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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8109755 | Hand tool for laying concrete blocks A special hand tool for laying concrete blocks. The device includes a mini-hopper sized to hold the correct amount of mortar, a sluiceway, dimensioned to fill the normal joint space between blocks, an optional divider to accommodate both 4 inch and 8 inch nominal bl... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8100686 | Tool for aiding resin distribution during the curing of composite material parts The invention relates to a curing tool (11) for curing a composite material part formed by bundles of fibers embedded in a resin matrix in an installation, such as an autoclave, allowing the curing of the part by means of applying high pressures and/or temper... | 01/24/2012 |
| 7320558 | Apparatus for screeding uncured concrete surfaces A screeding apparatus and method for screeding and smoothing an uncured concrete surface includes a vibrating member and a grade setting device adjustably mounted to said vibrating member. The screeding apparatus may include a wheeled support which at least partiall... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7309226 | Moulding equipment with cores for concrete casting machines In connection with casting concrete blocks with cavities, e.g. foundation blocks, perforated blocks and elements with cavities, a moulding equipment including a bottom part (4) with casting cells with pendant core members (8) bolted on corresponding to... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7293938 | Breakdown screed plate A screed assembly includes a screed plate, a console assembly, and a first and second handles. The various components of the screed assembly are attached to one another with quick connect mechanisms so that they can be disassembled for cleaning and transport and rea... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7290752 | Mold for the production of molded parts on a jolting table The invention relates to a mold for the production of molded parts on a jolting table, the mold having a mold frame which carries a mold insert in which recesses defining the molded parts are formed, the mold insert being surrounded by a clearance space toward the m... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7267542 | Molding apparatus and method An apparatus and method for making a mold or mold face includes a container having at least one opening. The apparatus also includes a flexible membrane that is retained to the container that extends across the opening of the container. The apparatus for making a mo... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7267476 | Dual handle immersion blender There is provided an immersion blender essentially having a housing or body portion for containing a drive motor, a shank or drive shaft operatively connected to the drive motor, and a processing tool operatively connected to the drive shaft. The immersion blender a... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7266469 | Method and article of manufacture for determining a rate of change of orientation of a plurality of fibers disposed in a fluid A method and an article of manufacture for determining a rate of change of orientation of a plurality of fibers disposed in a fluid are provided. The method includes determining a first tensor indicative of the rate of change of orientation of the plurality of fiber... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7156577 | Concrete finishing tool with handle-mounted vibrating arrangement A vibratory concrete finishing tool includes an elongated handle formed with a cylindrical configuration having an uppermost end and a lowermost end. A concrete working device has a planar bottom surface adapted to engage a wet concrete surface, and a receiver for r... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7134858 | System for hot pressing cellulosic and lignocellulosic mats A system for pressing lignocellulosic and/or cellulosic materials to produce composite products such as medium density fiberboard subjects a mat of material to alternating or vibratory forces applied to a face surface of the mat. The frequency of the alternating for... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7121762 | Apparatus for screeding uncured concrete surfaces A screeding apparatus for screeding and smoothing an uncured concrete surface includes a vibrating member and a grade setting device adjustably mounted to said vibrating member. The screeding apparatus may include a wheeled support which at least partially supports ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7083406 | Vibration system for concrete pipe making machines A vibration system for concrete pipe making machines which system utilizes a precisely manufactured inner mold core that contains mounting surfaces for two coupling shaft bearings and two electric vibrators. The bearing mounting surfaces are accurately located with ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7052204 | Portable vibratory screed with vibration restraint A portable vibratory screed machine is provided with a vibration restraint operable to reduce undesirable vibration of the engine and to extend the life of the engine. The portable vibratory screed machine includes a machine frame having a reference structure. The m... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7048530 | Device for applying thin layers of a powder or pulverulent material and corresponding method A device for applying a thin layer of a powder on a support means (14) includes a device (12) for storing the powder, a screed (30) that includes a shoe (36) with a working surface, as well as a device (28) for guiding in translati... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7025583 | Compaction device for compacting moulded bodies from granular substances and method for using said device Apparatus and method for carrying out compaction operations on molded bodies that consist of granular materials and are placed on pallets, the compaction being achieved by impact of a vibrating table on the underside of the pallet. The vibrating table, together with... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7018133 | Concrete finishing screed A cement finishing screed is provided which comprises a frame member extending a length of the screed. The frame member includes a first lower beam member, a second lower beam member, an upper beam member, and a plurality of truss members securing the first and seco... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7017679 | Device for the continuous adjustment of unbalance of steerable vibration plates The invention relates to steerable vibration plates that are set vibrating by rotating unbalanced masses. By twisting the unbalanced masses relative to one another the resulting forces and their direction of action can be changed, thereby influencing the travel spee... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6976805 | Light weight apparatus for screeding and vibrating uncured concrete surfaces A lightweight screeding apparatus for screeding and smoothing an uncured concrete surface includes a concrete surface working member, such as vibrating beam or member, and a grade setting device adjustably mounted to said vibrating beam. The screeding apparatus may ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6953304 | Lightweight apparatus for screeding and vibrating uncured concrete surfaces A lightweight screeding apparatus for screeding and smoothing an uncured concrete surface includes a concrete surface working member, such as vibrating beam or member, and a grade setting device adjustably mounted to said vibrating beam. The screeding apparatus may ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6832907 | Controlled moulding equipment In connection with the moulding of tiles and bricks, for example for paving etc., use is made of moulding equipment comprising an under-part (16) with moulding cells (18) corresponding to the shape of the tile or brick, and an upper-part (2) wit... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6808384 | Internal vibration device with variable vibration amplitude The invention relates to an internal vibration device having an electrical motor mounted in a vibrating unit housing and having a rotating device comprising an out of-balance mass that is also mounted in the vibrating unit housing. The invention is characterized in ... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6764294 | Vibratory mold system for concrete products A concrete product molding machine supports a mold with a vertically extending mold cavity. A pallet support is mounted for lifting movement to dispose a pallet to close the cavity. Attachment structure extends from the mold to rest on frame surfaces prior to being ... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6758665 | Concrete block vibrator A vibrator device for use in a concrete block maker in which the mold box and the underlying pallet of the device reciprocate in opposite directions relative to each other, providing compaction of the concrete mix within the mold box as supported upon the pallet. | 07/06/2004 |
| 6544025 | Concrete compacting device with vibration sensor and control unit The invention relates to a concrete compacting device for compacting plastically deformable concrete in a formwork, comprising at least one vibrating unit which is attached to the formwork and has a vibration-generating unit. The compacting device is char... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6402499 | Vibration drive A vibration drive particularly suited for a mold for producing concrete molded bodies comprises of at least one piezoelectric vibration exciter which is fixedly attached onto the mold. The vibration exciter comprises a housing in which an unbalance mass i... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6398998 | Method for producing bodies of consolidated particulate material A method for producing shaped bodies of particulate material by introducing an easily flowable slurry of water and particulate material into a mold with perforated walls and by applying a sufficiently high pressure to the slurry in the mold so as to expre... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6322286 | Vibrating screed and method of making same A vibrating screed for processing a floor layer, more particularly a so-called vibrating beam, of the type including a vibrating board (2), a vibrating mechanism (3) cooperating with the vibrating board, and a handle (4) whereby the vibrating mechanism co... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6321610 | Vibration apparatus for a variable amplitude type vibration table A vibration apparatus has a vibration table and pairs of vibration driving shafts and vibration driven shafts having eccentric weights for vibrating the vibration table and disposed symmetrically about a central axis of the vibration table. First and seco... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6296467 | Vibrating screed for surfacing concrete A vibrating screed for surfacing concrete comprises a surfacing blade, a pair of handle assemblies mounted to said blade, a motor, vibration causing mechanism and a transmission connecting the motor to the vibration causing mechanism such that, when the m... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6293780 | Vibrating device for processing a floor layer A vibrating device for processing a floor layer. The device includes a vibrating board, a vibrating mechanism and a handle. The handle is attached to the vibration board with at least one clamping coupling. The clamping coupling includes at least two conn... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6231331 | Vibratory screed device for levelling freshly poured concrete surfaces A vibratory screed device for levelling freshly poured concrete surfaces consists of an elongated vibrated screed beam delimited by a flat underside, a first and a second longitudinal side and a top; of a vibratory assembly for bringing the vibrated scree... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6152722 | Device for receiving formwork elements for concrete building elements when manufacturing said building elements A device for receiving formwork elements used to manufacture concrete elements has a bearing static structure and a flat formwork joined therewith which can be driven to vibrate by an exciting device in order to compact the still-plastic concrete. The sou... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6054079 | Method and installation for compacting a granular mass, such as concrete mortar In a method for compacting a granular, loosely coherent mass, such as moist mortar, to obtain end products such as paving stones, kerbstones and the like, an installation is used which includes a vibrating table, a mold for the mass to be compacted, a sta... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5910325 | System for moulding tubular goods A system for the molding of tubular goods, comprising at least one mold having an inner mold part and an outer mold part which together define a mold cavity and an upwardly open annular pouring gate, the system additionally comprising a plurality of vibra... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5885495 | Viscosity control for molten plastics prior to molding A method for controlling the viscosity of molten polymers, such as polycarbonate, takes place prior to a molding operation such as injection molding, extrusion, thermoforming or blow molding. When a significant reduction of viscosity is desirable, the pla... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5863476 | Apparatus and method for compacting and stabilizing granular materials containing hazardous materials Apparatus and methods for stabilizing soils and other granular materials at the site at which they are located. The apparatus includes a platform, fixed or mobile at a contamination site, carrying a hopper for receiving contaminated material to be stabili... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5853783 | Method and device for relaxing a sheet of dough Method and device for relaxing a sheet of dough, comprising a first conveyor belt, a second conveyor belt, a supporting device disposed between the first and second conveyor belts and a vibration generator interacting with the supporting device, in which ... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5837298 | Piezoelectrically-actuated vibrating surface-finishing tool A vibrating hand trowel for finishing plastic concrete. The vibratory mechanism includes piezoelectric elements which vibrate at a high frequency when a voltage is applied to them. The trowel as a whole includes a top piece including a cover plate and han... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5783230 | Compacting installation An installation for compacting concrete mix includes a frame which has a lower plate and an upper plate between which concrete mix can be accommodated. The plates can be pressed in the direction towards one another and can be made to vibrate with respect ... | 07/21/1998 |
