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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7988443 | Mold clearing tool A mold clearing tool includes a support portion and a draft portion. The support portion includes a bracket and two poles extending downward from two ends of the bracket. The bracket includes a second through hole defined therein. The draft portion includes a main b... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7862324 | Solid ink stick formation with flexible molding tool A molding tool is provided for forming solid ink sticks. The molding tool comprises a vessel having at least one sidewall defining a cavity for receiving molten phase change ink material. The molding tool includes a lid for covering an opening over the cavity of the... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7695269 | Apparatus and method for in-mold degating An apparatus and method for degating is provided for separating excess molding material from encapsulated electronic packages while the electronic packages are located in a molding system. At least one holding device is coupled to a mold of the molding system, which... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7442030 | Molded component retrieving apparatus and a molding machine having the molded component retrieving apparatus mounted thereon A molded component retrieving apparatus and a molding machine with the molded component retrieving apparatus include first and second units. The first unit includes a base, first to third arms and a first lift arm. The second unit includes fourth to sixth arms and a... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7393197 | Injection molding machine having a side-injection sub-assembly and a method for accessing a hot passage distributor system contained therein An injection molding machine having a side-injection sub-assembly and a method for providing access to a hot passage distributor system therein. The injection molding machine includes a side-injection sub-assembly having an injection mold part and the hot passage di... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7347964 | Method and apparatus for demolding a golf ball An apparatus and method for demolding golf balls from a mold cavity are disclosed. More specifically, an apparatus and method for demolding a golf ball from a mold cavity subsequent to forming a cover layer without the use of ejector or knockout pins are disclosed. ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7326045 | System for releasing molded part from entrapping core rings Core portion of injection mold forms a central boss. An annular trough surrounds the central boss, the boss forming an inner trough wall. An annular core ring is positioned in the annular trough adjacent the inner trough wall. A plurality of slide segments are attac... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7267538 | Adjustable knockout This disclosure is directed to an adjustable knockout rod for use in conjunction with injection molding machines. The knock-out rod disclosed herein is preferably formed of a round bar having a plurality of annular notches or undercuts formed at uniform intervals al... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264463 | Platen mounted post mold cooling apparatus and method Platen-mounted, post-mold cooling apparatus and method includes structure and/or steps for handling molded parts in an injection molding machine having a fixed platen, a moving platen, a core half, and a cavity half. A take off device coupled to the fixed platen is ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261549 | Device and a method for removing an object from a moulding tool A device (1) and a method for removing an object from a moulding tool (2) in connection with casting or moulding an object, wherein there is a retaining force between the moulding tool and the object. The device comprises a body (5), coupling me... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7261547 | Post mold cooling and parts retrieval apparatus Platen-mounted, post-mold cooling apparatus and method includes structure and/or steps for handling molded parts in an injection molding machine having a fixed platen, a moving platen, a core half, and a cavity half. A take off device coupled to the fixed platen is ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7175788 | Device and method for removal of preforms A device for fracturing a defective preform for use in blowmolding is claimed. The preform has head end and a tail end and the device comprises a tube with walls defining a cavity for accepting the defective preform while the defective preform is on a core of an inj... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7175413 | Elastomeric dispensing valve manufacture A system for molding dispensing valves includes first and second mold sections, at least one of which is movable with respect to the other between a closed position in which the mold sections form a plurality of dispensing valve mold cavities, and an open position i... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7168945 | Injection mold with accessorial ejecting mechanism The present invention provides an accessorial ejecting mechanism mounted beneath a male mold section. The accessorial ejecting mechanism includes an accessorial plate, a rail, a slider, and a movable board. The accessorial plate secured to the male mold section has ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7156638 | Mold, molding system and molding machine for making ophthalmic devices This invention provides a mold comprising a first mold half which works in conjunction with a second mold half for forming ophthalmic devices wherein said first mold half comprises at least one changeable cassette comprising inserts for forming said ophthalmic devic... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7125240 | Device for withdrawing a bar produced in a bar extruder or pipe extruder A withdrawing device for a press that outputs an elongated workpiece in a direction has a first guide extending in the direction and carrying a first carriage movable by a first motor. A second guide extending in the direction on the first carriage carries a second ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7104779 | Suction sleeve extension for a take-off device An improved take-off device for an injection molding machine that includes an extensible sleeve for extending a suction channel during transfer of parts from the mold core assembly to the take-off device, the tube being retractable after the parts have been transfer... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7097444 | Part catcher An apparatus includes a mold machine and a part catcher. The mold machine is configured to mold a part and to discharge the part from the mold machine. The part catcher is arranged to catch the part discharged from the mold machine. ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7094377 | Apparatus and method for handling and cooling plastic preforms Apparatus for handling and cooling preforms, comprising a collection element provided with a plurality of receptacles arranged according to a definite geometrical distribution pattern and adapted to accommodate a corresponding plurality of preforms, as well as a coo... | 08/22/2006 |
| 6991208 | Extraction device for removing a stuck cast part from a stationary mold of a casting apparatus This invention relates to an extraction device for removing a stuck cast part from a stationary mold of a casting apparatus. The extraction member is disposed in the stationary mold section during the casting of a cast part and is disposed adjacent a part shape cavi... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6817589 | Apparatus and method for removing joint rings from cured concrete products As a part of the manufacture of concrete products, such as concrete pipe, manholes and the like, the joint rings applied during the casting process much be removed. The invention relates to a joint ring removal system in which a vertically oriented concrete product,... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6796781 | Waterproof apparatus for terminal connecting portion of sheathed wire An apparatus in which a pair of hollow molding portions 53 and 54 for molding in which a terminal connecting portion with a terminal fitting 20 crimped onto a conductor 11 at a tip portion of a sheathed wire 10 is accommodated and ... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6719556 | Ophthalmic mold handling system A handling assembly for ophthalmic mold parts between processing stations of a manufacturing line comprises a planar mold cartridge adapted to hold about 1000 mold parts at a time. ... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6663801 | Silicon carbide IR-emitter heating device and method for demolding lenses A method and a device for removing molded soft contact lenses, high-precision intraocular lenses and the like, from the individual molds in which they are produced. Provided is an infra-red radiation or heater device constituted of silicon carbide IR-emit... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6652260 | Composite allograft press A press to form a composite acetabular allograft cup for use in hip replacement surgery is disclosed. The acetabular cup formed by the press comprises bone cement and cancellous bone chips. The press includes a two-piece mold for forming the acetabular cu... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6648626 | Parts collection system for injection molding machines A parts collection system for injection molding machines is disclosed. The system provides for easy and quick changing of devices adapted for receiving molded parts discharged from the molding machine. Generally, the parts collection system of the present... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6592356 | Mold, molding system and molding machine for making ophthalmic devices This invention provides a mold comprising a first mold half which works in conjunction with a second mold half for forming ophthalmic devices wherein said first mold half comprises at least one changeable cassette comprising inserts for forming said ophth... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6493914 | Reinforced composite product and apparatus and method for producing same A rebar forming apparatus includes a malleable material supply station for continuously supplying a malleable planar material and a malleable material forming station for forming the malleable material into first and second corresponding shell portions an... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6386849 | Multi-component mold The invention is a mold apparatus for making multi-component products. The apparatus includes an elongate turret, a plurality of product connection pairs attached on opposite sides of the turret, a first mold disposed proximate to the turret and a second ... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6345974 | Ejector pin with pressure sensor An ejector pin with a pressure sensor is provided, of which the sensor output can be utilized without any correction even in different diameter thereof, so that no design changes are required according to loads to the ejector pin. The ejector pin has a ba... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6340296 | System for producing optical data carriers A system for producing disc-like optical data carriers comprises an injection-molding machine for manufacturing a disc-like substrate, and a finishing device for applying a reflective layer to the substrate and for applying a protective layer to the refle... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6334766 | Takeout apparatus for shuttle-type plastic blow moulding machines A take-out system for a shuttle-type blow moulding machine having two moulding assemblies has a single gripper head for taking out moulded articles from both moulding assemblies. The gripper head is carried by a vertical gripper arm which can be raised an... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6268005 | Sheeter wire apparatus An improved sheeter wire device providing constant tension on a feeder spool even during wire breakage. A constant speed motor draws wire across the face of the sheeter while a drag motor maintains constant tension on the wire. A pair of pinch rollers pro... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6213753 | Mold apparatus This invention provides a method of forming a mold (20) including the steps of segmenting a surface to be molded into discrete adjacent linear sections, forming a profile of each section on an edge of a planar material to define a plurality of blades (30,... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6126880 | Production of a prophylactic A plunger tool for producing a special prophylactic is disclosed. The special features of the plunger tool reside in the special curvatures in its shaped section. The shaped section of the plunger tool exhibits an extreme narrowing, at the deepest point o... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6071107 | Apparatus for encapsulating products Apparatus for encapsulating products, for instance encapsulating lead frames with epoxy resin, wherein the apparatus comprises: one or more pressing devices for encapsulating the products at increased pressure and/or temperature; a first carriage device for tr... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6030201 | Process and device for producing a prophylactic A process and a device for producing a thin-walled prophylactic, which is manufactured in a plurality of immersion stages, is disclosed. The device includes an endless conveyer belt on which an elongated cylindrical immersion tool is mounted. The process ... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6022208 | Apparatus for removing hollow articles from a mould A pick-up and transfer head (1) for hollow objects (10) which is particularly suitable for picking up thermoformed objects from a female die (3) and transferring them to a receiving station (22) in a thermoforming apparatus, which comprises at least one p... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5939014 | Method of removing hollow containers from a blow molding machine In an apparatus wherein a plastic blow molding machine is operated to make hollow containers which are discharged and fall by gravity out of the machine wherein an endless moving conveyor which includes closely spaced vacuum cups is provided and positione... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5804226 | Bushing for knock out pin and removable knock out pin assembly A bushing for retaining a knock out pin and a removable knock out pin assembly utilizing that bushing. The bushing has a pin holding portion composed of upstanding flexible arms engagable with a knock out pin, each of the arms having a lug for engaging th... | 09/08/1998 |
