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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7824172 | Food portioning system A food portioning system to efficiently output portion food material, the system including a hopper, a mold plate, air knockout assembly, and air and hydraulic cylinders. Flowable food material is put into the hopper where it is pushed into the mold cavity of the mo... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7604475 | Mold apparatus for injection molding A mold apparatus for injection molding of the invention comprises: a fixed bush that is sliding fitted to a fixed side template formed with a cavity, via an inclined surface, so as to be movable with respect to each other in mold opening and clamping directions; and... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7530807 | Mold structure with an ejecting tube for ejecting a molded product and permitting airflow A mold structure includes an ejecting tube disposed movably within a guide hole in a lower mold unit and having an ejecting end. The ejecting tube is communicated with an air chamber in the lower mold unit and a mold cavity. A pneumatic device is operable to draw ai... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7404712 | Multiple segment mold to manufacture tire bladders A mold for forming a tire curing bladder. The mold has an outer mold assembly enclosing an inner mold core assembly. The outer mold comprises three sections and the inner mold comprises two portions. The outer mold and the inner mold core form a mold cavity therebet... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7357631 | Apparatus for placing mold charges in a compression molding machine An apparatus for placing mold charges into a mold of a compression molding machine includes at least one mold charge pick-up cup for receiving a severed charge of molten plastic, a vacuum source for applying a vacuum to the pick-up cup to retain the mold charge in t... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7351050 | Side shuttle apparatus and method for an injection molding machine Servo side shuttle apparatus and method for a molding machine includes structure and/or steps whereby a shuttle plate is disposed adjacent at least one of a first mold half and a second mold half of the molding machine. A guidance assembly is coupled to the mold hal... | 04/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7255824 | Apparatus for molding a plastic closure with air-assisted ejection An apparatus for molding a plastic closure includes a male mold assembly including a forming pin and an outer pin sleeve which cooperate with a female mold for defining a mold cavity. To facilitate mechanical stripping of a molded closure from the forming pin, press... | 08/14/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7198479 | Ejector with multi-ejection pins An ejector with multi-ejection pins is used in the post-processes of the semiconductor industry and is used by a selection device to choose a predetermined quantity of ejection pins. When a propelling device lifts the selection device, a pin-base vertical driver con... | 04/03/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7169342 | Injection molding of tubular plastic products A hollow plastic product with a substantially tubular section, two open ends and a thread at the outside of one end of the product is manufactured by injection molding a plastic product with a substantially tubular section, an open end, a closed end and a thread at ... | 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 |
| 7134866 | Carousel apparatus for manufacturing articles made of plastics by compression molding An apparatus for manufacturing hollow, plastics articles having internal undercuts, comprising at least one compression-molding unit, composed of an upper male mold part comprising a plug and of a lower female mold part aligned, with the male mold part, an actuation... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7004736 | Method and apparatus for producing molded articles A molding station has a housing support and a housing. The housing has a generally horizontal axis, a plurality of mold cavity enclosures and a plurality of sides. The housing is rotatably mounted to the housing support about the generally horizontal axis. The mold ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7003870 | Apparatus for inserting a handle part into a mold for blow molding a bottle In an apparatus for inserting a handle part into a mold for blow molding a bottle, a pick-up unit includes a vertical backing plate, a clamping unit projecting substantially horizontally from the backing plate for clamping therebetween a portion of the handle part, ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6981864 | Device for releasing and removing flexible synthetic material elements from a molding surface A device for releasing and removing flexible synthetic material elements from a molding surface, comprising a molding surface on which the elements are arranged, a unit for gripping the elements that can be actuated from a lower position, in which it is in contact w... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6976837 | CD molding apparatus A compact disc (CD) molding apparatus. The CD molding apparatus comprises a movable mold, a fixed mold, a mold cavity, an outer ring, a gas passage, an outlet and an auxiliary gas channel. The movable mold is disposed adjacent to the fixed mold. The mold cavity is d... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6939078 | Tactile detectable warning ramps for pedestrian pathways A precast concrete slab and framing system is placed in walkways, curb ramps, platform edges, and areas of pedestrian traffic where they intersect with vehicular traffic, warning the visually handicapped of dangerous crossings. The precast slabs, which incorporate r... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6929461 | Apparatus for making multi-layer optical discs A method and apparatus for making multiple layer optical discs is applied to separate the base plate from the mold plate. The apparatus includes a first adhesive ending groove, a mold plate, a sealing member and an air-blowing axle. The adhesive does not cover the a... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6877974 | Split vent pin for injection molding The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for venting trapped air and gasses in a mold. The mold and method comprise or use at least one pin formed from multiple pin sections. When assembled, the pin sections provide space on the interior of the p... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6869549 | Method and mold for making ophthalmic devices This invention provides a method and a mold for improving the release of a molded ophthalmic device from a mold. The method comprises the steps of: providing a first mold half and second mold half each having opposing top surfaces at least one of which has been holl... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6838098 | Continuous formation of center filled gum Method and system for continuously producing pieces of liquid-filled gum material. An extruded rope of liquid-filed gum is sized and separated into individual pieces of gum. A rotating drum mechanism having a die ring and cutter ring with mating die members separate... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6800225 | Process and device for the manufacture of mouldings and mouldings manufactured in accordance with that process A measured amount of a material that is crosslinkable by impingement of a suitable form of energy, especially UV light, is introduced into a two-part mould of which cavity determines the shape of a moulding to be produced. The two mould halves are held a small dista... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6799438 | Method for making a microstructure in a glass or plastic substrate according to hot-forming technology and associated forming tool A microstructure is formed in a viscous glass or plastic substrate by pressing a structured surface of a forming tool corresponding to a negative of the microstructure to be produced in the viscous glass or plastic substrate. After the microstructure has been formed... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6776942 | Mold for making golf balls and methods for using it Molds made from a porous metal material allow for superior injection and compression molding of golf ball portions, such as cores, intermediate layers and covers. Use of the porous material in the sections contacting molding material, such as mold sections forming c... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6736628 | Device for manufacturing plastic items particularly caps for closing containers A device for manufacturing, in particular, plastic caps for closing containers, comprising molding units, each of which is composed of a male mold part and of a female mold part. The male mold part has a punch which is directly provided with compressed air which exi... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6699425 | Device and method for transferring microstructures A device and a method for transferring microstructures from a tool to a substrate which is to be structured. The device and method are intended to align the tool and the substrate in a mutually controlled manner. The device contains supports for the tool ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6530764 | Mold for resin-sealing of semiconductor devices A resin-sealing mold for encapsulating a semiconductor device includes upper and lower molds with a first cavity insert forming a cavity side face portion; a first elastic post supporting the first cavity insert; an elastic plate, built in the first cavit... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6472001 | System for continuously forming center filled gum Method and system for continuously producing pieces of liquid-filled gum material. An extruded rope of liquid-filed gum is sized and separated into individual pieces of gum. A rotating drum mechanism having a die ring and cutter ring with mating die membe... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6444319 | Method for the surface coating of an interior fitting and interior fitting produced according thereto So that a method for the surface coating of an interior fitting for vehicles with a lacquer or resin layer, in which the interior fitting to be coated is inserted into a cavity of a molding tool, the inner wall of which is at a defined distance from the i... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6443421 | Poppet valve with sleeve A poppet valve assembly having a spring for holding the valve in a closed position and permitting opening of the valve in response to air pressure including valve stem alignment provided by a sleeve in engagement with the spring and having a cross pin sup... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6422854 | Rotary cutter for cutting, measuring, and dispensing molten plastic A rotary cutter separates a molten plastic pellet from a nozzle and deposits the molten plastic pellet into a mold of a mold cavity. The cutter blade includes a cutter blade and a cutter shaft rotatable about an axis of the shaft. The cutter blade is moun... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6416311 | Device and method for separating a shaped substrate from a stamping tool The object, in a device and a method for separating a shaped substrate from a stamping tool, is to make demolding more functionally reliable and to substantially prevent damage to expensive components. A closeable chamber, the mutually moveable chamber pa... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6412399 | Apparatus for form-frying snack food product Apparatus and method for cooking snack food pieces features a drum-type fryer which transports individual, die-cut piece preforms through hot oil contained within a cooking tank defined between the periphery of the drum and a housing in which the drum is ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6398539 | Pizza die with seal A pizza die includes an outer die ring and a plate ring. The outer die ring and an inner die plate are spring-biased away from the die mount plate. The outer die ring includes a plurality of axial ridges located on a portion of the inner circumferential s... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6390800 | Apparatus for removing threaded parts from plastic injection molds An apparatus for forming threaded molded parts such as closures for containers having improved means for unthreading the formed part from the mold core. The apparatus includes a cavity part and a core part, the cavity part being rotatable relative to the ... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6386850 | Machine for forming molded foam cushions A machine for forming molded foam cushions, including an apparatus for enclosing a foamable composition in a flexible bag; a mold having a cavity and a closure mechanism and being movable between an open position and a closed position such that, when in t... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6303198 | Hollow form surface pattern structure A hollow form body having a first-level faceplate and a second-level faceplate, with an appropriately sized space formed in between the two faceplates and a pattern formed on the one of the faceplates. An arresting edge of an appropriate height extends fr... | 10/16/2001 |
