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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162655 | System and method for forming a container having a grip region A container forming assembly and method includes receiving a parison within a cavity of a mold, enclosing the parison within the mold having a wall with a recess, inflating the parison in the mold to form a blow molded container where the blow molded container has a... | 04/24/2012 |
| 7931464 | Apparatus for extrusion-blow molding a bottle for assembly with metal can end An extrusion blow mold for forming a plastic bottle having a radial flange suitable for roll-form attachment to a metal can end. The mold has a pair of confronting mold halves, each mold half including a body forming portion, a bottom pinch-off portion located below... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7713055 | Blow mold assembly A blow molded container comprises a transfer ring open to the container body and characterized by a plurality of arcuate recesses in the sidewall thereof disposed to reduce deformation at the junction of the top transfer ring surface and container neck resulting fro... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7510391 | Apparatus for extrusion blow molding a container An extrusion blow molded container is provided comprising a closed base, a body portion extending from the closed base having a surface finish that is substantially free of striations, and an open neck portion extending from the body portion. In an embodiment, the c... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7455512 | Mold assembly for manufacturing heavy duty plastic hollow board A heavy duty plastic hollow board and a mold assembly for manufacturing the same, wherein the plastic board is made through an integrated molding process and the exterior thereof is integrally closed to contain an inward space with a plurality of strengthening ribs;... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7393495 | Methods and apparatuses for the formation of blow molded objects Methods and apparatuses for creating blow-molded components are disclosed. More particularly, the present invention concerns methods and apparatuses for creating double-wall blow-molded components with one or more protuberances not abutting a parting line of a mold.... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7390187 | Blow molding apparatus having raised pinches and compression lands An extrusion blow molded container is provided comprising a closed base, a body portion extending from the closed base having a surface finish that is substantially free of striations, and an open neck portion extending from the body portion. In an embodiment, the c... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7381045 | Quick change blow mold tooling Quick change blow mold tooling includes a pair of mold cavity blocks that cooperate to define a series of blow cavities. The tooling further includes a pushup plate having a series of bottom contours that plug the otherwise open bottoms of the cavities when the push... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7350658 | Rectangular plastic container A container includes a top portion and a bottom portion. The top portion includes a shoulder that extends away from a neck of the container, and a grip portion. The grip portion defines an integral logo portion and is recessed within the top portion of the container... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350852 | Inflatable interior panel for a vehicle An inflatable interior panel for a passenger vehicle includes a non-inflatable section, and an inflatable section having a peripheral portion adjacent the non-inflatable section. The inflatable section is isolated from the non-inflatable section wherein the inflatab... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7335011 | Device and method for compression moulding plastic containers A compression-moulding press for moulding plastic containers (P) consisting of a moulding cavity formed by a plunger (5), a female mould (14), and two separable lips (7, 8). A cylinder (16) slides inside a sliding slide (22) to kee... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7303709 | Compression molding process A molded article is produced by a method of compression molding employing a specially shaped billet of thermoplastic material which is positioned at a predetermined location in a predetermined orientation with respect to the mold cavity surfaces of a mold part. In a... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7299605 | Anti-curling foil manufacturing process A process for manufacturing a foil package from foil laminate sheet stock. The foil laminate has a top foil sheet and a bottom polymeric sheet laminated to the foil sheet. A cavity is molded into the bottom foil sheet, wherein the cavity has a bottom, a depth and a ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7270529 | Apparatus for blow molding A mold assembly for blow molding comprises first and second mating mold components, each mating mold component comprising molding surfaces open to a mating face of the mold component and defining the exterior of an article to be molded from a tubular parison and at ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7264458 | Process and apparatus for forming medical device balloons Medical device balloons are formed from a tubular parison by a process or apparatus which establishes a controlled location (initiation zone) on the parison where radial expansion is initiated. Initiation within the initiation zone is achieved by heating the parison... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7258830 | Method for direct blow molding A method for direct blow molding including steps of: inserting a blowing jig for blowing air into an inside of a prison; locating the two dies to positions so that the two dies face each other across the parison, wherein two dies have a inner space shape, of which o... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7229587 | Blow molded container having holes therein and method and apparatus for facilitating the creation thereof A method and apparatus for facilitating the creation of holes in a blow molded container is disclosed generally comprising first and second mold portions mounted adjacent each other along a seam and a mechanism for creating holes at the seam. In some embodiments, fi... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7214341 | Method of injection molding a preform including a radially extending element A method and apparatus for injection molding an article including a radially extending child resistant feature. Finish block halves are provided that include a pocket and that are closable together to form a neck-finish mold cavity. Mold body halves are provided tha... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7195727 | Extruded automotive trim and method of making same An automotive trim product is made as follows. A single or multiple layer sheet is extruded so as to include at least one color pigmented and/or metallized layer therein. Optionally, a clear coat may be laminated to the sheet, or may even be coextruded therewith. In... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7175413 | Elastomeric dispensing valve manufacture A system for molding dispensing valves includes first and second mold sections, at least one of which is movable with respect to the other between a closed position in which the mold sections form a plurality of dispensing valve mold cavities, and an open position i... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172406 | Installation for blow molding thermoplastic polymer containers An installation for blow molding thermoplastic polymer containers, including a blowing mold consisting of two portions capable of being assembled and a blowing device with a bell-type nozzle pressed in a sealed manner against a front mold surface mounted on the neck... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7165960 | Single mold machine for pressure casting sanitary wares Sanitary wares are pressure-cast on a single mold machine comprising a bed and two platens associated with the bed, each one supporting a respective mold half; one of the two platens is translatable along the bed in a longitudinal direction, whilst the other incorpo... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7153127 | Method and apparatus for blow molding hollow plastic containers A mold system for blow molding hollow plastic containers includes an extruder for providing a hollow tube of plastic material having a longitudinal axis. Three mold segments include at least two mold segments that are movable against the third mold segment, in direc... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150624 | Sealing blade A sealed bottle, a sealing method and an apparatus for blow molded aseptic bottles are disclosed. A sealing tool, having two integral blades, laterally displaces one side against the opposing side of an inflated parison. The sealing tools forms a seal which includes... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7147455 | Method and apparatus for shape forming endovascular graft material Methods and devices for molding a desired configuration into an endovascular graft section that is made of a plurality of layers of fusible material. Layers of fusible material are disposed on a shape forming mandrel with seams in the layers that may be configured t... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7141202 | Method and apparatus for blow molding a bottle with a punched hole in a molded neck recess A method for blow molding bottles having a hole formed in a molded interior recess extending from a top face of a bottle neck includes the steps of: (i) providing a mold having a neck forming cavity with an end flange surface therein; (ii) disposing a parison of mol... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7134867 | Apparatus for molding a beverage container with optimized base A molding apparatus that blow molds a polymeric container having a glasslike appearance and having a shape exhibiting superior stability against toppling. The container includes a base defined by a chime and a bottom having a central push-up region. A plurality of s... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7132076 | Method and apparatus for blow molding An apparatus and method for blow molding an article having a concave base wherein a mold has a base component comprising a molding surface for forming at least a portion of the concave base and a path for conduction of heat transfer fluid through channels within the... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7115309 | Synthetic resin preform to be biaxially stretched and blow molded into a bottle The blow molded preform of a laminated wall structure comprises a bulging shoulder portion which has a diameter that widens slightly in the downward direction; a bottom shell portion for molding a bottom, which has been blow molded from a corresponding portion of a ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7108146 | Synthetic resin bottle with a handle A synthetic resin bottle with a handle of this invention comprises a biaxially drawn and blow-molded PET bottle and a handle, an injection-molded product of the same PET resin, which is fitted firmly to the bottle as an insert. The up-and-down property of the surfac... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7108501 | Injection blow moulding apparatus for producing biaxial oriented thermoplastic containers The present invention refers to an Integrated Injection-Stretch-Blow Mold suitable for producing bi-orientated thermoplastics containers, which can be installed in an injection molding machine, occupying the space normally destined for injection molds. It consists o... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7101167 | Method and a device for manufacturing a tool and a tool made by the method A rotary tool such as a helix drill and an end mill for example, is manufactured by forming a blank by an extrusion process, and then sintering the blank. During the extrusion, a mixture is passed through a die which provides a cylindrical shape to the outer periphe... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7097446 | Blow-molded container and closure, and method and apparatus for making same A blow-molded plastic container and reinforced lid are simultaneously produced in a blow mold. A lid is reinforced by having a portion of the lid formed by blow molding techniques and another portion of the lid formed by compression molding techniques. The container... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7083754 | Sampling tube and method of making same A sample tube for injection molded with two cores in one base with an intermediate bottom forming a well for receiving the biological material. In a second stage, the bottom edge of the cylindrical wall is heated and turned inwardly to form preferably a rounded bott... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7037101 | Center cylinder ejection assist A method of ejecting containers from a blow mold comprises the steps of: opening a blow mold containing containers, the blow mold comprising a pair of pistons having a head and a heel, an end cap disposed behind the heel, and a pair of ejector rods, each ejector rod... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7033656 | Graded crystallization of container finishes A container, a container preform and a method of making the container or preform in which the finish of the preform or container is at least partially of crystallizable polymer construction, and has an end portion remote from the body of the preform or container, a ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7025924 | Dual container system and method of manufacturing the same There is provided a container system adapted to withstand a single impact or repeated impacts. The container system features a first container having a first container body. The container system further features a second container which has a second container body. ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7021920 | Method and apparatus for blow molding a bottle with a punched hole in a molded neck recess An apparatus for blow molding bottles having a hole formed in a molded interior recess is provided. The apparatus includes a mold having a neck forming cavity having an end flange surface. A recess forming rod is slideable within a hole in the end flange surface fro... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7003870 | Apparatus for inserting a handle part into a mold for blow molding a bottle In an apparatus for inserting a handle part into a mold for blow molding a bottle, a pick-up unit includes a vertical backing plate, a clamping unit projecting substantially horizontally from the backing plate for clamping therebetween a portion of the handle part, ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6986863 | Containers A container is made in two stages from thermoplastics material. In the first stage a preform (1) is injection moulded, the mould parts easily releasing a tubular body (2) with a closed end and an outwardly projecting rim (3) at the open end. In ... | 01/17/2006 |
