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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8142181 | Forming method for composites A method for forming composite materials is presented, including providing a composite charge wider than a first surface of a mandrel, and positioning the composite charge across the first surface of the mandrel. The portion of the composite charge overhanging the f... | 03/27/2012 |
| 7997892 | Moulding device and method of generating a cast of an inner surface of a tubular member This invention is related to a moulding device (90; 92; 95; 98; 100; 110) arranged to be positioned inside a tubular member (17). The moulding device (90; 92; 95; 98; 100; 110) comprises a second closing part (1), a shaft (6) loose... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7479004 | Die and die device A die body includes a die hole for punching a work. A core, including a discharge hole, which is in communication with the die hole, is provided in the die body. The core is provided with a plurality of fluid injection ports through which fluid is injected downward ... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7232301 | Machine for the manufacture of flexible moulds, in particular for the obtainment of lipsticks or the like A machine for the manufacture of flexible moulds is described, in particular for the obtainment of lipsticks or the like, which comprises a female mould including at least one moulding cavity fillable with a plastic fluid, a male mould including at least a male stem... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7137335 | Plastics waste processor A plastics waste processor is provided for efficiently compacting and melting plastics waste, so as to form easily disposable compact plastic units having a volume considerably smaller than the unprocessed plastics waste. The plastics waste processor has a waste con... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7114404 | System and method for detecting flow in a mass flow controller Systems and methods are provided for detecting flow in a mass flow controller (MFC). The position of a gate in the MFC is sensed or otherwise determined to monitor flow through the MFC and to immediately or nearly immediately detect a flow failure. In one embodiment... | 10/03/2006 |
| 6984117 | Apparatus and method for manufacturing gaskets An apparatus and methods of manufacturing seamless gaskets using expanded intercalated graphite worms, in which an annular die cavity has a central column with a charge inlet in a perimeter wall. Expanded intercalated graphite worms communicate from a source through... | 01/10/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6793478 | Female vacuum forming apparatus for forming deep draw parts A female mold vacuum forming apparatus and a method for using the female mold vacuum forming apparatus for providing improved draw depth capability. The female mold vacuum forming apparatus comprises a top contoured surface and a cavity having a cavity surface forme... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6790020 | System for producing foamed article, a molten resin preparing apparatus and a molding apparatus for use in foamed article production system Disclosed is a system in which carbon dioxide is supplied to a pressure chamber of a molten resin preparing apparatus which has established a certain temperature environment to diffuse the carbon dioxide in a material synthetic resin in a molten state. After turning... | 09/14/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6739856 | Equipment for hot moulding of articles made of thermoplastic material A process for the hot moulding of articles (L) made of thermoplastic material includes the steps of: heating at least one plate of thermoplastic material (L) to a plasticizing temperature; compressing the heated plate (L) between two moulding surfaces (14, 16... | 05/25/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6585507 | Sampling die and press for compaction of powder sample A sampling die and press for compaction of a powder sample are disclosed. The die is designed to serve both as a mold for compacting a powder sample into a tablet or caplet and as a container for sampling the powder that is to be compacted. The die is mad... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6517338 | Set of molding dies for fuel-cell separator To produce a fuel-cell separator formed with a plurality of protuberances on its base plate, a lower die is assembled by stacking a plate in intimate contact with a lower-die base with a mirror-finished surface, the plate having a plurality of through hol... | 02/11/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6431848 | Dough divider with pressure relief A dough divider including a hopper with a lid and a press plate vertically slidable within the hopper. The hopper is adapted to accept dough between the lid and the press plate, and the press plate is adapted to move towards the lid in order to compress t... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6387308 | Simplified apparatus for forming building blocks Apparatus for forming building blocks includes an upright compression chamber with an upper end which serves both as an inlet and an outlet. A sliding gate closes the inlet/output. A soil/cement mixture is loaded into the upper end of the compressing cham... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6382949 | Metal mold for producing a synthetic resin molded product in a compression-molding method The present invention relates to a metal mold for producing a synthetic resin molded product in a compression-molding method, which is comprises a pair of male and female molds which are allowed to mutually slide over a contact face, with the outer circum... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6276920 | Mold assembly for lens blank, having mold cavity and material reservoir defined by press-fitting engagement of upper and lower molds with intermediate sleeve Mold assembly for forming a lens blank for an ophthalmic lens, wherein upper and lower tapered inner surfaces of intermediate sleeve are adapted to be held in press-fitting engagement with respective outer surfaces of upper and lower molds, to effect flui... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6071111 | Mold assembly for forming contact lens blank A mold assembly for forming a lens blank which gives a contact lens includes an upper and a lower mold half which cooperate with each other to define a substantially fluid-tight mold cavity when the two halves are assembled together. The mold cavity is fi... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6003339 | Glass compression molding machine and machining chamber therefor A molding die assembly includes an upper molding die and a lower molding die facing the upper molding die with provision for their alignment. The upper molding die includes an upper core, while the lower molding die includes a hollow cylinder and a lower ... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5919497 | Simplified apparatus for forming building blocks Apparatus for forming building blocks comprises an upright compression chamber with an upper end which serves both as an inlet and an outlet. A sliding gate closes the inlet/outlet. A soil/cement mixture is loaded into the upper end of the compression cha... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5840348 | Automated carbon block molding machine and method A carbon block molding machine which automates the heating, compressing and cooling steps which previously were done by hand. A mold unit has an inner sleeve for receiving the mixture of granular carbon particles and the hinder. A pressure unit compresses... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5759592 | Compression mold for forming a composite material fixed angle rotor A method and apparatus for the compression molding of composite fiber fixed angle rotors is disclosed. A female mold member defines a closed cylinder cavity for molding the bottom surface of the rotor, this cavity usually defining a frustum shaped central... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5609816 | Process and device for preparing a molding In a process for preparing a molding from fibers and/or flakes and thermoplastic binder, the material is introduced into a mold, compacted, and bonded by thermal effect. To make it possible to introduce the material rapidly and such that a consistently eq... | 03/11/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5569425 | Method and apparatus for making fiber-filled cushion Method and apparatus for quickly, and substantially uniformly, heating and cooling a bed of polymeric fibers having high melting point and low melting point fibers therein for softening the low melting point fibers and bonding them to the high melting poi... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5225213 | Apparatus for differential pressure forming and trimming Apparatus for differential pressure forming an article in a sheet of thermoplastic material having a pair of opposed differential pressure molds at a forming and trimming station moveable between open positions and closed positions engaging opposite sides... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5213821 | Apparatus for manufacturing an elongate cover profile A pressed elongate cover profile made from a mixture of a fiber material and a binding material and having opposite end portions, a groove formed in one of said opposite end portions, a tongue on the other of said opposite end portions, a wall thickness w... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5122313 | Mold for forming substrate having uneven preformat pattern and method of using same A cast mold and process for casting a substrate for an information recording medium has an uneven preformat pattern formed on the mold surface. The uneven preformat features a pattern corresponding to tracking grooves and information pits, each informatio... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5098276 | Apparatus for making a superconducting magnet for particle accelerators An automated facility for the large-scale production of superconducting magnets for use in a particle accelerator. Components of the automated facility include: a superconducting coil winding machine; a coil form and cure press apparatus; a coil collaring... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5030075 | Apparatus for making friction elements such as brakeshoes and clutch plates An apparatus for charging a press for making brakeshoes and the like utilizes an intermediate mold carrying precompacted powder positioned on the press mold. The powder is engaged by the raised press ram and a lowered ejection ram such that the powder tra... | 07/09/1991 |
| 5026510 | Mold for cast molding substrate having preformat with information pits and method of using same A cast mold and process for casting a substrate for an information recording medium has an uneven preformat pattern formed on the mold surface. The uneven preformat features a pattern corresponding to tracking grooves and information pits, each informatio... | 06/25/1991 |
| 5015280 | Mold for molding optical elements A mold arranged between a pair of heater blocks for molding an optical element comprises a pair of first and second elements each having a molding surface for defining a cavity and an outer surface opposite to the molding surface and in contact with a cor... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4968468 | Method for making friction elements such as brakeshoes and clutch plates A method for charging a press for making brakeshoes and the like utilizes an intermediate mold to carry the precompacted powder. The intermediate mold is positioned on the press mold and the powder engaged by the raised press ram and a lowered ejection ra... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4909722 | Apparatus for PTP pocket formation A present invention is directed to an apparatus for PTP Pocket forming on a sheet which requires delicate care for handling. Combination of local and discriminate preparative heating of the pocket-regions of freshly unrolled sheets while leaving the rest ... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4894003 | Control system for molding machines of pasty products In a molding machine for soap and similar materials, the control systems applied to the feed, molding, processing and discharge members totally or partially consist of pneumatic and/or oleodynamic pistons. The control systems are preferably applied to the... | 01/16/1990 |
