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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7309507 | Device and method for manufacturing and packaging lollipops Device for manufacturing lollipops, comprising a stationary supply (4, 5a, 5b) for a strand (5) of lollipop material in flat cross-section condition, a series of flat lollipop moulds (3a, 3b) movable pas... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7223430 | Apparatus and method for making confectionery on a stick Apparatus (1) and method for moulding lollipops, the apparatus comprising stick receiving means (6) and a mould forming surface (3) of a mould (15), the stick receiving means being mounted for pivotal movement relative to the mould formin... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7210919 | Installation for producing reinforced concrete parts Installation to produce reinforced concrete parts, including a first conveyor (1) on which the model of the parts to be produced is carried out, a second conveyor (2) for the part drying and an outlet (3) to withdraw the formed parts, being form... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7210916 | Device for inserting sticks into moulds for producing confectionery on a stick Moulds (12) which comprise mould cavities (20) which are arranged next to one another in rows and may be filled with confectionery mass (K) are arranged on a mould conveyor (10) one behind the other in the conveying direction (a) thereof. On a r... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7156646 | Apparatus and method for handling lens carriers Novel methods and apparatus are disclosed for handling carriers for soft contact lenses in a lens manufacturing system. In accordance with a first aspect of the invention, article handling devices are located beneath a pre-cure station and a curing station of the sy... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7153116 | Resin molding machine The resin molding machine has a simple molding die, which can be easily maintained, and is capable of molding a work without pretreatments. The resin molding machine for molding the work with resin. The resin molding machine comprises: a press section having a moldi... | 12/26/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7059846 | Assembly for compression molding of articles made of plastics An assembly for the compression molding of articles made of plastic material, composed of a main male plug and a complementary male plug which comprise a stem, actuated by an actuation element with a spindle guided in a tubular tang provided with a molding head coop... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7056111 | Powder press forming apparatus and method of powder press forming A dry forming apparatus includes a carrying table (mold-transfer mechanism) which transfers a mold containing a die and punch units at least between a powder supply stage, a pressing stage, and a formed-product removing stage, a pressing driving mechanism which driv... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7018194 | Powder supplying apparatus and powder molding apparatus A powder molding apparatus comprises a mold comprising a die having a powder molding space and upper and lower punch units, and a compression driving mechanism for performing compression molding by driving the upper and lower punch units independently, wherein molde... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7008206 | Ventilation and cooling in selective deposition modeling A ventilation and cooling system for a selective deposition modeling apparatus dispensing a curable material. The ventilation and cooling system captures airborne contaminants in the apparatus making the apparatus suitable for use in an office environment. A pressur... | 03/07/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6929767 | Open mold multi-lap manufacturing process A multi-lap mold manufacturing system includes an overhead rail circuit upon which a multiple of molds transit a closed loop for a multiple of laps. The system is separated into Zones in which a particular mold operation is performed relative to which lap each of th... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6908293 | Resin encapsulation system In a resin encapsulation system, one or more middle molds remain free without being mechanically connected with an upper mold and a lower mold. The middle mold is circulated, by a middle-mold conveying mechanism, among a molding press, a middle-mold preheating unit,... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6896835 | Open mold multi-lap manufacturing process A multi-lap mold manufacturing system includes an overhead rail circuit upon which a multiple of molds transit a closed loop for a multiple of laps. The system is separated into Zones in which a particular mold operation is performed relative to which lap each of th... | 05/24/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6827570 | Method and apparatus for manufacture of unitary lightweight concrete composite blocks A method and apparatus for manufacturing unitary concrete blocks includes a form that defines the desired shape of the unitary concrete block. A form loading station delivers a lightweight concrete composite into the form. A station conveyor conveys the form from th... | 12/07/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6632080 | Device for the production of disposable lenses A device for producing disposable lenses providing a concave mold and a convex mold for each lens, filing the concave mold with liquid starting material for the lens, and positioning the convex mold so as to enclose the starting material includes a first ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6540502 | Mechanical drive assembly for a brick molding apparatus In a brick molding apparatus, the improvement includes a mechanical drive assembly for indexing in predetermined incremental movements a mold adapted to receive and shape clay slugs into green bricks. The drive assembly includes a conveyor for carrying th... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6514436 | Apparatus and method for clamping and releasing contact lens molds Apparatus for clamping together contact lens molds having a polymerizable liquid monomer disposed therebetween includes a plurality of clamping assemblies each having a linearly translatable shaft member mounted to a contact lens curing table. A common mo... | 02/04/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6398538 | Template conveyor for use in a thermoforming press A plane-template conveyor for a thermoforming plant for obtaining a plurality or moulding of thermoformed hollow objects including at least one thermoforming press having at least one male die or mould, at least one female die and at least one picking up ... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6375448 | Automated system for continuously producing, cooling, and processing chewing gum base materials A system for automatically cooling and further processing chewing gum base materials is disclosed. The hot molten chewing gum base material is deposited in lined or coated pans, the pans are picked up by an industrial robot and placed into a pair of spira... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6358034 | Molding machine with mold block carriage A molding machine including a plurality of carriages for carrying mold blocks in an axial direction. The carriages each include wheels on opposite sides which follow a guide track along an endless path including a molding section extending in the axial di... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6315548 | Booking apparatus Improved booking drive mechanism for vertically extending mold presses such as SRIM mold presses. Opening and closing of the booking plate relative to its associated moveable ram are actuated by a pair of horizontally disposed hydraulic cylinders. Tension... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6303171 | Method and device for producing thin pieces of chocolate The present invention concerns a method for producing thin pieces of chocolate, in particular slices of chocolate, whereby the chocolate is melted and is provided in the shape of flat, thin pieces of chocolate, which are put one after the other, on at lea... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6290202 | Apparatus for molding thin resin sheets A mold (10) for molding thin resin sheets includes a center mold plate (12) and two side mold plates (14, 16) disposed on opposite sides of the center mold plate. The mold plates are oriented generally vertically and parallel to each other, and the side m... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6244851 | Device for producing chocolate shells A device for producing a chocolate article, in particular a shell for hollow chocolate bodies, comprises a conveyor device having a first collecting line, from which chocolate molds can be discharged, and a second collecting line, which is parallel to the... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6220845 | Mold clamping and precure of a polymerizable hydrogel An apparatus and method for partially curing a polymerizable monomer or monomer mixture to form a soft contact lens includes a transport device for transporting a plurality of contact lens molds to a precure station in a low oxygen environment, each conta... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6213755 | Apparatus for manufacturing a molding continuously A process and apparatus is provided for automatically and continuously producing a mass of moldings. A continuous molding is manufactured by injecting a solid solution in order of precedence into a plurality of molds circulating in a line along an endless... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6206676 | Electric/pneumatic rim press A press arrangement having ball-screw drive units for providing rapid opening and closing movement of the press, and having a pneumatic closure arrangement for providing a final small-stroke closing movement and holding force for the mold. The pneumatic c... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6193496 | Molding machine with mold block carriage A molding machine including a plurality of carriages for carrying mold blocks in an axial direction and a track for the carriages including a molding section, the track including spaced apart channels receiving the carriage wheels for guiding the carriage... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6174157 | Apparatus for suctioning liquid during manufacture of frozen confectionary articles An apparatus for suctioning liquid from a mold during molding of an article includes a vacuum pump and a valve coupled with the vacuum pump and a connecting piece connected to the valve for suctioning a liquid for passage of a suctioned liquid from a mold... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6156249 | Ergonomic mold manipulator A mold press includes an upper mold carrier mounted to slide up and down along an upright mold press frame and to rotate about a horizontal rotation axis. The mold press frame is supported on a mold press base to tip forward and aft about a horizontal upp... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6136255 | Method and device for manufacturing biodegradable molded objects A voltage is applied to a feeder plate (29) from a power source section (2) including an alternating power source for dielectric heating, whereby an electric field in a direction crossing a direction in which a mold (8) is moved is applied to an incoming ... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6113382 | Press with swingable top press plate A mold press for an electric drive arrangement for controlling opening and closing press movement. The drive arrangement includes a pair of generally identical drive units connected between upper and lower press plates. The drive units in a preferred embo... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6082987 | Apparatus for assembling a lens-forming device An apparatus and method for assembling a lens-forming structure, the structure having a front mold, a rear mold, and a gasket defining an axially extending bore, including a collet for supporting the gasket so that at least one of the front mold or the re... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6074583 | Method and apparatus for compression molding plastic articles A method and apparatus for compression molding plastic articles including closures which includes providing co-acting sets of tools including a first set for moving a core and core sleeve into engagement with a cavity mold on a second set of tooling. An a... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6027326 | Freeforming objects with low-binder slurry In a rapid prototyping system, a part is formed by depositing a bead of slurry that has a sufficient high concentration of particles to be pseudoplastic and almost no organic binders. After deposition the bead is heated to drive off sufficient liquid to c... | 02/22/2000 |
