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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7740472 | Method and device for flowing a liquid on a surface A device for flowing a liquid on a surface comprises: a flow path. A first port supplies the liquid to one end of the flow path and applies a first port pressure for retaining the liquid when the flow path is remote from the surface. A second port receives the liqui... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7690913 | Embossing apparatus and method An apparatus is provided that forms embossed portions on a workpiece. The apparatus includes a melting chamber filled with melt, such as ceramic, nozzles provided at a lower portion of the melting chamber, and presses provided adjacent to each of the injection nozzl... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7556493 | Methods and apparatus for molding chocolate Improved methods and apparatus for continuously molding chocolate are disclosed, including a method and apparatus for removing flash from chocolate pieces and products (both molded and otherwise); and a manifold for continuously providing liquid chocolate to a conti... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7438549 | Compound storage unit for a molding process The invention relates to a compound storage unit (1) for a molding process, in particular for producing lipsticks comprising a container (2) for moldable compounds, wherein said container consists of a housing (3), a heating device (4) wh... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7407608 | Resin molding equipment and resin molding method The resin molding equipment comprises: a work piece feeding section; a work piece measuring section measuring thickness of a semiconductor chip mounted on a work piece; a resin supplying section supplying liquid resin to the work piece; a resin molding section havin... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7378052 | Method and apparatus for producing free-form products A method and apparatus for producing products from a powered base material, by means of so-called free form fabrication, wherein the powder granules are bound together into a solid product. ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7361006 | Systems, methods and apparatuses for manufacturing dosage forms Systems, methods and apparatuses for manufacturing dosage forms, and to dosage forms made using such systems, methods and apparatuses are provided. Novel compression, thermal cycle molding, and thermal setting molding modules are disclosed. One or more of such modul... | 04/22/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7267543 | Gated feed shoe A feed shoe having at least one feed chamber with an open bottom portion and an open front portion whereat a gate is provided. The gate can be vertically adjustable and can have a lower edge defining a leading edge of the feed chamber, wherein the leading edge can h... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7192267 | Power dough and food materials press A cookie press includes a helically-threaded rod that advances forward as it is being rotated about its axis by a gear. As a result, a plunger is advanced and pushes dough down a barrel and squeezes the dough through an aperture at the end of the barrel. ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7179071 | Compression molding container preforms An apparatus for supplying a mold charge for a mold cavity in accordance with one aspect of the present invention includes a mold charge chamber having a longitudinal dimension and at least two lateral inlets for supplying resin materials to the chamber such that th... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7168933 | Device for discharge or outfeed of a pasty product, preferably foodstuff, from a container The present invention relates to a device for discharge or outfeed of a pasty product, preferably foodstuff, from a container. A piston means (11) is brought to perform a discharge movement in a discharge direction (F) for discharge or outfeed of the product ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7090793 | Preparation of fuel cell composite bipolar plate A composite bipolar plate of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFC) is prepared as follows: a) preparing a bulk molding compound (BMC) material containing a vinyl ester resin and a graphite powder, the graphite powder content of BMC material ranging from 60... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7077638 | Selective deposition modeling method and apparatus for forming three-dimensional objects and supports A variety of support structures and build styles for use in Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing systems are described wherein particular emphasis is given to Thermal Stereolithography, Fused Deposition Modeling, and Selective Deposition Modeling systems, and wherein... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7056181 | Method of manufacturing a lamp A discharge lamp has a discharge vessel enclosing a discharge space. The discharge vessel is provided with a ceramic wall which is formed through sintering of a body shaped by sludge molding. The sludge molding process uses the steps of: injecting an outer porous mo... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7052260 | Polymer processing system including decompression chamber and method for using same Polymer processing systems are provided including an extrusion assembly, a specially configured decompression chamber assembly, and a die assembly. Such systems are effective to provide shaped polymer products having reduced extrusion markings. ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7001168 | Plant for forming predetermined quantities of synthetic material Plant for forming predetermined quantities of synthetic material comprising a rotary turntable carrying on its periphery a plurality of dispensing devices, and means for feeding the material in the molten state to said dispensing devices; the plant also comprises a ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6941860 | Method of briquetting metal chips and briquetting press A method and a briquetting press for briquetting metal chips, wherein stable briquettes/pressed component are produced. The actual length (Lact) of the pressed component is obtained by applying pressure (Pmax/Preq) using at least one... | 09/13/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6884055 | Potting compound injection apparatus and method of injecting potting compound into panel cells A potting compound injection apparatus includes a pneumatic tube for inserting single part potting compound and injecting the compound into the cells of a composite panel. The pneumatic tube has an open end for releasing potting compound and an opposed end interconn... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6877972 | Spray urethane tool and system A method of forming a part with a solid urethane elastomer skin is provided, wherein the mold is moved by a mold manipulation tool to present differently oriented surfaces of the mold in a horizontal orientation when the urethane elastomer is sprayed on each of the ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6821109 | Resin material supply apparatus and method A resin material supply apparatus and a method thereof ensuring the supply of a predetermined amount of resin material and improved molding quality. The resin material supply apparatus includes a weighing unit which allows a predetermined amount of resin material to... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6796788 | Carrier transfer molding device A polymer is plasticized in a plasticizing unit and is thereafter fed into a transfer device which is moved into alignment with a clamping press which is remotely located from the plasticizing unit. The polymer from the transfer device is deposited on a carrier whic... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6780002 | Spreader for wood chips, wood particle and sawdust At the end of an array of rollers of a spreading head for wood particles for the production of mats to form particleboard, rollers of the array are driven at a higher speed than the rollers of the fine-particle spreading portion and baffles are provided below the hi... | 08/24/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6701828 | Automatic cookie press An apparatus that dispenses a food substance has a housing and a barrel removably connected to the housing. A rod connected to a plunger is disposed within the housing and the barrel. A drive mechanism including a dual-direction electric motor is located ... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6543248 | Apparatus for molding frozen confectionery compositions into articles The device for moulding frozen confectionery articles comprises a metering hopper connected to a volumetric metering device comprising a metering chamber and a metering element dispensing a predetermined volume of ice cream into passing containers by mean... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6540495 | Air flow systems for automated preform processing System for the manufacture of reinforcing preforms for structural composite products. The air flows for the manufacturing stations are optimized by providing a separate air system for each cell and providing seals between the net-edge blocks and the mold ... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6527533 | Processing systems for automated manufacture of preforms Systems for the manufacture of reinforcing preforms for structural composite products. Minimum contact eyelets reduce friction in the supply system for string reinforcing materials.... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6517753 | Method and device for forming a mat of particle board A method and a device for continuous forming of a mat of particle lignocellulosic material by means of a batching unit (12) with a distribution chamber (15) in connection with the manufacture of board. The material is deposited on a continuous forming web... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6508970 | Liquid transfer molding system for encapsulating semiconductor integrated circuits An encapsulation system is used to encapsulate semiconductor products. A bottom mold unit includes a mold pot and a mold piston. A substrate loader loads a substrate into a cavity in the bottom mold unit. A liquid dispenser dispenses encapsulation materia... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6503433 | Liquid transfer molding system for encapsulating semiconductor integrated circuits An encapsulation system is used to encapsulate semiconductor products. A bottom mold unit includes a mold pot and a mold piston. A substrate loader loads a substrate into a cavity in the bottom mold unit. A liquid dispenser dispenses encapsulation materia... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6497566 | Robotic systems for automated preform processing Systems for the manufacture of reinforcing preforms for structural composite products. The robotic application system allows use of a single robot in a multiple cell system, and provides offline programming of the robotic routine. The robot moves between ... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6425750 | Aluminum chassis having heat insulating foam filled in hollow, its manufacturing method and apparatus The present invention provides an apparatus for forming an aluminium chassis having heat insulating foam filled in a hollow portion, and more particularly to an improvement wherein the heat insulating foam is filled in the hollow portion of the aluminium ... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6387304 | Method of manufacturing artificial marble having stripe pattern A method for producing artificial marble having a stripe pattern comprising injecting liquid resins having different colors into a molding cell so that they are laminated to form two or more layers; then moving a comb-like tool through the laminated liqui... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6322345 | Apparatus for forming edible bakery paste An apparatus for extruding edible paste which includes a supporting framework; a hopper for feeding paste to be extruded; at least one pair of sizing or lamination cylinders arranged in sequence downstream of the hopper; a belt conveyor which is suitable ... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6306322 | Method and device for filling casting molds with casting resin The invention concerns a method and device for filling at least one casting mould (10) with a castable, liquid compound, in particular casting resin. In order to decrease the mould-occupation time considerably, the reactivity of the casting compound is fi... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6290484 | Foam transport article A foam transport article transports foam dispensed from a foam nozzle to a mold cavity. The foam transport article is an intermediary allowing a foam nozzle which may not reach a mold opening in the mold cavity to be extended such that no foam pours outsi... | 09/18/2001 |
