Abstract: A pan is provided that has a male mold portion, a housing that surrounds the male mold portion, and a top portion with a wing plate that has a complimentary outer surface to the end surface of the male mold portion. The complimentary outer surface forms a more consistent thickness of a baked item. The housing has a bottom surface with an aperture in the bottom to receive the male mold portion. The bottom surface acts to eject the baked item from the pan as the male mold portion is removed from the pan. The top portion can be formed with a continuous surface or have a wing plate that is spaced from a planar portion.

Abstract: An expandable molding insert apparatus and corresponding method are provided. The insert apparatus may be expandable between a first uncompressed position with a first diameter and a second compressed position with a second, larger diameter due to axial decompression and compression, respectively, of the insert apparatus. For example, the insert apparatus may include an inner rod, an outer jacket, and a compression member. The compression member may be configured to provide axial compression to the outer jacket, such that the outer jacket may be adjusted between a first uncompressed position with a first outer diameter and a second compressed position with a second, larger outer diameter. The insert apparatus of the present disclosure facilitates withdrawal of the insert apparatus from a molded component, requires a minimal number of mechanical components, and provides for ease of actuation when the insert apparatus is utilized during a molding process.

Abstract: An LCD device, and a fabrication method thereof, having a high aperture ratio and a high optical transmittance that enhances a fabrication yield and reduces the number of masks required in a fabrication process are disclosed. The LCD device includes a first substrate and a second substrate; a gate line arranged on the first substrate in one direction and having a transparent conductive layer formed of a transparent conductive material at a lower portion thereof; a data line; a thin film transistor; a first electrode formed on the first substrate and formed on the same layer as the transparent conductive layer; a second electrode having a plurality of slits and formed on a different layer from the first electrode, wherein the second electrode generates a horizontal field with a parabolic shape on the first substrate with the first electrode; and a liquid crystal layer.

Abstract: An assembly is provided for installing a resilient gasket having a projecting, pipe-engaging portion and an anchoring portion fixed in the peripheral wall of a circular opening in a masonry manhole construction, the masonry manhole construction having an inner face and an outer face. The assembly consists of an inner mold disc of a particular recited shape, an outer mold disc of a particular recited complementary shape, and a rectangular fixing bar including a plurality of longitudinally spaced-apart holes therein, and bolts passed through aligned selected apertures in the rectangular fixing bar, in the inner mold disc and in the outer mold disc. In such assembly, the inner mold disc is temporarily secured to the outer mold disc with the elastomeric gasket locked therebetween. A flange is provided at the upper end of the rectangular fixing bar for suspending the assembly from the masonry manhole construction.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a mold containing an improved core for use in casting hollow, metallic articles. The core is formed of, or covered with, a layer of cellular material which possesses sufficient strength to maintain its structural integrity during casting, but will crush to alleviate the internal stresses that build up if the normal contraction during solidification and cooling is restricted.

Abstract: A form for concrete which has inner and outer walls spaced apart. Each wall is formed by a plurality of vertical elements abutting each other vertically. A row of whaler lookout plates are mounted on the abutting sides of the vertical elements and support a whaler rod which holds the vertical elements together to form a wall.

Abstract: A lower longitudinal carriage has a stressing portal at one end and an anchor portal at its other end. The vertical members of the portals have vertical slots to allow longitudinal stressing bars to pass through at any place along the vertical height. An upper longitudinal carriage is spaced above the lower carriage and in turn supports tiers of rectangular mold forms in which the lowest form rests upon a rigid support and each successive mold form rests upon the hardened slab which has been cast in the mold form below it, separated by a durable plastic sheet.Longitudinal stressing rods run through the portals and the mold forms at any height appropriate for the forms. Stressing rods running transversely to the longitudinal rods, run through vertical slots in vertical members in end bents and one or more side bents which slide between the stressing portal and the anchor portal and in the space between the upper and lower carriages.