Plastic article or earthenware shaping or treating: apparatus inventions 05/08

20080124417 - Device for applying a release agent to a molding ring for a front centering shoulder of a tubular or annular workpiece: A device is described for applying a release agent to a molding ring (1) for a front centering shoulder of a tubular or annular workpiece made of concrete having an application unit connected to a pump for the release agent. To provide advantageous application conditions, it is suggested that the... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20080124418 - Compression molding using a self-aligning and activating mold system: A compression molding system and method, including a mold set and one or more hydraulic cylinders that create a self-aligning and self-activating operating unit. The hydraulic cylinders can include a combination of activation and clamping cylinders. The mold set includes a first and second mold section and a source of... Agent: Foster, Swift, Collins & Smith, P.C.

20080124419 - Injection molding machine: A molding machine in which a load cell unit is mounted on an end portion of one of a plurality of connecting bars elastically deformable (extensionally deformable) due to a load (tensile load) during the operation of molding. At least partially any connecting bar where the load cell unit is... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080124420 - Material processing plant: A material processing plant consists of a first screw-type machine and a second screw-type machine: The screw-type machines are connected to each other by means of a pipe elbow. An elongation compensation device is disposed between the first screw-type machine and the pipe elbow. An expansion compensation device for thermal... Agent: James B. Conte, Esq. Welsh & Katz, Ltd.

20080124421 - Lightweight knockout for forming die assembly: A die assembly for producing paperboard pressware includes a lightweight knockout assembly having a long and narrow ejection member positioned within a slotted adapter plate. The provision of a lightweight knockout assembly reduces frictional wear-related maintenance and downtime.... Agent: Patent Group Ga030-43 Georgia-pacific LLC

20080124422 - Structural surface design device: A structural surface design device for creating a design with finishing surface material on a surface, the device having a base with raised projections on the bottom. Such projections have less of an affinity for the finishing surface material than does the surface on which such finishing surface material is... Agent: Thompson E. Fehr Goldenwest Corporate Center

20080124423 - Extrusion die manufacturing method: A method of forming an extrusion die comprises depositing at least one layer of a sinterable material, such as binder-free sinterable material, in a plane creating a layer of unsintered material, applying irradiation to the at least one layer of unsintered material along a pattern creating a layer of centered... Agent: Corning Incorporated

20080124424 - Installation for blow-molding hollow bodies: The present invention relates to a blow-molding installation for manufacturing thermoplastic hollow bodies by blow-molding or stretch-blow-molding containers (37) in a molding cavity of a mold, this blow-molding installation comprising a double-acting nozzle actuator (1) with two stages in series, equipped with two pistons (5, 6), these being an upper... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080124425 - Side-action mechanism and injection mold using the same: A side-action mechanism disclosed in the present invention includes a slide carrier, an insert core, and a core pin engaged with the slide carrier. The slide carrier has an angular slide groove perforating through the slide carrier and an opening formed and making communication between a front surface and the... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080118593 - Device for calibrating an extruded plastic profile: A device is suggested for calibrating an extruded plastic profile (1) having a shaping extrusion die (3) and having a framework (6) which is displaceable in the longitudinal direction of the plastic profile (1) in relation to the extrusion die (3), which has a cooling tank (5) and, between the... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.c.

20080118594 - Injection compression molding method and injection compression machine of lens: An injection compression molding method of a lens is provided, where a toggle link mechanism (65) is actuated to close a molding die (50) and a movable die plate (64) is moved to a position establishing a cavity thickness of greater than a thickness of an article to be molded... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080118595 - Continuous extrusion apparatus: Apparatus for continuous extrusion of an aluminium sheathing free from imperfections or discontinuities onto a core cable, such as an insulated copper cable, includes a rotatable wheel formed with a pair of circumferential grooves arcuate tooling bounding radially outer portions of the respective grooves, a die body provided with divergent... Agent: Shlesinger, Arkwright & Garvey LLP

20080118596 - Device for the production of corrugated pipes: The invention under consideration concerns a device for the production of corrugated pipes made of thermoplastic, in which mold jaws, which complement each other in pairs, are conducted jointly in a cycle along a mold section that leads away from an extruder head; they are moved apart at the end... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, Llc

20080118597 - Container, thermo-molding apparatus and method for thermo-molding the same: The present invention provides a bottomed cylindrical container, comprising a body wall, a bottom wall, and a ring-shaped foot downwardly extending from the bottom wall, said container being produced by thermo-molding a resin sheet, characterized in that said foot is formed by folding an inner wall by compressed fluid to... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080118598 - Method and device for injecting plasticized masses into a mold die of an injection molding machine: A method for injecting plasticized masses such as rubber, silicone, and the like into a mold die of an injection-molding machine, directly or by way of a cold channel, uses a nozzle whose opening width can be changed. The opening width is maximal at the beginning of the injection process,... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.c.

20080118599 - Mold with an insert for a container blow molding machine: The invention relates to a mould (1) for a machine that is used to blow mould containers. The invention comprises: a wall (3) defining a cavity (4) which is distributed around a main axis, said wall (3) being equipped with passages (6, 7) for the circulation of a heat-transfer fluid... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080113052 - Apparatus for making air-laid structures: An apparatus for forming air-laid fibrous articles. The apparatus can have a core pocket. The core pocket can have a shield. The core pocket can further have a central opening defined by a void in the shield. The core pocket can further have a central forming chamber in air-flow communication... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20080113054 - Apparatus for making air-laid structures: An apparatus for forming air-laid fibrous articles. The apparatus can have a core pocket operatively related with an air-distribution manifold that can apply different air pressures to different portions of the core pocket. The core pocket can have a shield and a central opening defined by a void in the... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20080113053 - Open mold manufacturing process with centralized application station: A mold manufacturing system includes a conveyer circuit upon which a multiple of molds transit a closed loop and repetitively pass through a central booth. The system is separated into Zones in which a particular mold operation is performed. Each of a multiple of applying operations are performed within the... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.c.

20080113055 - Centrifugal device for supplying preforms which are horizontally-laid and aligned in succession: Centrifugal device (1) of the rotating bowl type for supplying preforms (2b), which are horizontally-laid and aligned, from preforms (2a) received in bulk, comprising a rotating transport ring (3) delimited by a lateral guide (12) and a central rotary disc (6) in the same direction as the ring and with... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080113056 - Injection molding machine with a pair of molding inserts that can be removed from a holding device: An injection molding machine (1) for injection molding of injection molded parts (32) preferably having a foamed core and an enclosure made of a shell material is provided. The machine includes an injection station (2) with an injection molding tool that can be placed inside a holding device (6). The... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.c.

20080113057 - Method, apparatus, and system for changing a mold in a die casting machine: (Solution) A fixed die plate FXPL and a moving die plate MVPL of a mold clamping apparatus on a base BS place a versatile main mold inside, respectively. A pair of insert dies FINS and MINS is carried in to a mold opened space without disturbing tie bars TBU or... Agent: Dla Piper Us LLP

20080113058 - High speed extrusion: An apparatus for extrusion, in particular for extrusion of metal, comprising an extrusion body defining a passage for material to be extruded, including a die having a bearing opening extending between a bearing opening entry surface and a bearing opening exit surface, and wherein cooling means are arranged in the... Agent: Swanson & Bratschun, L.l.c.

20080113059 - Micro-extrusion line: The invention refers to a micro-extrusion line that comprises a single screw (2) micro-extruder (1), a die (7), a cooling bath (17) and a haul-off (19), which together enables the manufacture of extruded profiles from small amounts of raw material. The rotation of the micro-extruder screw, together with the high... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080113060 - Polypropylene container and process for making the same: A multilayer plastic container comprises a layer of a polypropylene and an intermediate layer directly adjacent the layer of polypropylene wherein at least one of the polypropylene and intermediate layers comprises an adhesive such as maleic anhydride incorporated therein to adhere the layer of polypropylene to the layer of EVOH.... Agent: Mcdermott, Will & Emery LLP

20080113061 - Blow molding machine: A blow molding machine having a revolving blow mold holder and at least one blow mold held thereon, having at least two blow mold parts, whereby to open the blow mold at least one of the blow mold parts is stationary in comparison with the position of a finished blow... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20080113062 - Injection molding nozzle having an annular flow tip: A nozzle for an injection molding machine is disclosed that allows for smooth, blended melt flow into a mold cavity. The nozzle includes a nozzle body with a nozzle melt channel in fluid communication with a manifold melt channel and a nozzle tip. The nozzle tip includes a first melt... Agent: Mold-masters (2007) Limited

20080107764 - Molding structure and a method of molding: Disclosed is a molding structure, and a method of molding molded articles, amongst other things.... Agent: Husky Injection Molding Systems, Ltd Co/amc Intellectual Property Grp

20080107765 - Apparatus, system, and method for manufacturing irregularly shaped panel filters: Described herein are various embodiments of an apparatus, system and method for manufacturing irregularly shaped panel filters. For example, according to one illustrative embodiment, a system for manufacturing irregularly shaped panel filters includes a filter medium source, a scoring section in filter medium receiving communication with the filter medium source,... Agent: Kunzler & Mckenzie

20080107766 - Sand sculpting tool: The present invention includes a sand sculpting tool including at least one generally planar body, The planar body includes a central portion defined by a dominant silhouette of the body. Also, the planar body includes at least one sculpting feature substantially protruding from the dominant silhouette. The sculpting feature being... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20080102145 - Conjugate electrospinning devices, conjugate nonwoven and filament comprising nanofibers prepared by using the same: Discloses are a conjugate electrospinning devices for preparing fibers (nanofibers) having a nano-level thickness, and nanofibers prepared using the same. The conjugate electrospinning devices comprises: spinning dope main tanks (1); metering pumps (2); a nozzle block (4); nozzles (5) aligned on the nozzle block; a collector (7) for collecting fibers... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080102146 - Twin-screw extruder: In a twin-screw extruder including a barrel, which has two screws disposed in parallel in its inside and an opening at one edge, and an extrusion molding die disposed to the opening side of the barrel through a straightening vane and a filter net, the straightening vane includes a first... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080102147 - Support apparatus of injection-molding machine: An apparatus for supporting a worker involved in operating an injection-molding machine includes a neural network in which a prediction function is determined based on test molding. The worker enters a portion of a plurality of molding conditions in the form of a fixed value using a first input apparatus,... Agent: Bruce L. Adams, Esq.

20080102148 - Method and device for heating thermoplastic preforms: A method and device for heating at least one blank which is used to produce a container, such as a bottle, from a thermoplastic material, particularly PET, by means of blow molding or stretch blow molding. The blank is disposed between two opposing lateral walls which are positioned at a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080102149 - Die for extruding material: A die assembly and a process for using the die assembly is disclosed. The die plate is made of a material that is somewhat resistant to cracking when subjected to pressure of an extrudate material from behind the die assembly. A series of recesses are arranged about the circumference of... Agent: Storm LLP

20080102150 - Apparatus for producing optical element: The apparatus comprises a conveying path 2 constituted by an outgoing path 21 and a returning path 23 opposed to each other and connecting paths 22 and 24 connecting respective ends of the outgoing path 21 with ends of the returning path 23, the conveying path 2 circulating a mold... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080102151 - Molds for use in contact lens production: The present invention provides molds useful in contact lens production, which molds incorporate a centering and spacing feature in the form of tabs on one of the mold halves. The spacing feature both centers the mold halves in relationship to each other and permits free flow of excess monomer from... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20080102152 - Moving head dough press: A reciprocating press is configured to press articles while moving in synchronicity with a conveyor belt carrying the articles. The press is driven through a rack and pinion system. The press can be used for pressing any type of article, including, but without limitation, pieces of dough for forming tortillas.... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080102153 - Continuous molding machine: Disclosed, amongst other things, is: a continuous molding machine, a cam of the continuous molding machine, a post-molding device of the continuous molding machine, a molded article handling device, amongst other things.... Agent: Husky Injection Molding Systems, Ltd Co/amc Intellectual Property Grp

20080102154 - Resin infused acrylic shell: An improved method of forming fiber-reinforced plastic shells for bathtubs utilizes a fiber mat placed on a rear surface of a plastic shell. The fiber mat is infused with a resin, and is then cured. The mat and resin are preferably received within a vacuum chamber as the resin is... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20080102155 - Injection molding assembly having a product remover with a biasing member: An injection molding assembly having a mold cavity assembly, a stripping apparatus and a mold core assembly. These components are movably coupled together and configured to extract, remove or eject a molded part. The injection molding assembly also includes a biasing member or force transceiver to facilitate in the removal... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLP

20080102156 - Mold closing device of an injection molding machine with a toggle mechanism: A mold closing device of a molding machine includes a stationary closing plate, a stationary mold-holder plate, columns secured to the stationary closing plate and the stationary mold-holder plate, a movable mold-holder plate between the stationary mold-holder plate and the closing plate, a control ring next to the movable mold-holder... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee