Plastic article or earthenware shaping or treating: apparatus inventions 01/08

20080026089 - Spreading head particularly for spreading one or more adhesives or mixtures of adhesives: A spreading head particularly for spreading one or more adhesives or mixtures of adhesives, of the hot-melt or cold type, comprising a body which has two or more ducts, which are all separate or of which two or more converge, each duct being connected to one or more feed channels... Agent: Modiano & Associati

20080026090 - Sheet punching and embossing machine with adjustable punching or embossing pressure: A sheet punching and embossing machine includes at least one punching station having an adjustable punching or embossing pressure and including a first platen fixed to a frame and a second platen that is arranged to be moved against the first platen. One of the platens is connected to a... Agent: Heidelberger Drucksmaschinen Aktiengeselischaft C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20080026091 - Dough sheeter cutter roller: An improved dough sheeter having a pair of counterrotating sheeter rollers and a cutter roller rotating against a front one of the sheeter rollers to cut a pattern into a sheet of dough therebetween. The improvement is the cutter roller being formed from an oil-impregnated wear resistant plastic that results... Agent: Myers Dawes Andras & Sherman, LLP

20080026092 - Isostatic die for tile forming: An isostatic die for tile forming comprising a metal body (2) and an elastically deformable membrane (6, 6′, 6″) which is solidly gripped to the metal body (2) in a plurality of distinct predetermined fixing zones (25, 28, 290, 21, 22, 24′, 24″), such that an intermediate hermetically sealed chamber... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20080026093 - Molded article: A molded article contains inorganic powder as a main component and further contains inorganic fiber, organic fiber, a thermosetting resin, and heat expandable particles, the heat expandable particles being present in an amount of 0.5% to 10% by mass based on the total mass of the inorganic powder, the inorganic... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080026094 - Injection-molding arrangement and method of molding on a molded part and use of an injection-molding arrangement: An injection-molding arrangement for molding a molded part is disclosed. In particular a grommet can be molded onto a cable. The arrangement has at least two injection-molding tools, which are arranged in a holding device offset in relation to each other along a longitudinal extent of a cable located in... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080026095 - Injection molding machine: An injection molding machine includes an injection unit and a clamping unit. The injection unit includes a barrel and a plasticizing screw which is supported in the barrel for rotation and movement in axial direction. A first direct drive causes the plasticizing screw to rotate in order to plasticize thermoplastic... Agent: Henry M Feiereisen, LLC

20080026096 - Modular injection mold and manifold arrangement: A molding arrangement is provided for multi-level stack molds wherein mold sets and runners are made up of modular sections interchangeable individually or as larger assemblies for exchanging molds for one part for those for different parts or exchanging runners between hot tip and valve gate designs to accommodate different... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080026097 - Horizontal injection molding machine with a movable turntable for molds of injection molding tools: A horizontal injection molding machine includes two platens, of which one can be a fixed or a moving platen and the other a moving platen, with the platens moving on horizontal columns, and a mold half carrier which is rotatably supported by a turntable and carries mold halves for injection... Agent: Henry M. Feiereisen Henry M. Feiereisen, LLC

20080020079 - Devices and methods for treating cooling fluids utilized in tire manufacturing: Devices and methods for treating, preventing from growth, and neutralizing microorganisms in cooling fluids utilized in tire manufacturing, using high-frequency, low-energy ultrasound. In one embodiment, a method includes simultaneously exposing said cooling fluid to gas and high-frequency ultrasound. In another embodiment, a device includes a compartment for holding a reservoir... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080020080 - Method and apparatus for manufacturing open core elements from web material: A continuous, fully automated and highly productive system for the production of open core elements utilizes various formations of fluted input webs which are cut into strips, glued, cross-transferred, and serially upended for placement against preceding strips to build up an open core element. The open core elements are useful... Agent: Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall, LLP

20080020081 - Replaceable mold cavities: A replaceable cavity insert for use in a multi-cavity compression mold, wherein each cavity insert is friction fitted into a respective mold recess. Each insert has a substantially semi-spherical insert surface and defined in the surface is an inverted dimple pattern of a golf ball. Each cavity insert has an... Agent: Acushnet Company

20080020082 - Press for producing pressed parts from powdered material: Press for producing pressed parts from powdered material with a die which may be clamped to a die table arranged in a press frame, in which a mould cavity is configured with a recess, and at least one upper and lower punch which cooperate with the mould cavity, the mould... Agent: Vidas, Arrett & Steinkraus, P.A.

20080020083 - Method for joining optical members, structure for integrating optical members and laser oscillation device: A method for joining optical members, comprising a step of forming one dielectric thin film on a joining surface of one optical member, a step of forming another dielectric thin film on a joining surface of another optical member, and a step of making contact without scattering light between the... Agent: Nields & Lemack

20080020084 - Turntable apparatus for use in trimming unfired pottery, and method of using same: A rotatable turntable tool, for use in trimming wheel-thrown pottery, includes a base portion, a bearing member, and a cap member which is rotatably attached to the base portion. The turntable tool is adapted to transfer downward finger pressure to the bottom of an inverted clay workpiece that is spinning... Agent: Carrier, Blackman & Associates, P.C.

20080020085 - Moulding device for the manufacture of thermoplastic containers: A device for the moulding of thermoplastic containers by blowing comprises a mould (1) with two half-moulds (2, 3), each having a support (5, 6) and a mould block (7, 8) between which, in one half-mould, a compensating chamber (20) is defined, with elastic return means (26) and abutment means... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080014295 - Device and process for extracting plastic items: A device and process for extracting plastic preforms (5) from holders. Said device comprises a plate (23), which features straight slits (26) positioned parallel to each other, that is attached to a supporting table (20, 21). Each slit (26) comprises wider sections and constrictions (29, 30), which have a width... Agent: Lorusso & Associates

20080014296 - Valve gate assembly: A valve gate assembly for regulating a flow of molten material into a mold. The valve gate assembly includes a movable valve that can be positioned between a fully closed position and a fully open position. The valve gate assembly further includes an actuating system operatively cooperating with the valve... Agent: Warn, Hoffmann, Miller & Lalone, .p.c

20080014297 - System for supplying molding compounds: A system for supplying molding compounds comprising: a barrel, having a plurality of storage holes for storing a plurality of molding compounds; a first push rod below the barrel pushing the plurality of molding compounds within the storage holes; a holder above the barrel holding the molding compounds pushed by... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080014298 - Thermoforming machine: a pulling mechanism for pulling the second plate in the direction of the first plate, wherein the pulling mechanism includes at least one pulling device mounted to one of the plates, the pulling device including a pulling rod, which can be clamped by a friction locked coupling with an associated... Agent: Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P. A.

20080014299 - Hot runner device and injection molding machine: This hot runner device discharges supplied molten material to a resin inlet 18b of a mold 18. A hot runner body 42 comprises an inlet opening into which the molten material is supplied, an outlet opening from which the molten material is discharged, and a flow passage. The inlet opening... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080014300 - Check valve lip seal for an injection molding machine: A check valve for a molding machine. The check valve has a stem portion and a ring portion movable along said stem portion between a melt channel open position and a melt channel closed position. A groove is formed in a forward face of the ring portion. The groove, in... Agent: Husky Injection Molding Systems, Ltd Co/amc Intellectual Property Grp

20080008778 - Method and apparatus for mold component locking using active material elements: Method and apparatus for applying a force to a portion of a surface of a mold component are provided. An injection mold has a core insert, a side acting core insert, and a piezoceramic actuator. The amount of force needed for sealing a surface of said side acting core insert... Agent: Patent Administrator Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP