushing. The knockout further comprises a shaft having oppos... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7172400 | Friction member manufacturing apparatus The present invention provides an improved multi-mold apparatus for manufacturing friction members, with each mold composed of a set comprising a first (top) mold, a second (bottom) mold, and a frame mold. The apparatus is capable of correcting any misalignment in t... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7160092 | Structure for presses, inparticular for forming ceramic products A structure for presses includes: a resistant structure having at least one resistance element having a flat annular element internally of which and in diametrically opposite positions two facing surfaces are arranged, between which facing surfaces at least one tool... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7150214 | Vegetable cutter A vegetable chopper (10) includes a lower housing part (14), which has a knife (16) on its underside and receives a rotatable inner body with a chopping grid (20), the inner body (18) being fillable with the vegetable. Vegetable ch... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7147454 | Optical lens molding apparatus and precision molding apparatus An optical lens molding apparatus includes a cylindrical mold, a first mold core, a second mold core and a correctional ring. The first and the second mold core have a columnar shape and are disposed inside the cylindrical mold to form a cavity. Furthermore, the fir... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7101164 | Containment system for continuous flow hydrolyzers A material handling system for a hydrolyzer comprises a material injection assembly having a ram; a sleeve in which the ram reciprocates during use; a gate plate operable from between an open position, wherein a plug of municipal solid waste may exit the sleeve, and... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7065986 | Molding assembly A molding assembly, that includes: a plurality of support pillars fixedly attached to a support structure, wherein each support pillar includes a recessed seat; a mold support member, and; a flexible ring for holding a mold in contact with the mold support member, w... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7017953 | Twist lock assembly A twist lock assembly includes an annular first flange at an open end of a first conduit attached to a fluid receiving component. The first flange has an alignment slot and at least one locking slot formed therein. A fluid conducting conduit has an annular second fl... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6997696 | Apparatus for cutting expanded graphite sheet material In a method and apparatus for cutting expanded graphite sheet material, at least one cutting tool is urged against the sheet(s). The cutting tool has at least one ridge extending therefrom that includes a substantially tapered cross-section having sloping sides and ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6908296 | Tooling system A tooling system in a press for forming a product from a blank of material disposed between a punch assembly and a die assembly and a method of using the same. The tooling system comprises a knockout and a bushing. The knockout further comprises a shaft having oppos... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6887064 | Method and apparatus for producing non-planar formed parts using compaction molding compounds, and parts formed using same Molding apparatus for producing non-planar parts using compaction molding compounds (CMC) comprises a mold having a cavity which receives CMC therein, the mold including a movable platen assembly having at least two plates movable in substantially parallel direction... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6716023 | Thermal pressure die for forming seat A thermal pressure die for pressing and heating a trim cover assembly for automotive seat into a desired uneven configuration, the trim cover assembly having a decoratively finished outer surface with aesthetic solid or projecting decorative patterns defined thereon... | 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 |
| 6468381 | Method of making a golf ball and golf ball compression mold The present invention is an improved method for making a golf ball. Two cups are molded from an elastomer separately from a center. The cups are molded on both sides of a center mold plate with hemispherical protrusions having a channel circumventing the ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6443724 | Forming tool A forming tool has a die with a seat for receiving material to be formed, an upper punch axially movable into and out of the seat from one side of the die, a lower punch axially movable into and out of the seat from the opposite side of the die, a movable... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6167802 | Sliding frame press A sliding frame press utilizing a single pressure generating actuator to simultaneously apply the same uniform load to opposite sides of a workpiece. Two posts integral to sliding frame part 2 are freely and movably supported at the upper surface and with... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6165391 | Manufacture of optical data storage disc A method and apparatus forming a micro-relief pattern on a surface of an optical disc, which micro-relief pattern may form a holographic image in which a shim bearing a micro-relief pattern is pressed onto the surface of the disc and the apparatus used en... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6123891 | Method for molding elastomeric profile members A method for molding a closed profile member such as a sealing gasket, sequentially comprising a static step of molding a series of contiguous segments of an unprocessed strip with two ends. Each segment is moved substantially over its own length so that ... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6099771 | Vacuum compression method for forming molded thermoplastic floor mat having a "Class A" finish Method for making flexible, noncarpeted thermoplastic articles, including floor mats. The method includes placing a flat slab of thermoplastic material in a cavity between first and second mold sections with each mold section having a mold surface for con... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6083337 | Method and apparatus for bonding a trim cover to a foam pad along a conveyor assembly line An assembly for use in bonding an trim cover to a foam pad along a pair of conveyor line in a process of a plurality of stations. A plurality of tool carriers are transported along each of the conveyor lines to each station. The tool carrier supports at l... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6048191 | Machine for flattening pastry or dough A machine which is appropriate to flatten pastry or dough and to obtain disks of different diameter size or thickness with or without peripheral edge. The machine is used for preparing typical dishes, such as: pizza pies, tarts, cakes, piadine romagnole, ... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6042754 | Continuous extrusion-compression molding process for making optical articles The present invention relates to making optical articles such as opthalmic lenses by molding and, in particular, to using a continuous extrusion-compression molding method to make plastic lenses whereby a polymer melt is fed from an extruder or melting ap... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6015512 | Extrusion-compression molding of optical articles An extrusion-compression molding process is provided for making optical articles wherein a melt shot of optical polymer extrudate is fed to sequentially moving lower dies of a die set including a lower die and an upper die and then the upper die positione... | 01/18/2000 |
| 6007754 | Method for making a set of embossing dies A method by which to easily and inexpensively make a matched set of male and female embossing dies so that articles can be embossed in an arts and crafts environment. Upper and lower sheets of adhesive are applied to opposite faces of a substrate, and eac... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5945214 | Diboride coated pressing surfaces for abrasion resistant laminate and making pressing surfaces A press plate for producing decorative laminate from resin impregnated paper, with alumina particles on its pressing surface, is coated with diborides selected from the group consisting of hafnium diboride, molybdenum diboride, tantalum diboride, titanium... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5914147 | Method of handling moulds containing meat products and plant for the execution of the method A pressing column for the pressing, for example, of hams in molds is provided with shelves to support the molds. The shelves are mutually connected by links which allow a certain mutual movement between the shelves in the vertical direction. By raising th... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5843484 | Form tool for compression forming a molded body from a sintered powder There is described a form tool for compression forming a molded body having a circular cylindrical through hole with at least one helical groove from a sintering powder, which form tool has a mantle (1) with an inserted mold core (2), which forms at least... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5807592 | Apparatus for pressure-molding items made of plastics, such as caps for closing containers The apparatus comprises a rotating carousel provided with pressure-molding units for items made of plastics. Each unit comprises a mold having a molding cavity into which a dose of plastics is brought by means of a feeding head which is rotatable outside ... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5658608 | Device and method for compacting, forming and separating material The invention provides a device for compacting and separating material. The main components of the device are a hollow housing sealable at one end by a removable cap, a cylindrical housing having a threaded exterior for compressing material within the hou... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5643615 | Apparatus and methods for forming workpieces Die presses containing removable dies and arranged in a row for operating successively on a workpiece which traverses such row utilize movable die carts which not only are capable of substituting one set of dies for the dies in the presses, but which also... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5635219 | Slide opening system for a tool system for compacting powdery materials A slide opening system for a tool system for compacting powdery materials having an upper ram, a lower ram and an insertable tool frame in which punch holders are moved relative to the base-plate from their filling position downward to the pressing positi... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5589043 | Mask for plating metals and method of construction thereof A two-part reusable mask to protect objects to be plated. The mask can be used for painting, chemical treatment or other treatments. By adjusting the shape of the mask, any object can be plated. In the case of coins or medallions, a two sided mask is form... | 12/31/1996 |
