Plastic article or earthenware shaping or treating: apparatus inventions 08/07

20070202209 - Device for the production of tubular pre-forms with asymmetrical annular pistons: The invention relates to a device for the production of multi-layer, co-extruded, tubular pre-forms made from thermoplastic plastic. A co-extrusion head (10) comprises co-axially arranged flow channels (FK1, FK2), each supplied by a single inlet opening (ZF1, ZF2) with a material melt, distributed annularly in a distribution ring (26, 28).... Agent: Friedrich Kueffner

20070202210 - Co-injection nozzle assembly: A gate adapter for use in a hot runner co-injection molding system includes a hollow gate adapter body defining a gate outlet at a free end thereof. At least a pair of nozzle assemblies is disposed in the adapter body, each of nozzle assemblies having an inlet end in fluid... Agent: Thomas Moga Butzel Long

20070196529 - Apparatus for molding a mold and a metal used therefor: To achieve these effects, the apparatus for molding a mold is comprised of a hollow rectangular-parallelepiped body 12 having a bottom plate 14, the bottom plate 14 having an injection hole 13 to inject the foam mixture, a means 10 for containing the foam mixture having functions as a mixing... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070196530 - Controller of injection molding machine: A controller for an injection molding machine capable of reducing an extension of a cycle time in a screw retreat process after the end of measurement, obtaining a more accurate and uniform measured resin amount, and determining measurement conditions in a short period of time. After the measurement is finished,... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070196531 - Apparatuses and method: An apparatus comprises: forming means movable along a first path for compression moulding doses of plastics; a plurality of transfer means for transferring said doses to said forming means; a plurality of arm means, each arm means being associated with a corresponding transfer means for moving said transfer means along... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070196532 - Punch or die for tabletting: An object of the Invention is to provide a punch or die for tabletting to be excellent durability and releasability. When a coating layer is provided on a surface, the coating layer is yet securely prevented from detachment. In the punch or die for tabletting, the tablet-forming surface layer 5... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070196533 - Mold for an led lampshade: A mold for an LED lampshade comprising: an upper mold defined with a cavity in the bottom surface thereof; a lower mold defined with a slide recess corresponding to the cavity of the upper mold, a movable ejection block being received in the slide recess, the movable ejection block being... Agent: Pai Patent & Trademark Law Firm

20070190193 - Foam molding apparatus: A mold for molding is provided from which gas release can easily take place at the time of molding a foam body, which can minimize the amount of formation of burrs, and which can be easily processed. It is a mold for foam molding comprising a mold body comprising an... Agent: Michael Tobias

20070190194 - Fastener molding: The invention relates to fastener molding. In one aspect, a molding apparatus includes a cylindrical member defining a void extending radially inward from a peripheral surface of the member. The molding apparatus also includes an insert member configured to be disposed within the void.... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070190195 - Distribution block for blown-film extrusion die: A melt distribution block for a co-extrusion die has a generally annular body with opposed front and rear faces and opposed inner and outer faces. Inlets at the outer face have channel ports for accepting flow of melted polymer into the distribution block. Flow controlling valves independently control the melted... Agent: Standley Law Group LLP

20070190196 - System, method, and apparatus for non-contact and diffuse curing exposure for making photopolymer nanoimprinting stamper: A nanoimprinting configuration includes a UV light diffuser that randomizes a collimated UV light beam so as to diffuse the shadowing effect from any defect object that resides in the UV optical path. In addition, a combination center circular pad and outer ring-shaped pad form a donut-shaped “non-contact” area between... Agent: Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

20070190197 - Mold with movable core insert: A mold includes a first board (10), a second board (20), and a core insert (30). The first board is mounted on the second board, and the core insert is slidably mounted between the first board and the second board, under the control of an adjusting apparatus (40). The adjusting... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070190198 - Apparatus for processing polypropylene compound containing glass bubble: Disclosed herein is an apparatus for processing a polypropylene compound containing glass bubbles. The processing apparatus includes an extruder receiving a screw therein, a first hopper mounted on an outer peripheral surface of the extruder at a position corresponding to a beginning portion of the screw and used to introduce... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070190199 - Thermoformer plug assist drive assembly: A plug assist drive assembly for driving plug assists in a thermoforming apparatus includes a single centrally located roller screw assembly enclosed in a housing and driving a third platen mounting the plug assist with a group of guide-drive bars connected to a drive platen which is driven by the... Agent: John R. Benefiel

20070190200 - Chucking system comprising an array of fluid chambers: The present invention is directed towards a chucking system to hold a substrate, said system including, inter alia, a chuck body having first and second opposed sides, said first side including an array of fluid chambers arranged in rows and columns, said fluid chambers each comprising first and second spaced-apart... Agent: Molecular Imprints

20070190201 - Extruder die assembly, extruder, and method: An extruder die assembly is provided having a die support body, an outer die member, an inner die member, and an actuator. The outer die member has an outer die lip. The outer die member is supported by the die support body. The inner die member has an inner die... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.

20070190202 - Moulding device for producing thermoplastic containers: A molding device for blow molding recipients made of a thermoplastic material, including a mold having two mold halves which are movable with respect to each other and provided with a locking device extending along the total height of the mold halves and including two respective hooks, which are oriented... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070190203 - Injection mold having shearing flow making part: The present invention relates to an injection mold device having a shear flow making part. The device comprises an injection mold provided with a cavity in which molten resin mixed with predetermined pigments is filled, a shearing force making part installed in the injection mold, some portion thereof being exposed... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070190204 - Mold for forming workpiece: An exemplary mold for forming a workpiece includes a first core holer, a first core member, a second core holer, a second core member, a mounting member, and an adjusting member. The first core member is mounted in the first core holer, the second core holer is configured for attachment... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070190205 - Closing unit for an injection molding machine with stack mold: A closing unit for an injection molding machine includes first and second platens, of which at least one is movable, and an intermediate plate disposed between the first and second platens. A molding tool is disposed between one of the first and second platens and the intermediate plate. In order... Agent: Henry M. Feiereisen Henry M. Feiereisen, LLC

20070184139 - Mold temperature adjusting apparatus/method and mold temperature control unit: A mold temperature adjusting apparatus is provided in which change-over timing of high temperature medium and low temperature medium is adjusted by a heat transmission delay in heating and cooling of a mold being taken into consideration, so that a cycle time of molding steps is shortened, a temperature deflection... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070184140 - Injection molding machine: An object is to charge resin into cavities in accordance with molding conditions individually set for the cavities by controlling valve gates disposed within a mold apparatus or a mold support apparatus by use of a controller, to produce individual molded products under optimal molding conditions, to produce molded products... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20070184141 - Ultraviolet light-emitting diode device: An ultraviolet (UV) light-emitting diode (LED) device for curing fluids such as inks, coatings, and adhesives, for example. In one embodiment, LEDs are positioned on faces defined by an inverted recess in a base portion. The LEDs are configured such that the light beams emitted from the LEDs converge at... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP 111 E. Wayne Street

20070184142 - Manifold for regulating the flow of plastic to an extrusion die: A manifold is connected between an extruder and the associated die assembly to supply plastic flow to the die. The output from the extruder is split into multiple passages in which each manifold passage supplies plastic flow to an extrusion passage within the die assembly. An adjustable throttle valve is... Agent: Perman & Green

20070184143 - Tablet press machine: A tablet press machine (1) comprises a covering structure (100) enclosing in a delimited space a rotary turret (T) for the production of tablets (C); hopper means (2) for containing pharmaceutical material (M) in powder or granular form to be pressed; rotary disc means (3, 5, 6) equipped with matrices... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20070184144 - Foldable mandrel for production of a single curvature folded core for a sandwich panel: The invention can be defined in its most general form as a device for sheet material corrugation by means of bending and can be applied in the devices for production of single curvature folded core used in production of aircraft and craft curvilinear panels. The invention has for its object... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070184145 - Apparatus for forming food patties having mold plate with oblong keys: A mold plate for a food patty-forming apparatus for forming food patties from pressurized food product, the apparatus having a food product delivery configured to deliver pressurized food product into a fill opening of the mold plate, a drive mechanism operatively connected to the mold plate to reciprocate the mold... Agent: The Law Office Of Randall T. Erickson, P.C.

20070184146 - Injection molding apparatus and scroll for injection molding apparatus: An injection molding apparatus includes a plasticizing block that includes therein a plasticizing and force-feeding mechanism which heats and plasticizes a material and force-feeds the material while kneading it, a weighing block that is connected to the plasticizing block in close contact with it, and includes therein a weighing and... Agent: Burr & Brown

20070184147 - Tapered hollow pole extruder: An extrusion mold head is provided having outer mold tapered cams that form an automatically contracting or expanding mold surface during extrusion of the poles, allowing the formation of tapered outer diameter on each pole. The extrusion mold head also has an inner mold tapered mandrel that is advanced or... Agent: Paul D. Gornall

20070184148 - Mold for in-mold decoration: A mold for in-mold decorating simultaneously with molding manufacturable at low cost in a short delivery period in manufacturing the mold and capable of stably mass-producing molded article in molding the molded articles, wherein cavity forming blocks having molding cavities into which an in-mold decoration film is to be inserted... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070178182 - Manufacturing method for a filament yarn and corresponding device: The invention concerns a device for the manufacture of one or more fibrils or filament yarns, respectively, whereby at least one first capillary or several capillaries, respectively, are arranged in the center of a spinning unit, for the guidance of flows of a first material. Further capillaries for at least... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20070178184 - Molding die unit: A molding die unit has a shell and a die. The die is located inside the shell. A die hole is formed in the die. The die has first and second portions. The first and second portions include their respective surfaces defining the die hole and facing each other. A... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070178183 - Extrusion apparatus and adapters therefor: There is provided an adapter for an extrusion apparatus to split the flow of a molten material into a plurality of extrusion pathways (20), which adapter comprises an input channel (8), a first output channel (22), a second output channel (24) and means (26, 30) for adjusting the flow balance... Agent: Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin LLP

20070178185 - Apparatus and method for producing an article by means of a molding technique: To avoid air pockets (voids), for example when embedding semiconductor devices (15) in a plastic package molding compound, process parameters in transfer and compression molding are to be contemporaneously controlled. For this purpose, the tendency for voids to form is observed on the basis of test structures in control cavities... Agent: Baker Botts, L.L.P.

20070178186 - High-stress seals for injection molding machines: A high-stress seal for injection molding machines, intended for sealing the gap between the injector nozzle and the injector rail of the tool. The seal in the ingate area is designed in a dome shape with an opening in the top of the dome for flux to enter. Correspondingly, the... Agent: Thomas Moga Butzel Long