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| 7967598 | Molding die and method for molding a molded article A molding die and a method for molding a molded article including a foam layer made up of faces extended in a plurality of directions are provided, by which all of the faces can grow up to a predetermined expansion ratio or more. To this end, a molding die 1 ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7393193 | Techniques for making a metallic product utilizing electric current in a consolidation process A system is capable of making a metallic product with robust mechanical and electrical properties. The system includes a pressing stage configured to compress powder (e.g., MMC material) to form a green compact from the powder, a sintering stage configured to sinter... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7264462 | Consolidated cellulosic article having increased thickness and target face density and apparatus and method for manufacturing same A consolidated cellulosic article of increased thickness and target face density, as well as an apparatus and method of manufacturing same, are disclosed. The apparatus includes first and second dies adapted to move toward one another with a mat of cellulosic materi... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7217118 | Compression head stabilizer A stabilizer kit for a compression head of a concrete block machine is provided, the kit including a stabilizer plate, a fiber disc, a stud, a pair of spacer plates and a set of bolts for attaching the stabilizer plate and a pair of spacer plates to and between an u... | 05/15/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7102061 | Soybean cultivar S020030 A novel soybean cultivar, designated S020030, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S020030, to the plants of soybean S020030 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing the cultivar S020030 with itself or another... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7081219 | Method and machine for manufacturing molded structures using zoned pressure molding A method for manufacturing a molded structure in a press that includes a first mold and a second mold is provided. The second mold has a plurality of pressure actuators, with each pressure actuator capable of independent operation. The method includes the steps of p... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7041878 | Soybean cultivar 0491732 A novel soybean cultivar, designated 0491732, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 0491732, to the plants of soybean 0491732 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing the cultivar 0491732 with itself or another... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7014440 | Method of manufacturing rare earth magnet and powder compacting apparatus A method and apparatus for manufacturing a rare earth magnet is disclosed. In a first step, a compact is produced by compacting rare earth alloy powder in a predetermined space in an orienting magnetic field. Next, a demagnetizing process is performed for the compac... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6821108 | Plastic castings molds The invention is concerned with the problem that with known plastic casting moulds, especially those of polypropylene, the lenses produced with these moulds have a slippery surface. The invention solves this problem through the use of polymers which are notable for ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6773252 | Press molding apparatus Press molding apparatus may include a plurality of pairs of forming molds each having an upper mold and a lower mold. The forming molds may be arranged in series in the same direction as their respective mold closing/opening directions. Further, the upper mold or th... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6402493 | Powder compacting apparatus External helical teeth of an outer punch member of a lower punch are held in mesh with internal helical teeth of a floating die which is rotatable and floatingly supported. An upper punch is lowered toward a metal powdery material filled in a die cavity s... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6116890 | Press for forming pellets The pellets are formed in an opening (2) of a cylindrical die (1) by the approach of two punches (3 and 4). One of the two jacks (5', 8) necessary for performing the desired movements is contained in the rod of the other. The overall dimensions and weight... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6004120 | Apparatus for manufacturing pressed powder body An apparatus for manufacturing a pressed powder body has a die assembly comprising an upper die and a lower die, for pressing an unpressed powder body of a material powder filled on a pressing surface of the lower die, into a pressed powder body between t... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5874114 | Press for producing compacts from powdery material A press for producing compacts from powdery material. The press has a die with a cavity that receives particles therein. A lower punch moves towards an upper punch to press the particles within the cavity. A cam disk moves the lower punch by way of a mova... | 02/23/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5580586 | Die control speed rate conversion device for powder mold press A die control speed rate conversion device for a powder mold press wherein the timing for oil release from a hydraulic circuit can be obtained by the angle signal (position signal) from a rotary encoder on the main axis of the press actuating synchronousl... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5580412 | Apparatus and method for the production of a composite structure with an intermediate three-dimensional textile A method and an apparatus for the production of a three-dimensional textile (3), wherein the textile (3) is formed from two sheets of textile (5, 6) placed face to face and connected together by a plurality of threads (10), impregnated with resin and inse... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5401156 | Machine for inserting a sized portion of a food product into a container An automatic filling machine for forming, sizing, transferring and inserting a food product portion into a container. The machine has forming chambers that are expandable to facilitate receiving a food product in bulk and are contractible to define a colu... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5395227 | Adjustable powder flow gate for a rotary pellet press An adjustable powder flow gate for a rotary pellet press has a movable gate wherein one dimensional motion of the gate across an opening in a powder flow feed frame on the rotating turret of the press is effected with a rotatable shaft having a screw conn... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5382150 | Apparatus for molding a composite material article A method and apparatus of molding articles from composite materials are dlosed in which a stack of prepregs are placed on a first forming surface of a former, which forming surface has a surface configuration matching that of one side of the composite ar... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5328345 | Expansion molding apparatus An expansion molding apparatus for forming molded articles having consistently or partially thin-walls by expanding expandable thermoplastic resin beads in a cavity formed between molds with the application of heat. The apparatus has a moving device, for ... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5275056 | Gyratory shear material compacting device A gyratory shear material compacting device in which a material sample is placed within a cylindrical mold having a wobble plate. The material sample is compressed by a piston while the mold is simultaneously gyrated. Gyration is achieved by tilting the m... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5259744 | Devices for forming two-tier helical gears A device for forming a two-tiered external helical gear, having upper and lower parts having pitch circles of different diameters, includes a die, an upper punch and a lower punch which are rotatable relative to one another, and a core. The die is formed ... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5256046 | Press for producing coated-core tablets The invention relates to a press for producing coated-core tablets, and includes a rotor 1 with a die table 4 provided with dies 14, and upper and lower sections 3, 4 for guiding the upper or lower stamps, 9, 11, resp., in the dies 14, radial arms 25 with... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5116214 | Rotary tablet press A rotary press for pressing tablets or other cylindrically shaped bodies is provided including a rotor with a die table, an upper section and a lower section. The upper section includes an upper rotatable bushing which supports an upper stamp slidably and... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5088399 | Apparatus for compacting scrap metal Pressing apparatus comprising a die made up of a number of segments defining a cavity in which metal swarf is compacted to form a billet. The die segments are held together by one or more sleeves housed in a housing which is mounted on a pedestal which pi... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5087188 | Dies for forming soap with attached member A die apparatus for molding and forming a cake of soap with an adapter. Peripheral obturation cleanly and securely attaches the generally horizontal adapter to the upper surface of a body of soap of a size to be manipulated by a hand. The die also include... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5078938 | Method and apparatus for making a molded article from a nonflowable mixture of chip and/or fiber material and a thermally hardenable binder The process for making a molded article from a nonflowable mixture of chip and/or fiber material and a thermally hardenable binder, includes pressing the mixture in a press with a mold closed on all its sides, hardening the mixture in the mold with therma... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5059372 | Process and apparatus for producing compressed solid briquettes There is disclosed a novel process and apparatus for producing compressed solid briquettes from particulate materials, such as sawdust and like waste by-products wherein the particulate material is compressed into a predetermined briquette-shaped cavity o... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5037287 | Pressure molding means for powder A pressure molding device having a powder supporting flat face formed by the end face of a pressure ram or a pressure-submissive block and a reciprocating vertical sleeve. The layer of powder formed on the flat face and having a uniform density is cut wit... | 08/06/1991 |
| 4979890 | Apparatus for the manufacture of a padded element, particularly a seat cushion In the manufacture of a padded element, such as a seat cushion for motor vehicles, the cushion cover of cloth, leather, synthetic material or the like is applied to the padding usually of expanded plastics material after having been formed to the shape of... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4966538 | Mounting press Molding apparatus, particularly for mounting specimens for microstructural analysis. A ramhead pressurizes a molding chamber, with the pressure, temperature and time of the cycle being set into the system from a control panel and proceeding automatically.... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4874564 | Molding process and device therefor A molding process of a molding compound containing an ingredient such as a binder, e.g., pitch or a thermosetting resin which generate gas before being set, is disclosed, wherein the molding compound is heated and molded under pressure according to a spec... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4867670 | Apparatus for producing press shaped bodies In an apparatus for producing shaped bodies of non-swelling mixture, of fiber materials with a heat hardenable binding medium, the shaped body of a complex shape can be formed so that at its visible side seams are not formed during pressing, by means of a... | 09/19/1989 |
| 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 |
| 4735761 | Process and apparatus for producing a shaped body of plastics material The tubular body is laid in a horizontal position on a tapered suction drum and pivoted thereby into a vertical axis which is in coaxial relationship with the axis of a mandrel with a punch. The tubular body is then pushed from the surface of the suction ... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4666389 | Apparatus for forming compacts from solid particles There is disclosed a method and apparatus for forming compacts from finely divided solid particles or a mixture of fine and coarse particles in a dry, semi-dry or plastic state by the application of ultra-high pressures in the range of 100,000 psi and gre... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4539165 | Method for the casting of large-size objects out of a high-viscosity concrete mix The invention is concerned with a method and a mould in the casting of large-size concrete objects or corresponding elements for compacting high-viscosity casting mix. Thereat, the mould (3 or 17) comprises a bottom (8 or 24) and side walls (6, 7) as well... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4519766 | Apparatus for manufacturing three-dimensional work pieces A three-dimensional work piece, such as an interior part for a car, is manufactured by keeping the blank, such as a sheet of plastic on or in the same primary mold (24) for the initial shaping step, for the foaming step, for the curing step and for the fi... | 05/28/1985 |
