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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7537446 | Apparatus for forming a porous reaction injection molded chemical mechanical polishing pad The present invention provides an apparatus for forming a chemical mechanical polishing pad, comprising a tank with polymeric materials, a storage silo with microspheres, a isocyanate storage tank with isocyanates and a premix prep tank for forming a pre-mixture of ... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7354264 | Method and system for controlling product flow on a food product molding machine A manifold for a food product molding machine, which balances the flow and pressure of the food product over a wide fill area. The invention further relates to a feed system for a food product molding machine which has a multiple plunger configuration which increase... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353658 | Systems and methods for freezing, storing, transporting, and thawing biopharmacuetical material A system for freezing, thawing, transporting, and storing a biopharmaceutical material, which includes a container, a supporting structure, a temperature control unit, and a transportation cart. The container is adapted to receive the biopharmaceutical material ther... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7322816 | Mold for forming disk substrate To form a disk substrate 42 having a no information area at low cost and without failure, a mold 12 is provided for forming a disk substrate 42 having a no information area 44. A cavity 32 of the mold 12 has a surface 50 | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322815 | System for the production of composite material slabs The invention relates to a system for the production of slabs of composite material characterized by a particular unloading system of the material from the mixers (1, 2) to a homogenizing disc (7) so as to provide a constant, homogeneous composition of... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318717 | Method and apparatus for forming fiber reinforced composite parts A method and apparatus for combining raw fibrous and binding materials in a single mixing step (Step S3), followed by consolidation (Step S5) so as to greatly shorten the overall cycle time to a finished fiber-reinforced composite part. Chopped fibrous... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7291002 | Apparatus and methods for 3D printing The invention relates to apparatus and methods for producing three-dimensional objects and auxiliary systems used in conjunction with the aforementioned apparatus and methods. The apparatus and methods involve continuously printing radially about a circular and/or r... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7278845 | Concrete-block-making machine The invention relates to a concrete-block-making machine having a part which is displaceable via a linear drive, the linear drive comprising a drive unit and a linear guide for guide rollers, the drive unit comprising at least one linear motor and the linear guide c... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275928 | Apparatus for forming a striation reduced chemical mechanical polishing pad The present invention provides an apparatus for forming a chemical mechanical polishing pad, comprising a tank with polymeric materials, a storage silo with microspheres and a curative storage tank with curing agents. The apparatus further provides a premix prep tan... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7207793 | Method and apparatus for introducing an additive to a composite panel A method of forming a composite panel includes the steps of supplying a material to a forming station, supplying a dry additive to the material at the forming station, producing a mat comprising the material and the additive, and applying heat and pressure to the ma... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7163712 | Microstamping activated polymer surfaces Methods of attaching a ligand to a surface are described that include contacting a surface with a substrate containing an amphiphilic comb polymer. The substrate is configured to provide a pattern of the amphiphilic comb polymer on a selected region of the surface. ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7160099 | Leakage-free feed roll assembly for an extruder machine The invention relates to a feed roll assembly for reducing leakage of an elastomeric material in a feed section of an extruder machine. A shell, feed roll seal plates, and feed roll end plates are used to reduce the leakage of elastomeric material. Elastomeric mater... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7147452 | Method and system for fabricating structural building blocks A block forming apparatus comprises a frame, a compression case and compression bodies. The compression case is movably engaged with the frame in a manner enabling movement of the compression case along a longitudinal reference axis of the compression case. The comp... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7140869 | Distributor of mixes consisting of agglomerated ceramic or stone material for filling a mold A mix distributor (10) for filling a tray-like mold (100) comprises a fixed structure (20), having a distribution surface (24) supporting a mold (100), and a movable housing (30), displaceable above the mold (100) The... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7137261 | Systems and methods for freezing, mixing and thawing biopharmaceutical material A system for controlled freezing, storing and thawing of a biopharmaceutical material includes a cavity for receiving a container for holding the biopharmaceutical material. Further included are at least a pair of opposed surfaces facing the biopharmaceutical materi... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7104074 | Systems and methods for freezing, storing, transporting and thawing biopharmaceutical material A system for freezing, thawing, transporting, and storing a biopharmaceutical material, which includes a container, a supporting structure, a temperature control unit, and a transportation cart. The container is adapted to receive the biopharmaceutical material ther... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7033161 | Roller manifold for forming a continuous sheet of viscous material The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for forming a continuous sheet of a molten material with particularly viscous, sticky properties. This molten material may be moldable, plasticized or a food product such as cheese. More specifically, the i... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7008209 | Apparatus, systems and methods for use in three-dimensional printing Apparatus, systems and methods for use in three-dimensional printing are shown and described. Various embodiments of the invention allow for more precise and controlled delivery of heat to achieve interlayer drying; isolation of the working region from the outside f... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6986654 | Apparatus, systems and methods for use in three-dimensional printing Apparatus, systems and methods for use in three-dimensional printing are shown and described. Various embodiments of the invention allow for more precise and controlled delivery of heat to achieve interlayer drying; isolation of the working region from the outside f... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6974317 | Lightweight concrete composite blocks An apparatus for manufacturing lightweight concrete composite blocks includes a form, a station conveyor, a form-loading station, a form assembly station, a curing oven, and a block removal station. The station conveyor conveys the form or a multitude of forms aroun... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6972100 | Method and system for providing articles with rigid foamed cementitious cores One aspect of the present invention pertains to an apparatus for forming a rigid foamed cementitious core within a plurality of article shells. In general, the apparatus can be comprised of a shell bank for retaining a plurality of article shells and comprising a sl... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6957608 | Contact print methods A method of and device for controlled printing using liquid embossing techniques is disclosed. In accordance with the embodiments of the invention a stamp comprises a differentiated embossing surface with protruding and recessed surfaces to enhance the ability of th... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6945056 | Systems and methods for freezing, mixing and thawing biopharmaceutical material A system for controlled freezing, storing and thawing of a biopharmaceutical material includes a cavity for receiving a container for holding the biopharmaceutical material. Further included are at least a pair of opposed surfaces facing the biopharmaceutical materi... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6936181 | Methods for patterning using liquid embossing The current invention is directed to a method of patterning a surface or layer in the fabrication of a micro-device. In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, a first mask structure is formed by depositing a layer of a first material onto the surfa... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6929233 | Mold and method for casting ophthalmic lenses This invention relates generally to opthalmic molds and methods useful for casting opthalmic moldings. In one aspect, the invention relates to a mold for casting an opthalmic molding formed from a first mold half detachably affixed to a second mold half, whereby the... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6887065 | Polymeric multiform membrane molding An apparatus for molding a polymeric multiform skin membrane is provided. The molding apparatus includes a rotatable heated mold envelope having an opening. Additionally the mold envelope has channel members which generally extend lateral of the opening. A feed-stoc... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6884060 | Apparatus for manufacturing encapsulated products This invention relates to a method and apparatus for forming soft capsules and provides novel processing flexibility. The apparatus includes extrusion dies as an alternative to spreader boxes and the use of melt-on-demand technology to enhance the long term stabilit... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6846552 | Highly flexible thin agglomerate sheets or panels and process and plant for production of the same A plant (10) for the production of highly flexible and relatively thin sheets or panels (38) of agglomerate material comprising: a mixer crusher (12), a hopper (15) designed to accept the crushed and rolled material (24) and to tra... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6805541 | Resin encapsulating apparatus used in a manufacture of a semiconductor device A semiconductor device is retained on a retaining section. A mask is set on the semiconductor device and has an opening at which part of the semiconductor device is exposed. An extruding section is moved by a first drive section over an opening in the mask and, duri... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6746225 | Rapid solidification processing system for producing molds, dies and related tooling A system for the spray forming manufacturing of near-net-shape molds, dies and related toolings, wherein liquid material such as molten metal, metallic alloys, or polymers are atomized into fine droplets by a high temperature, high velocity gas and deposited onto a ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6709254 | Tiltable web former support A support for a web forming machine which allows for vertical adjustment of a web forming belt with respect to at least one die head positioned above the web forming belt, and allows for tilting of the web forming belt. The support allows linear motion along a y-axi... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6702966 | Method for manufacturing cement fiber sheets A method is provided for manufacturing cement fiber sheets by supplying slurry primarily including fibers and cement as main material components onto a permeable sheet, and suctioning and dewatering the slurry. The method includes a foreign matter removin... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6660317 | Method of producing patterned compound food and production system used for the method Disclosed is a method for producing patterned compound food products that realizes production, by simple control, of food products having a surface color pattern, enclosing a food material of a taste different from that of the food material forming the ou... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6494704 | Mold apparatus Mold press apparatus for use in the manufacture of molded articles, particularly starch-bound containers and other articles. The mold press apparatus includes a planar array of female mold halves and a corresponding planar array of male mold halves. The p... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6461552 | Method of producing concrete stones, especially paving stones, building stones or such like A device and a method for producing concrete paving stones. These paving stones can be made from coarse grained concrete and a series of layers of colored concrete material. These layers of colored concrete material are placed in a container on top of a s... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6457962 | Water candle box A device for making decorative candles which have varied shapes and colors of wax throughout in an heated water bath and an apparatus utilizing said device comprised of multiple heated sources of melted wax suspended above an open topped waterproof box, h... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6398540 | Food mold plate and assembly A mold fill plate and mold fill assembly are characterized by a mold fill plate and mold shuttle plate each being a planar body defining a longitudinal extent and a transverse extent and each having a plurality of elongate slots arranged so that when the ... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6387307 | Method for feeding a pressing apparatus The present invention relates to a method for feeding a granular or powderlike material to a pressing apparatus for the dry pressing of the material. The device comprises containers for the materials and rollers arranged at openings of the containers. Eac... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6336480 | Apparatus and method for dispensing of powders A method and apparatus for dispensing and distributing a powder is disclosed that uses a rotary dispenser to dispense the powder by gravity onto a movable platen, the platen being movable to a position adjacent to a build bed where the powder can be distr... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6312629 | Apparatus and method for pressing powders The present invention provides a method and apparatus for providing zero-defect pressed articles with minimal, remote operator intervention. The apparatus includes a programmable logic controller, controlling a powder feeder portion having a dump bucket w... | 11/06/2001 |
