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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162653 | Pasta machine for domestic use with improved cover The item in subject is a pasta machine for domestic use, in which the surfaces of the various parts of the housing are composed of a microporous layer of aluminum oxide and completed with sealing of the micropores for hydration thus obtaining a micro-roughness with ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 7862326 | Mold lock A mold lock for a mold that includes a plurality of interlocking arrangements that are configured to provide at least a plurality of interlocks during mold closing. A male interlocking arrangement includes a head with a nose that has a recessed or offset portion tha... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7857612 | Molding-system platen having anti-tilt structure Disclosed are: (i) a platen of a molding-system having anti-tilt structure, (ii) a molding system having a platen including an anti-tilt structure, (iii) a component of a platen of a molding system having a frame, the component including an anti-tilt structure, (iv)... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7811078 | Venting device for mold A mold blocking member for use in a vent bore of a mold for the manufacture of rubber products is provided. The mold blocking member has a tubular hollow body having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end has a cap with an inner portion surrounded by a ... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7798805 | Molding-system platen having tie-bar accommodation corners that resist coplanar disorientation Disclosed are: (i) a platen of a molding system, (ii) a molding system having a platen, (iii) a clamp of a molding system having platens, and (iv) a molded article. ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7708547 | Method of feeding a rubber-consumer device with rubber, and an installation for feeding the rubber-consumer device with rubber A method of the type in which a strip of rubber is moved continuously from a rubber-supplier device to a consumer device. During the continuous movement and prior to reaching the consumer device, a portion, referred to as the residue, is taken continuously from the ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7654817 | Vent piece To provide a vent piece capable of being attached to and detached from a mold easily. A vent piece body 4 and a connection sleeve 5 are connected to each other to form a cylindrical shape. The vent piece body 4 and the connection sleeve | 02/02/2010 |
| 7637734 | Stationary platen of injection molding machine A stationary platen of an injection molding machine is composed of a mold mounting plate, a tie-bar connecting member, and a mold clamping force transmission plate. The mold mounting plate is formed of a planar portion for mold fixing and a cylindrical connecting po... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7442024 | Mold fixture for extracting and inserting upper and lower molds A mold fixture 20 for safe and efficient extraction, insertion and storage of mold inserts 26, 28 is provided. The mold fixture 20 includes a lower receiving area 24 for fixedly receiving a lower mold insert 28, an upper receiving ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7435074 | Method for fabricating dual damascence structures using photo-imprint lithography, methods for fabricating imprint lithography molds for dual damascene structures, materials for imprintable dielectrics and equipment for photo-imprint lithography used in dual damascence patterning The process of producing a dual damascene structure used for the interconnect architecture of semiconductor chips. More specifically the use of imprint lithography to fabricate dual damascene structures in a dielectric and the fabrication of dual damascene structure... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7416401 | Lightweight composite fairing bar and method for manufacturing the same A lightweight composite fairing bar (14) for use in fabricating a composite component (16) of an aircraft. The fairing bar (14) includes a core (18) and an elongated outer shell (20) surrounding the core (18). The outer shel... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7357631 | Apparatus for placing mold charges in a compression molding machine An apparatus for placing mold charges into a mold of a compression molding machine includes at least one mold charge pick-up cup for receiving a severed charge of molten plastic, a vacuum source for applying a vacuum to the pick-up cup to retain the mold charge in t... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7335009 | Roller mold press A detachable roller mold press includes two rollers that can rotate relative to each other. The rollers are securely fastened to a predetermined location, which can drive a press mold or a knife mold plate. The roller mold press of the present invention is detachabl... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7318721 | Molding-system platen Disclosed are molding-system platens, molding systems that include the molding-system platens, and a method of a molding-system platen. ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7303386 | Method and apparatus for squaring and flattening sheets Preheated plastic sheets are squared and flattened to be engageable by clamping fingers of clamps on a clamping frame by an array of paddles having vertical and horizontal portions moved to engage any upturned or skewed sheet edges to flatten and square the same as ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7303385 | Heating tool for shaping soft materials and shaping apparatus using the same A heating tool for shaping a soft material is provided. The heating tool is mounted to a predetermined position of a shaping apparatus and connected to a power source provided at a predetermined position of the shaping apparatus to melt and shape the soft material u... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7278846 | Vivid three-dimensional illustrated card tool set A tool set for bending a semi-finished decoration with a straight wire into a finished decoration with a bent wire and attaching the decoration to an printed ink layer on a base of an illustrated card has a die mold and a hand-held tool. The die mold has a top edge,... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7258541 | Thermal expansion compensation support An improved thermal expansion compensation manifold support is disclosed. The support includes a spring having a barrel and a skirt extending from the barrel, the skirt forming a recess. The spring has a first shoulder extending into the recess, and an end opposite ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7232305 | Load management device for a feed body of a molding machine Disclosed herein is a load management device configured for a feed body of any one of a molding machine, a hot runner assembly and any combination thereof. The load management device includes a load-transferring body configured to present a load-receiving surface an... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7229269 | Slide retaining device and method of installation A slide retaining device for an injection mold is disclosed. The slide retaining device has a device body which has a top surface and a bottom surface. A live bearing can be mounted in the device body such that a portion of the live bearing extends above a top surfa... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7229265 | Mold lock with lubricating grooves A mold for maintaining alignment between mold halves despite a thermal differential between the mold halves. The lock comprises (1) a T-shaped member, consisting of an enlarged, rectangular head and a tongue extending therefrom, and (2) a receptacle with an outwardl... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7220119 | Pre-stressed tie rod and method of manufacture The present invention relates to a pre-stressed tie rod and method of manufacture. The pre-stressed tie rod can be used on injection molding machines to increase the length of the tie rod and movement of the platen, wherein the tie rods are loaded to restrict mold s... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7175868 | Assembly and method for demolding a body of frozen confection A method for demolding a body of frozen confection encased in a flexible disposable mold includes the steps of slicing the mold, applying heat to the mold sufficient to soften a surface portion of the body of confection to permit the mold to slip from the body, dire... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7125511 | Venting device which stops the spews on the tire A blocking member for use in a vent bore in a mold for the manufacture of technical rubber products, in particular to the manufacture of vehicle tires, wherein each blocking member has a tubular hollow body which can be fixed in force-transmitting manner in the resp... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7114944 | Tactical venting A method of venting a rotational mold at a predetermined condition by actuating an actuating venting assembly pierces the shell of the molded article and introduces a passageway to relieve pressure during the molding cycle. The actuating venting assembly enables a t... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7080978 | Platen A platen (50) for a molding machine includes an intermediate support structure (20) between two planar walls (16, 18) having ribs (40) arranged at a non-normal angle β to a first wall (18). The ribs (40) couple forces from ... | 07/25/2006 |
| RE39193 | Injection molding machine having a platen for uniform distribution of clamping forces An injection molding machine includes a movable platen specifically adapted to uniformly distribute a clamp force to the mold half surfaces thereby reducing localized deflections and unwanted flash on the molded article. ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7052200 | Resilient deck board fastener A fastener for securing deck boards to a support structure without the need for driving screws or nails through the deck boards. The fastener includes two horizontal flanges that fit into slots cut into the sides of adjacent deck boards, a center hole for securing t... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7048535 | Molding machine having a movable mold support apparatus A molding machine includes a movable mold support apparatus, the movable mold support apparatus including a mold mounting plate, a first load receiving part and a second load receiving part, and a load transmit member having a first end connected to both the first l... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7044704 | Portable load lifting bed The invention relates to a portable load lifting bed including a base frame and a bed frame moveably mounted for movement between an upper position and a lower position. A plurality of guides connect the bed to the base frame and at least one actuator provides force... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7001173 | Mold guiding device A mold guiding device includes a tube having a hole in an end thereof and a threaded recess is defined in an inner end of the hole. A positioning member and a first end of a sleeve are inserted in the hole in sequence. A rod extends through the passage of the sleeve... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6984121 | Platen for an injection molding machine, and two-platen injection molding machine equipped with such a platen A platen of an injection molding machine includes a plate-shaped center area having corners, each corner formed with a recess. A plurality of sleeves is received in the recesses of the center area and defines bores for accommodation of column-like holding and/or gui... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6843947 | Method for roughing surfaces of concrete casted blocks A method for roughing surfaces and edges of concrete casted blocks, comprising a block support surface having a plurality of surface sections. A first of the surface sections has a rear end thereof above an adjacent front end of a second of the surface sections to c... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6833098 | Method of removing cover of golf ball from core A cover peeling machine includes a pair of rolls. The roll has an almost conical shape. Both of the rolls are rotated in a reverse direction. The direction of the rotation is an inward direction as seen from above. A golf ball is put close to a tip of the roll. In t... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6827566 | Self-locking tire mold blade A blade for use in a tire mold, a combination of the blade with the tire mold, and a method of attaching the blade to the tire mold. An edge portion of the blade is received in a slot in the tire mold, and a body portion extends therefrom to form a sipe in a tire. O... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6688873 | Plug assist quick change mounting for thermoformer tooling A quick change mounting for each plug assist in an array of plug assists, carried by a base plate in a thermoformer apparatus includes a boss projecting from an anchor piece attached to the base plate and a base piece attached to each plug assist, each ba... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6544460 | Method and fixture for disposing filler material in an article A fixture for disposing laser blocking material on the interior of an airfoil is disclosed. Various construction details are developed which allow for the repetitive disposition of the laser blocking material in one airfoil after another. In one embodimen... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6464911 | Method for producing a wood-like molded resin product The method for producing a molded resin product with a simulated wood grain pattern on an exterior surface according to the present invention comprises the steps of: supplying a first molten resin into a mold cell to form a resin layer with said exterior ... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6439876 | Injection molding machine having a platen for uniform distribution of clamping forces An injection molding machine includes a movable platen specifically adapted to uniformly distribute a clamp force to the mold half surfaces thereby reducing localized deflections and unwanted flash on the molded article.... | 08/27/2002 |
