Plastic article or earthenware shaping or treating: apparatus inventions 01/09

20090028975 - Method and apparatus for making crystalline pet pellets: A method and apparatus for underwater pelletizing and subsequent drying of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) polymers and other high temperature crystallizing polymeric materials to crystallize the polymer pellets without subsequent heating. High velocity air or other inert gas is injected into the water and pellet slurry line to the dryer near... Agent: Jacobson Holman Pllc

20090028976 - Height-adjustable molding device for molding thermoplastic recipients of various heights: The invention relates to a moulding device for blowing thermoplastic recipients of various heights, said device comprising a mould provided with two mould halves and a mould bottom which are mutually mobile. Each mould half comprises a mould carrier, a chill carrier and a chill, said two chills and the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20090028977 - Extrusion method and extrusion device: Material is extruded with a device comprising at least two stators (1,2) one within the other and, between them, a rotor (3) in the shape of a convergent cone, the material being extruded from the device by rotating the rotor (3). The rotor (3) comprises openings (9), through which the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20090028978 - Extruder with feed-back means: Extruder (1) for processing material, comprising an extruder barrel (3) containing a bore (5) and at least one extruder screw (11) positioned within said bore, the bore having an upstream inlet portion for feeding the material to be processed and a downstream outlet portion connectable to an extruder exit (7)... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, Pc

20090028980 - Extrusion die for molding honeycomb structures: An extrusion die is used for producing a honeycomb structures. The extrusion die is composed of a guide ring and a die body part. Feeding holes and slit grooves are formed in the die body part. The guide ring has a pole part and a guide part. A slit groove... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, Pc

20090028979 - Honeycomb structure body molding die: A honeycomb structure body molding die is disclosed including a die main body, having a feed bore section and a slit recess section, and a guide ring having an upright support section and a guide section carried on the upright section, which includes a stepped section and has a central... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, Pc

20090028981 - Honeycomb structure body molding die: A honeycomb structure body molding die for molding a honeycomb structure body having cells walls, a large number of cells surrounded with the cells walls, and a cylindrical outer circumferential skin is disclosed as including a die main body having material feed bores and slit recesses, and a guide ring.... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, Pc

20090028982 - Extrusion die for molding honeycomb structures: An extrusion die for use of producing a honeycomb structure composed of cells surrounded by cell walls and an outer peripheral skin. The extrusion die has a die body part and a guide ring. Feeding holes and corresponding slit grooves are formed in the die body part. The guide ring... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, Pc

20090028983 - Injection mold with a tie bar: The injection mold with a tie bar includes an upper stationary board, a stripping plate, a female board, a male board and a lower stationary plate from top to bottom. The upper stationary plate extends outward to form a projection plate, an accepting hole opened in the projection plate and... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090028984 - Transition channel for use between a first conduit and a second conduit in a molding system: Disclosed herein is a transition channel for conveying fluid between a first conduit and a second conduit in a molding system. For example, there is disclosed a transition channel for providing a flow path between a first conduit having a first cross-section and a second conduit having a second cross-section... Agent: Husky Injection Molding Systems, Ltd Co/amc Intellectual Property Grp

20090028985 - Baffle for coolant passages in plastic injection molds: An baffle plug comprising a base and a blade extending therefrom. The baffle plug is used in a bore to divide the bore into longitudinally extending passages and cause the liquid to flow serially back and forth through the bore. The blade may comprise various fluid directing structures providing for... Agent: Jay M. Schloff Intellipex Pllc

20090028986 - Injection molding flow control apparatus and method:

20090028988 - Injection-moulding apparatus with needle valve nozzle: An injection molding apparatus (1) comprising a manifold plate (3) is fitted with at least one flow duct (4) which has at least one needle valve nozzle for a flowable processing material to feed said material through an extension of said duct to a separable mold insert. A valve needle... Agent: Clark & Brody

20090028987 - Sliding valve for an injection nozzle: A shut-off valve assembly for an injection unit is provided. It includes a first valve body, defining a portion of a channel, and a second valve body, defining a second portion of the channel, the second valve body being slidable relative to the first valve body. A plunger having an... Agent: Husky Injection Molding Systems, Ltd Co/amc Intellectual Property Grp

20090022833 - Apparatus for melt spinning and windup of synthetic yarn: An apparatus for melt spinning and winding up synthetic yarns comprising a spinning appliance, a treating appliance and a windup machine. The treating appliance comprises a runoff godet for guiding the yarns before entry and distribution of the yarns into a plurality of winding stations in the windup machine, the... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20090022834 - Craft tool for making three-dimensional illustrated cards: A craft tool for making an illustrated card has a body with a drive bar having a stamp, a cover and a stopper. The cover is mounted around the proximal end of the body and has a base having an elongated slot and a pipe cleaner slot. The elongated slot... Agent: Hershkovitz & Associates, Llc

20090022835 - Injection molding machine with two tie bars: A molding machine includes a bed, a stationary and a moving mold holding plates, an adjustment plate, two tie bars, and a mechanism for driving the moving mold holding plate; both the mold holding plates are arranged on the bed for holding female and male parts of a mold respectively;... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090022836 - Oven protection system for a thermo-forming machine: An oven protection system for a thermo-forming machine having a source of heat for heating a workpiece. The oven protection system includes a barrier that is movable from a stored position to a deployed position located beneath the workpiece and above the source of heat to prevent the workpiece from... Agent: Gerald E. Mcglynn, Iii Bliss Mcglynn, P.c.

20090022837 - Pneumatic soap bar ejector quick change system from matrix: The invention allows for quickly changing the pneumatic ejection device of soap bars from the matrix. This is achieved by making it possible to remove the ejector without removing the matrix from the stamping machine, by simply releasing the cross bolt and injecting pressurized air, as usually done by the... Agent: Furr Law Firm

20090022838 - Injection molding machine: When a screw equipped with a check ring is moved forward, torque acting on the screw is detected, and whether the check ring is closed is determined on the basis of the detected torque. The screw is rotated in reverse when the check ring is determined not to be closed,... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20090022839 - Injection molding machine which carries out controlling of closing operation of a check ring: While a check ring of a screw of an injection molding machine is in open state, an absolute value (|Δ resin pressure / Δ rotation amount |) of a variation of a resin pressure per unit variation of the screw reverse rotation becomes greater than a predetermined reference value. However,... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20090022840 - Molding apparatus and related systems and methods: This invention relates to molding apparatus and related systems and methods. In one aspect of the invention, a mold roll, assembly includes an inner member and multiple molding tools disposed about a circumference of the inner member, each molding tool including at least one molding plate that at least partially... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.c.

20090022841 - Mold attaching/detaching apparatus and mold attaching/detaching method: As cams provided on platen-side attachments move from a lock-releasing position to a locking position while the ball-supporting members of the platen-side attachments remain inserted in the ball-receiving members of mold-side attachments, locking balls sliding in inclined-locking grooves are moved outward in a direction at right angles to the direction... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, Pc

20090022842 - Injector for injection-moulding of plastic materials: An injector for injection-moulding of plastic materials including a generally cylindrical body, wound on the outside of which are at least two pairs of mutually independent electrical heating resistors and associated to which are respective control thermocouples.... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti Pc

20090022843 - Compensating core for use with a molding system and the molding system incorporating same: Disclosed are a compensating core for use with a molding system and the molding system incorporating same. A core insert for use in a molding system is provided. The core insert comprises a core base for defining, in use, a portion of a molding cavity; a core support for supporting,... Agent: Husky Injection Molding Systems, Ltd Co/amc Intellectual Property Grp

20090022844 - Compensating mold stack, a molding system incorporating same and a method of aligning the compensating mold stack: Disclosed are a compensating mold stack, a molding system incorporating same and a method of aligning the compensating mold stack. A mold stack for use in a molding system is provided. The mold stack comprises at least two compensating components.... Agent: Husky Injection Molding Systems, Ltd Co/amc Intellectual Property Grp

20090022845 - Compensating retaining member for use with a molding system and the molding system incorporating same: Disclosed are a compensating retaining member for use with a molding system and the molding system incorporating same. A retaining structure for use in a molding system, the retaining structure configured to cooperate with a slide that is configured to receive, in use, a split mold insert coupled to the... Agent: Husky Injection Molding Systems, Ltd Co/amc Intellectual Property Grp

20090017148 - Extrusion head: An extrusion head for at least one extruder including a first head part having a first joint and a second head having a second joint wherein the first head part and the second head part are pivotable with respect to each other using the respective first joint and second joint.... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20090017149 - Automatic ice cream scooper: An automatic ice cream scooper. A cylinder of ice cream is placed vertically within a refrigerated container on a slicer having a disc shape. The slicer includes an angled slicing blade for removing ice cream. The slicer is rotated by a motor to remove the ice cream. The slicer has... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090017150 - Device for manufacturing feedstuff molded into shells: The invention relates to a device for producing goods for consumption, consisting of a fat mass, in particular a fat mass containing cocoa or a chocolate-type fat mass, said goods contains a large number of hollow moulds (1a, 1b) that can be filled with the fat mass (M) when the... Agent: Klaus P. Stoffel Wolff & Samson

20090017151 - Drive apparatus for injection molding machine, injection apparatus, and mold clamping apparatus: An object is to provide a drive apparatus for an injection molding machine which can generate a large thrust force and can provide short-cycled continuous drive. The drive apparatus includes a housing (11); a tubular linear motor (14) including a movable element (12) disposed within the housing (11) in a... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20090017152 - Method for controlling measurement in injection molding machine, and injection molding machine: A method for controlling measurement in a motor-driven in-line screw type injection molding machine using servo-motors as a measurement driving source and an injection driving source. Control is made so that all of a measured value of back pressure controlled by the measurement servo-motor, a measured value of an astern... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090017154 - Actuating device for shut-off needles in injection moulding devices comprising needle shut-off nozzles: A drive system (10) for shutoff needles in injection molds fitted with needle shutoff nozzles comprises an elevation drive element (20) to which can be affixed at least two shut-off needles (16) of two needle shutoff nozzles, said elevation drive element being displaceable—between two longitudinally supported control rails (30) that... Agent: Clark & Brody

20090017153 - Rotary valve assembly for an injection nozzle: A rotary valve assembly for an injection unit is provided, having a valve body, defining a melt channel for a working fluid. At least one end cap is mounted to the valve body, the valve body and the at least one end cap cooperatively defining a valve seat intersecting the... Agent: Husky Injection Molding Systems, Ltd Co/amc Intellectual Property Grp

20090017155 - Apparatus for injection molding: An apparatus for injection molding is provided. The apparatus includes an injection unit and a mold unit. The injection unit includes a nozzle having a first flat end surface. The mold unit includes a sprue bushing for communicating with the nozzle. The sprue busing has a second flat end surface.... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20090011061 - Method for manufacturing semiconductor package: A die for encapsulating an IC structural body having bonding wires with a molten resin is provided with at least one first half having an ejector-pin-through-hole and at least one second half coupled together to form a cavity therebetween. An ejector pin having a mirror-finished surface at a tip end... Agent: Volentine & Whitt PLLC

20090011062 - Multiple extrusion head: A multiple extrusion head 1 for blow molding extrusion machines has a plurality of first extrusion heads 2 fixedly arranged side by side in a first row forming a first plane 3. A plurality of second extrusion heads 4 are fixedly arranged side by side in a second row forming... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090011063 - System for resin curing: Among other things, there is disclosed a system for curing a resin in a composite structure having one or more interconnected cure volumes, the cure volumes having one or more heatable surface zones. The system comprises a mould comprising a mould base portion adapted to support the composite structure and... Agent: Lang Michener LLP

20090011064 - Injection molding machine: A good mold opening-and-closing accuracy is maintained by causing a stationary platen (54) in a perpendicular state in a state where a nozzle touch pressure is applied to the stationary platen (54). The stationary platen (54) is inclined toward an injection apparatus (20) side in a state where the nozzle... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20090011065 - Dry etching method, fine structure formation method, mold and mold fabrication method: A WC substrate 7 is etched by using plasma 50 generated from a gas including a chlorine atom.... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090011066 - Three-dimensional printer: A three-dimensional printer uses inkjet-type printheads to rapidly prototype, or print, a three-dimensional model. A powder feeder includes a conveyor system and a metering system to deliver powder to a build area in measured quantities. The powder feeder also includes a vacuum system for loading powder into a feed reservoir... Agent: Goodwin Procter LLP Patent Administrator

20090011067 - Device for cooling and calibrating plastic profiled pieces: The invention relates to a device for cooling and calibrating plastic profiled pieces, comprising a housing (13) that has an entry opening and an exit opening for the profiled piece (8) to be treated, and comprising a sleeve (12), which is placed inside the housing, connects the entry opening to... Agent: Dykema Gossett PLLC

20090011068 - Calender gap control: A method and apparatus for a calendering system is provided to allow for fine gauge adjustment of the product. The calender system has a first and second roller each having a first and second end mounted in opposed end supports. The end supports each have an inlet and an outlet... Agent: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Intellectual Property Department 823

20090011069 - Control device using a follower member and a cam path to control an element of a machine for processing containers, and a container processor machine including such a device: A control device using a follower member and a cam path to control an element of a container processor machine, the device comprising two cam paths defined by a single rigid assembly (5), means enabling relative movement between the follower member and the rigid assembly (5), between at least two... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090011070 - Injection mold: An injection mold including a connecting structure for separating confronting faces of a slide member and a mold base, respectively, during a movement of the slide member. In accordance with several embodiments of the invention, the connecting structure may include a compressible member such that the slide member is biased... Agent: Husky Injection Molding Systems, Ltd Co/amc Intellectual Property Grp

20090011071 - Injection-molded gear: Resin flow regulating projections 3 that partially thicken a web 7 are formed in a position on a side surface 11 side of the web 7 between pin point gates 12 and a teeth section 8 such as to project from the side surface 11 of the web 7. The... Agent: Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, LLP Koda/androlia

20090011072 - Clamp piston assembly with mold break function: A self-positioning clamp piston assembly (300) provides clamp-up, mold break and position reset function through the provision of distinct clamp-up (329), mold break (366) and reset (368) chambers. A position reference shoulder (337) on a piston front ring (330) fixed into a platen (12), permits positioning of a tie bar... Agent: Husky Injection Molding Systems, Ltd Co/amc Intellectual Property Grp

20090011073 - 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 portion that extends from the planar portion... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20090004313 - Apparatus for making a spunbond web: An apparatus for making a spunbond web has a deposition surface, a spinneret above the surface for producing filaments that move downward along a path toward the surface, and a cooling chamber below the spinneret. Cool process air is supplied to the chamber to cool the filaments as they pass... Agent: K.f. Ross P.C.

20090004314 - Injection apparatus: An injection apparatus includes an injection part (2) configured to pressurize and thereby inject melted resin. A motion conversion mechanism is configured to convert rotational motion generated by an injection drive unit (50) into linear motion of the injection part (2). A load transmission mechanism is configured to transmit a... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20090004315 - System and method for making extruded, composite material: Systems and methods for making a material composition are disclosed. The method includes mixing a thermoset polymer, a petroleum distillate, a release agent, and a catalyst to form an admixture. A cellulosic material is mixed with the admixture to form a generally homogenous furnish. The system includes a mixing chamber,... Agent: Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP

20090004316 - Ice cream holder: The instant invention relates to an ergonomic handle comprising a base, wherein said base comprises a convex side located opposite a concave side, a back side, a front lip, and an undercarriage located on the bottom of said handle; and an appendage extending from said base. A method of using... Agent: Robert Dewitty

20090004317 - High thermal conductivity molding compound for flip-chip packages: A molding compound for use in an integrated circuit package comprises an epoxy and a thermally conductive filler material. The thermally conductive filler material comprises between 70% and 95% of the molding compound and has a thermal conductivity between 10 W/m-K and 3000 W/m-K.... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Intellevate, LLC

20090004318 - Induction tunnel coil: A system for supplying processed material includes a barrel for transporting the processed material, having a chamber and an electrically conductive wall enclosing the chamber. The barrel has a length and an outer surface. Thermal insulation extends along at least a portion of the length and around the outer surface... Agent: Roth,blair,roberts, Strasfeld & Lodge

20090004320 - Imprinting stamper and method of manufacturing the same: An imprinting stamper which can transfer a microscopic pattern to a medium bearing a convex area or local projection, with high accuracy. A convexo-concave pattern is formed on a surface of the imprinting stamper. It includes a pattern layer having the convexo-concave pattern; and a stamper backside layer arranged on... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20090004321 - Molding apparatus and molding method: A molding apparatus for patterning a workpiece includes a first support member for supporting the mold, a second support member arranged opposite to the first support member, and a pressing mechanism for pressing the mold and the work together using the support members to pattern the workpiece. In this structure,... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20090004319 - Template having a silicon nitride, silicon carbide or silicon oxynitride film: An imprint lithography template including, inter alia, a body having a first thickness associated therewith; a patterning layer, having a second thickness associated therewith, comprising a plurality of features, having a third thickness associated therewith, wherein said second thickness is defined by: c1×d<t<a/c2; wherein d is said first thickness, t... Agent: Molecular Imprints

20090004322 - Object transferring device with a transfer arm having a substantially vertically movable gripper head: A device for transferring objects, in particular containers such as preforms or bottles, comprising a support (2) which is rotated about an substantially vertical rotational axis and which supports at least one transfer arm (3) with an inner radial part fixed to the support (2) and an outer radial part... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090004323 - Needle valve nozzle assembly: The present invention relates to a manifold unit for supplying casting material in an injection moulding system for processing thermoplastic polymers via a hot runner system with at least one needle valve nozzle which can be sealed by a shut-off needle. In this case, the shut-off needle can be moved... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20090004324 - Device for injection molding a tubular element from synthetic material: The invention relates to a device for injection molding a tubular element from synthetic material, particularly a tube for dispensing pasty product, comprising an outer mold intended to define the external wall of the tubular element, a main insert which, intended to define the internal wall of the tubular element,... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20090004325 - Device for filling an extruder with pretreated thermoplastic material: A device for filling an extruder, which can optionally be an external extruder, with pretreated thermoplastic plastics material, in particular PET, has at least one evacuatable container (1) in which moving, in particular rotating, tools (7) are provided for pretreatment of the material. This pretreatment comprises drying and, optionally, crystallisation.... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP