Bizarre Patents
Smoking Cessation Lighter and Method
A lighter for tobacco products suppresses the urge to smoke by operant conditioning.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8167605 | Production assembly and process for mass manufacture of a thermoplastic pallet incorporating a stiffened insert An assembly and related process for mass producing a resin coated article including an input line transporting a plurality of inserts and an output line removing the resin coated articles. One or more mold supporting and closed loop conveyor lines extend between the... | 05/01/2012 |
| 7748974 | Molding machine Molding machines and methods of performing molding processes are described. One embodiment includes a base, a carriage disposed movably on the base, a first mold secured immovably to the carriage, a second mold disposed slidably on the carriage, a driving unit for m... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7399174 | Method and apparatus for compression molding plastic articles A method and apparatus for compression molding plastic articles include a plurality of tools mounted in opposed pairs with the tools of each pair including opposed first and second actuators that define a mold cavity in which a charge of plastic is compression molde... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7353577 | System and method for casting toilet bowls The present invention provides an improved system and method for casting toilets. In the disclosed method, at least one of a shell, engine and rim configuration for a toilet is provided, wherein the configuration is selected from a plurality of shell, engine and rim... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7316260 | Mold clamping apparatus There is provided a mold clamping apparatus which has a space-saving apparatus construction and can easily carry out mold replacement. The mold clamping apparatus includes: a base; a fixed die plate, fixed on the base, for mounting a fixed mold thereto; a movable di... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7270534 | Operating system for an externally operated part of a closing unit The invention relates to an operating system for an externally operated part of a closing unit, in particular for a mold carrier of a closing unit. During operation, the entire closing unit (12) moves in a predefined first direction (D) and the externally ope... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7263758 | System and method for casting toilet bowls The present invention provides an improved system and method for casting toilets. In the disclosed method, at least one of a shell, engine and rim configuration for a toilet is provided, wherein the configuration is selected from a plurality of shell, engine and rim... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7162783 | Forming elements from concrete pipe An apparatus for removing a forming element from a concrete pipe includes a support member and a removal device including first and second elements. The first element is attachable to the forming element and has a stop. The second element is supported by the support... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7118363 | Method and apparatus for forming sealing devices on fasteners A method and apparatus for forming sealing and/or retaining elements on a wide variety of fastening devices is provided. The fasteners are conveyed on fastener nests each having a chamber, a fastener lock and a fastener release that are moveable relative to each oth... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7114948 | Clamping mechanism of molding machine A clamping mechanism of a molding machine, including a bed; a stationary platen mounted on the bed, and carrying a stationary mold; a guide bar arranged fixedly relative to the stationary platen, and defining a longitudinal guiding axis; a first movable platen arran... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7108811 | Process and device for producing moulded parts from plastic In a process for producing, in particular, optical moulded parts from plastic, a first mould plate (1′) is moved in the direction of the second mould plate (2′) until the mould plates (1′, 2′) make contact at stop faces (9, 10). S... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7001171 | Apparatus and methods for managing molds and forming transverse corrugations and other shapes in extruded tubular polymer melt parisons A corrugator and mold management apparatus and methods for continuously forming transverse corrugations and other shapes in a tubular polymer melt parison formed by an extrusion die employs a plurality of molds that interlock when mated. Each mold has common outside... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6997429 | Exterior mold A securing device comprising at least one latch (22) and at least one latch mating-element (26) are used on two mutually displaceable mold-casing segments (14, 16) to close or open a mold casing (10) used in manufacturing molded bodies, i... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6994539 | Machining apparatus A machining apparatus for forming and cutting workpieces that can prevent the blade thereon from damages. The machining can also precisely form desired patterns on the workpiece and cut the workpiece to desired shape. The machining apparatus contains: a hydraulic cy... | 02/07/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6966764 | Method and apparatus for positioning a top block assembly and neck finish components of a blow molding machine A top block assembly for a container blow mold system is provided together with a method of positioning the neck finish components of the assembly with respect to the front face of a top block half. A method and assembly for positioning a top block half with respect... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6918753 | Dual-mold thermoforming press The thermoforming press has a frame, a forming die assembly affixed to the frame, a mold-supporting table suspended to the frame under the forming die assembly, and a pair of molds mounted side by side on the mold-supporting table. A drive system is provided for imp... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6832494 | I.S. glass forming machine A drive has a link which connects via a bearing to a shaft which supports an insert carrier. To lubricate the bearing oil is dropped onto an elongated reservoir in the top surface of a slide rail secured to the insert carrier and the oil flows by gravity through the... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6807830 | I.S. glass forming machine A mold support mechanism for an I.S. machine has a carrier that is releasably connected to the shaft on which the drive links of a drive are rotatably supported. ... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6807828 | I.S. glass forming machine A mold open and close mechanism for an I.S. machine is provided which separates the drive including the motor and the housing. The drive portion is releasably connected to the housing so that the drive can be easily removed for repair or replacement. ... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6796782 | Device for injection moulding of plastics Device for injection moulding of plastics, with a plasticizing and injection unit (3), that is provided with at least one electrical drive system (6) for turning a plasticizing screw and for injecting the plasticized plastics material between the mould... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6779996 | Apparatus for casting a plumbing fixture An apparatus is disclosed for automatically casting separately molded bowl and rim members and then connecting them together while both are in an upside down position. During the connection of the rim to the bowl, the bowl is preferably supported on two opposing sid... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6773252 | Press molding apparatus Press molding apparatus may include a plurality of pairs of forming molds each having an upper mold and a lower mold. The forming molds may be arranged in series in the same direction as their respective mold closing/opening directions. Further, the upper mold or th... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6729160 | Apparatus and method for forming heated glass sheets Apparatus (26) and a method for forming heated glass sheets in a heated chamber (22) of a housing (20) includes an upper mold support assembly (28) for supporting an upper mold (38) within the heated chamber for cyclical vertical m... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6712598 | Mold battery with improved member separation A mold battery with provisions for separating one mold member from another by both rotating away and also translating away. A mold member comprises two wheels resting on two rails and a lower roller. While the mold member is rotated to an open angle stopped by the l... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6692763 | Methods for treating postmenopausal women using ultra-low doses of estrogen The present invention provides methods for treating physical conditions resulting from postmenopausel estrogen decline in a postmenopausel subject, and in particular methods for reducing the risk of osteoporotic bone fractures in a postmenopausal subject.... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6520075 | Double action hydraulic press A high precision, all-purpose, double action hydraulic press, which can control the speed, position, and parallelism of each slide, can conduct mold exchanges easily, and prevent the breakthrough phenomenon is provided with an outer slide 4, an inner slid... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6514452 | Double-mold blow-molding system and method of use A molding system has a slide displaceable parallel to an axis through a relatively long stroke relative to a stationary overhead extruder head, a center support fixed on the slide, and a pair of end supports displaceable axially through relatively short s... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6499988 | Blow molding machine A blow molding machine comprising an extruding device 2, one pair of mold-clamping devices 3, 3', and hammering devices 4, 4' for hammering blow pins 40, 40' respectively into molds 30, 30' in the one pair of mold-clamping devices 3, 3', for blowing, a pa... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6422853 | Chain die assembly A chain die assembly for producing candy includes a plurality of first chain links each including a cutting edge, a plurality of second chain links each including a cutting edge and a common longitudinal center plane. A plurality of guiding housings is ar... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6418754 | Apparatus and method for mold changing in heated glass sheet forming station A method for heated mold changing at a forming station (24) is performed by apparatus (32) in a heated chamber (22) where heated glass sheets are cyclically formed. A switching station (318) is located adjacent the forming station (24). An unloading stati... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6416313 | Blow molding machine for low-waste blow molding A blow molding machine for producing three-dimensional low-waste articles including at least one horizontally separated blow mold formed of upper and lower half-molds, a device for vertically displacing at least one of the upper and lower half-molds betwe... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6303065 | Method and apparatus for making multi-layered cores or golf balls The present invention is directed to an automated molding machine and method for forming hemispherical components for a golf ball. The machine includes an L-shaped frame and three separate plates. The plates move between longitudinally spaced positions an... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6299428 | Apparatus for compression molding plastic articles A method and apparatus for compression molding plastic articles such as closures include a plurality of tools mounted in opposed pairs with the tools of each pair including opposed male and female mold sections. The tool pairs are mounted for motion in an... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6290482 | Flexible shoe assembly The technical field of the invention broadly relates to molding systems, and more particularly to a flexible shoe assembly for use in a molding system. The clamp unit of a molding system includes a moving platen and a stationary platen supported by a fram... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6190154 | Injection-moulding machine for processing plasticizable compounds In the case of an injection molding machine for processing plasticizable materials, a structural unit, which includes at least a movable mold carrier, a stationary mold carrier and a closing arrangement of a mold closing unit, is supported on support elem... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6155811 | Stack mold carrier mounted on linear bearings The present invention relates to a carrier assembly for supporting the mold center section of a stack mold. The carrier assembly has a pair of mold supports to which the mold center section can be attached. Each mold support is movable along a linear rail... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6123880 | Method for compression molding plastic articles A method for compression molding plastic articles such as closures include a plurality of tools mounted in opposed pairs with the tools of each pair including opposed male and female mold sections. The tool pairs are mounted for motion in an endless path.... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6042834 | Herbal composition for diabetes and method of treatment An herbal composition for the treatment of diabetes, comprising 15 percent by weight of dried, powdered seeds of Trigonella foenum-graecum; 23 percent by weight of dried, powdered seeds of Nigella sativa; 10 percent by weight of dried, powdered leaves of ... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6032491 | Apparatus for mold changing in heated glass sheet forming station Apparatus (32) and a method for heated mold changing at a forming station (24) in a heated chamber (22) where heated glass sheets are cyclically formed. A switching station (318) is located adjacent the forming station (24). An unloading station (320) and... | 03/07/2000 |
