Cap Or Cup-like Preform (e.g., Container Closure, Etc.) Patents (Class 264/268)
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Publication number: 20100052210Abstract: A container closer includes a cap and a seal liner coupled to the cap. The cap is configured to mount on a filler neck of a container to mate the seal liner with a brim of the filler neck.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2009Publication date: March 4, 2010Applicant: BERRY PLASTICS CORPORATIONInventor: Joshua S. Meador
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Publication number: 20100032358Abstract: A portable water purification unit in the form of a stiff, tubular housing with a first opening at a first end for entrance of water into the tubular housing and a mouthpiece at an opposite end. The tubular housing comprises at least a first module and a connected second tubular module containing mutually different water purifying granular resins. The first module or the second module have at least one water permeable mesh with a mesh size smaller than the grain size of the resins for preventing mixing of the resins.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2007Publication date: February 11, 2010Inventor: Mikkel Vestergaard Frandsen
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Patent number: 7651651Abstract: A plastic closure that comprises a cap having a base with a peripheral skirt defining the cap interior and threads on the skirt for securing the closure to a container. A liner is secured to the interior of the cap, preferably by being compression molded in situ on the base. The liner consists essentially of a multiplicity of alternating layers of a matrix polymer material such as EVA and a barrier material such as EVOH to resist transmission of gas, water vapor and/or flavorants through the liner. The matrix polymer material preferably is preblended with a compatibilizer material such as a maleic anhydride grafted polymer that ties the matrix polymer material to the barrier material.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2003Date of Patent: January 26, 2010Assignee: Rexam Closure Systems Inc.Inventor: David B. Riffer
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Patent number: 7634847Abstract: A system and method for manufacturing sterile containers such as specimen containers includes one or more moulding machines to manufacture vials and cooperating caps from thermoplastic materials. After moulding and cooling the vials and caps are transported under sterile conditions to an assembly station where the caps and vials are combined to form closed containers. By maintaining the sterile conditions between manufacture and assembly of the container parts, the interior of the container is also maintained sterile thereby avoiding the need for further, post production sterilization.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2005Date of Patent: December 22, 2009Inventor: Erik Forsberg
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Patent number: 7571846Abstract: A carton blank is used in a form, fill and seal machine on which a closure is directly molded onto the carton. The molding portion of the machine includes a tool set having first and second tool elements in which the first tool element has an aligning member extending therefrom in a direction transverse to a direction of loading the carton between the first and second tool elements. The aligning element has a predetermined shape having diverging surfaces. The carton blank includes a rear wall panel, a first side wall panel, a front wall panel and a second side wall panel. Each panel is separated from its adjacent panels by a vertical score line. A closure panel is adjacent the front wall panel, has an opening therein and is configured for having a closure molded thereon. The closure panel is partitioned from the front wall panel by a first horizontal score line. The closure panel has a closure panel fin panel extending from a side opposite the front wall panel.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2004Date of Patent: August 11, 2009Assignee: Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance, S.A.Inventors: Terry B. Berglin, John N. Lees
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Publication number: 20090166311Abstract: A pharmaceutical closure is made from rubber or thermoplastic elastomer and has an amount of TiO2 present in the closure. The closure has a marking made by laser thereon. A method for manufacturing the closure consists of producing a rubber sheet, forming a plurality of closures on the rubber sheet, with the closures remaining integrally connected with each other through remaining sheet parts, marking each of the closures with a laser marking, and separating the closures from each other by punching.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2007Publication date: July 2, 2009Inventor: Albert Louis Victor Jozef Claessens
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Patent number: 7537719Abstract: There is disclosed a manufacturing apparatus and method which are capable of smoothly removing a tripod boot integrated by secondary molding from a core without deforming the boot and which are superior in manufacturing efficiency and which are inexpensive, and a resin boot for a constant-velocity universal joint. The apparatus includes: divided molds which hold a primarily molded resin boot main body from the outside; a core which holds the boot main body from the inside; a runner mechanism which injects/charges a molten resin material into a secondary molding space formed between the core and an other-end annular fastening portion; and an ejection mechanism for removing the tripod boot in which portions having different thicknesses are integrally and secondarily molded on an inner periphery of the other-end annular fastening portion from the core.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2004Date of Patent: May 26, 2009Assignee: Fukoku Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhiko Sueoka, Yasuji Takada
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Patent number: 7530982Abstract: A graft formation and delivery instrument comprising an outer barrel, a piston, and an inner pin. The outer barrel has a center aperture. The piston is seated within the center aperture, has a through bore, and is operable to move within the center aperture. The inner pin is seated within the through bore of the piston and operable to move within the through bore. The outer barrel receives multiple graft components that are contacted by at least one of the piston and the inner pin to assemble a composite graft from the graft components. The instrument is operable to direct the composite graft to a desired implant area and deposit the composite graft at the implant area.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2004Date of Patent: May 12, 2009Assignee: Biomet Manufacturing Corp.Inventor: David Goshert
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Patent number: 7527758Abstract: A method of manufacturing a diffusion-tight plastic container with a bottom portion and a side wall portion, comprising the steps of: a) providing a planar, diffusion-tight film material, b) cutting a label out of the film material, the label having a bottom portion corresponding to the bottom portion of the plastic container and at least one side tab extending from it, corresponding to the side wall portion of the plastic container, c) preshaping the label in accordance with an outer surface of the plastic container, thereby forming overlapping areas, d) sealing the film material at the overlapping areas, as a result of which the label is shaped into the form of the film material body, e) placing the label into a mould having an inner surface corresponding to the outer surface of the plastic container to be manufactured, f) closing the mould, thus forming a mould cavity, the thickness of which corresponds to the thickness of the plastic container, and g) injecting plastic into the mould cavity and manufacturType: GrantFiled: February 8, 2002Date of Patent: May 5, 2009Assignee: MARS IncorporatedInventor: Hans-Richard Kiel
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Publication number: 20090084753Abstract: This manufacturing process of a composite part (B), including a stamped body (11, 12) and an injected polymer material part (14), includes steps consisting of: a) placing a blank (1) of a body (11, 12) between a support (456) and a mold (31, 32), such that the said hollow part forms a pattern cavity (33) communicating with an opening (13) going through the blank (1); b) stamping the blank (1) using a punch (8); c) placing the holder (456) in a position in which it defines with the blank (1) at least one cavity (400) and in which there is at least one injection runner (50-60) leading to the said cavity (400). d) injecting the polymer material through the injection runner (50-60), said cavity (400) and said opening (13), so as to fill the said pattern cavity (33); and e) removing the composite part (B) from the mold.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2008Publication date: April 2, 2009Inventor: Victor Ramos
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Publication number: 20090026221Abstract: Procedure (25) for the manufacture of a tube (31) made of flexible materials provided with a skirt and head, in which a skirt-semihead unit (26) of the tube (31) is manufactured in a first in-mould injection process (9) that includes in-mould labelling, the head (20) of the tube (31) then being applied on the skirt-semihead unit (26) in a second process (29), preferably an over-moulding process and with the head (20) embedding the semihead (27). By means of this procedure (25) it is possible to avoid the use of printing machines as well as the use of alternative out-of-line decoration machines, thereby cutting manufacturing times and costs.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2005Publication date: January 29, 2009Applicant: Tuboplast Hispania, S.A.Inventor: Javier Fernandez De Mendiola Quintana
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PACKAGING AND APPLICATOR DEVICE INCLUDING A STIFFENER SUPPORTING A BLOCK OF AT LEAST ONE COMPOSITION
Publication number: 20090022541Abstract: The present invention relates to a packaging and applicator device for applying at least one cosmetic composition, the device comprising: a body defining a handle; a block of at least one cosmetic composition; a flat stiffener that is stationary relative to the composition and that extends inside said composition, the block defining a free outside surface that extends over at least a fraction of the height of the stiffener; and a cap that is arranged so as to be fastened on the body, and so as to cover the block.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2008Publication date: January 22, 2009Applicant: L'OREALInventor: Vincent DE LAFORCADE -
Publication number: 20080272514Abstract: A closure cap and method of making the same wherein an annular or ring-shaped gasket is injection molded onto the inner surface of a cap shell formed of plastic or metal. The annular or ring-shaped gasket includes radially extending tabs integrally formed therewith, one of said tabs being formed at a location wherein the plastic melt is fed to an annular gasket-forming channel in a mold core and another of said tabs being formed at the location wherein plastic melt is discharged from said channel. Preferably, said other tab includes a cold well formation which communicates with the annular gasket through a connecting portion of reduced cross-sectional area with respect to the cross-sectional areas of both the gasket and the cold well formation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2008Publication date: November 6, 2008Inventors: James Taber, Stephen J. Kras
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Publication number: 20080251961Abstract: The invention provides a method for production of a decorative article comprising a body having at least one engagement stage, and a decorative member made of a decoration material capable of being thermally softened and having at least one surface which is engageable with the engagement stage of the body. The said method comprises the steps by placing softened decoration material into a mold shaped and sized to correspond to the decorative member to be produced and having at least one surface that is brought into surface-contact with the engagement stage of the body and then press-molding; taking the semi-finished decorative member out of the mold to cool down slowly to room temperature; and placing the surface of the cooled semi-finished decorative member over the engagement stage of the body and splicing them together. By using the method of the present invention, a decorative article can be produced.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 29, 2008Publication date: October 16, 2008Inventor: Kwok Hung Aeneas Ho
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Publication number: 20080230661Abstract: A suction cup, includes: a suction cup body made of a synthetic resin material having elasticity; and a gel layer bonded to the suction cup body and having a surface serving as a suction face; the suction cup body being made of thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer, the gel layer being made of two-pack thermosetting polyurethane gel, the suction cup body and the gel layer being bonded to each other by bonding of an isocyanate group which the thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer has and a hydroxyl group which the two-pack thermosetting polyurethane gel has.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2008Publication date: September 25, 2008Applicant: Sony CorporationInventor: Makoto KAWABATA
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Patent number: 7425293Abstract: Method for forming articles of synthetic material by compression moulding, comprising the following operative stages: inserting a first measured quantity of synthetic material in the plastic state into the cavity of a mould comprising a punch with which it defines a first forming chamber for said measured quantity; pressing said measured quantity to obtain a first portion of the article; opening the mould and inserting a second measured quantity into said cavity; closing the mould by repositioning the punch relative to said cavity to define a second forming chamber; pressing said second measured quantity and again opening the mould, then extracting said article from the punch.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2003Date of Patent: September 16, 2008Assignee: Sacmi Cooperativa Meccanici Imola Soc. Coop. A.R.L.Inventors: Fiorenzo Parrinello, Alessandro Balboni, Zeno Zuffa
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Patent number: 7367465Abstract: A closure cap and method of making the same wherein an annular or ring-shaped gasket is injection molded onto the inner surface of a cap shell formed of plastic or metal. The annular or ring-shaped gasket includes radially extending tabs integrally formed therewith, one of said tabs being formed at a location wherein the plastic melt is fed to an annular gasket-forming channel in a mold core and another of said tabs being formed at the location wherein plastic melt is discharged from said channel. Preferably, said other tab includes a cold well formation which communicates with the annular gasket through a connecting portion of reduced cross-sectional area with respect to the cross-sectional areas of both the gasket and the cold well formation.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2005Date of Patent: May 6, 2008Assignee: Silgan Holdings Inc.Inventors: James Taber, Stephen B. Kras
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Patent number: 7354536Abstract: A method of manufacturing an optical component having an optical element and a holder attached to the optical element, comprising the steps of: inserting a blank for the optical element into a through hole of the holder wherein the through hole has a narrowed portion at which the blank is prevented from passing through the through hole; sucking at least the blank from an upper side thereof in a state where the blank is inserted into the through hole; transporting the holder and the blank simultaneously to a molding device; placing the blank on a molding surface of the molding device; and heating and pressurizing the blank in the molding device so that the blank is deformed to obtain a predetermined optical surface and is press-fitted to an inner face of the holder.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2005Date of Patent: April 8, 2008Assignee: Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yuji Hiranuma
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Publication number: 20080075902Abstract: An injection-molded container with surface fringe and a method for manufacturing the same comprises a container and a pattern substrate, wherein the method comprises: firstly, printing and hot pressing the surface of the pattern substrate, to form the pattern of fringe; then, pressing the patterned pattern substrate, so that the pattern substrate has a shape as desired for the container; further, putting the pattern substrate into a mold, so that the pattern substrate has a slightly arc-shaped bottom; and injecting and adhering a material used for the container onto the pattern substrate directly, wherein the arc-shaped bottom of the pattern substrate uniformly disperses the impact of the injected material used for the container to form the shape of the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2006Publication date: March 27, 2008Inventors: Jan-Shuan Lin, Yung-Wei Chang
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Patent number: 7334310Abstract: A closure (1) for a medicament bottle has a cap portion (2), which can be joined to the bottle and which has at least one opening (3) closed by an elastic, puncturable sealing layer (4). The opening (3) is covered on the exterior of the cap portion by a cover element (5) which, with its edge area (6) that encircles the opening (3), is joined with positive, interlocking fit, but without material bonding with the rim (8) of the opening (3). The sealing layer touches the rear side of the covering element facing the opening in a manner that is flush, sterile and without material bonding. The closure is made by a process in which the cap portion and cover element(s) are first produced and joined together, and then the sealing layer is injected into the cap portion.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2006Date of Patent: February 26, 2008Assignee: West Pharmaceutical Services Deutschland GmbH & Co., KGInventor: Bernd Becker
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Publication number: 20080001328Abstract: A stent retention mold includes two half-molds, each half-mold including a stent supporting surface, and a plurality of protrusions disposed on at least one of the stent supporting surfaces. A stent retention method includes retaining a stent to a balloon using a split mold that includes a stent supporting surface having a plurality of protrusions, so that a portion of the balloon extends through a gap of the stent into a space between two protrusions.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2006Publication date: January 3, 2008Inventors: Darrin J. Kent, Boyd V. Knott, Jeremy L. Stigall, Kyle M. Krueger, Sean A. McNiven
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Patent number: 7314589Abstract: A method for creating a seal gasket in the closure cap of a container starting from a cap formed separately, characterised by comprising the following operations: inserting into a cap (1, 10, 100) a first portion (3, 30, 300) of material in the plastic state having barrier properties against O2, CO2, or other gases; inserting a first die (4, 40, 400) to subject said first portion of material to compression in order to form on the base of the cap a first layer (5, 50, 500) of material having barrier properties against said gases; inserting into the cap onto said first layer a second portion (6, 60, 600) of material in the plastic state having hydraulic sealing properties; and inserting a second die (7, 70, 700) to subject said second portion of material to compression in order to form on said first layer a second layer (8, 80, 800) with hydraulic sealing properties.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2002Date of Patent: January 1, 2008Assignee: SACMI-Cooperativa Meccanici Imola-Soc. Coop. A.R.L.Inventor: Fiorenzo Parrinello
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Patent number: 7311868Abstract: The disclosure relates to a tool (1a, 1b, 2)for injection moulding of an opening arrangement (20) of plastic in a hole in a packing material (9), the hole defining a hole edge (8) and the tool displaying a mould cavity (7) which surrounds the hole edge (8) together with a part of a first side (9a), as well as a part of a second side (9b) of the packing material in connection with the hole edge, the mould cavity (7) displaying an inlet (10) for molten plastic and, opposing the inlet, an end gap (11) for the extension of the packaging material (9) out of the tool, the inlet (10) displaying a deflection from a first flow direction (F1) in a flow gap (5) to a second flow direction (F2) into the mould cavity (7). According to the invention, the tool (1a, 1a) displays, at said inlet (10), a throttle lip (12) which projects in a direction which substantially coincides with said first flow direction (F1).Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2002Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.Inventors: Goran Ek, Hakan Hakansson
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Patent number: 7235207Abstract: A tamper-indicating closure for a beverage package includes a base wall having a peripheral skirt with at least one internal thread for securing the closure to a container. A tamper-indicating band is frangibly connected to an edge of the skirt, and a stop flange extends axially and radially from an edge of the band for abutment with a stop bead on the container finish. A plurality of circumferentially spaced drain openings extend axially through the juncture of the band and the flange. A plurality of circumferentially spaced channels extend axially through the internal thread on the closure skirt, with at least some of the channels being axially aligned with the drain openings. The stop bead on the container is in the form of a plurality of circumferentially spaced bead segments separated from each other by circumferential gaps.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2003Date of Patent: June 26, 2007Assignee: Owens-Illinois Closure Inc.Inventors: James L. Gregory, Stephanie L. Kurtz-Rooney, David P. Piccioli, Suppayan M. Krishnakumar, Q. Peter Zhang
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Patent number: 7097790Abstract: A method of producing a liquid container closure includes the acts of providing a cap and molding a cap liner on an interior surface of the cap and a grip portion on an exterior surface of the cap.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2003Date of Patent: August 29, 2006Assignee: Berry Plastics CorporationInventor: David J. Jochem
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Patent number: 7083661Abstract: There is provided an air filter element which is used by fitting a central opening in its end plate on a cylindrical portion projecting into a casing, wherein the air filter element has a novel seal construction (end plate). An end plate (10) closing the end surface of a hollow cylindrical filter portion (2) includes a soft inner peripheral seal portion (11) capable of sticking to the outer surface of a cylindrical member (33) and a rigid closure portion (13) which is disposed on the outer periphery side of the inner peripheral seal portion and in which the end surface of the filter portion is embedded, the end plate being of composite construction in which the inner peripheral seal portion (11) and the closure portion (13) are integrally molded. On the outer periphery side of the inner peripheral seal portion (11), a groove (12) axially extending from an end surface (10a) of the end plate is formed along the opening.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2001Date of Patent: August 1, 2006Assignee: Toyo Element Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Naoji Hasegawa, Isamu Kawawa, Takayoshi Kuboyama
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Patent number: 7041246Abstract: A dispensing closure including a compression molded plastic closure having a base wall and a peripheral skirt having threads for engaging a container. An opening is formed in the base wall and a compression molded liner is molded in situ in the closure and includes a radial liner forming portion on the inner surface of the base wall of the closure. An integral nozzle is compression molded with the liner and extends axially through the opening in the base wall. One or more slits in the nozzle define a dispensing opening through which the contents of the container can be dispensed by squeezing the container. In another form, the dispensing closure is provided with a liner such that a syringe needle is used to penetrate an elastomeric wall for removal of the liquid contents of the package.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2003Date of Patent: May 9, 2006Assignee: Owens-Illinois Closure Inc.Inventor: William E. Fillmore
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Patent number: 7037456Abstract: Apparatus for manufacturing flexible tubes comprising a skirt and a head provided with a neck and a shoulder linking the neck to the skirt, the apparatus having a first zone devoted to manufacturing the skirts, a second zone devoted to manufacturing the flexible tubes, a third zone devoted to finishing the flexible tubes thus produced, a first transfer device transferring the skirts in continuous motion from the first zone to the second zone, and a second transfer device transferring, in continuous motion synchronized with the former, the tubes from the second zone to the third zone.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2002Date of Patent: May 2, 2006Assignee: Cebal SAInventors: Bertrand Gruau, Hervé Zakrzewski, Michel Bosshardt
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Patent number: 7021478Abstract: A plastic closure includes a closure shell having a base wall and a peripheral skirt, and a sealing liner disposed on the base wall of the closure. The sealing liner includes an outer sealing layer of resilient resin secured to the base wall within the skirt, and an inner layer of barrier resin underlying the sealing layer. The base wall and the sealing layer have opposed flat surfaces, one of which has a pocket in which the barrier resin layer is disposed. The sealing layer has a periphery that extends beyond the periphery of the barrier resin layer, so that the sealing layer completely overlies and covers the barrier layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2003Date of Patent: April 4, 2006Assignee: Owens-Illinois Closure Inc.Inventor: Mark R. Hock
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Patent number: 7022277Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing objects and object parts formed by an assembly comprising at least two plastic parts (10 and 5; 10? and 5?), which can move in relation to one another with at least one degree of freedom and which are provided with surfaces having at least partially complementary shapes such that, in at least one geometric configuration, they are solidly interconnected on a common surface (11; 11?) in close, clearance-free contact The inventive method comprises the following steps: 1) molding of a first part (10, 10?) by compression or injection; 2) removal of the second tool, the first part (10, 10?) remaining solidly connected to the first tool which serves as a piece of support equipment or is installed on a piece of support equipment (60); 3) compression molding of the second part using the whole (110) of the first part which is integral to the support equipment and a third tool; 4) removal of the first support tool (60) and the third tool (55) and extraction of the assemblyType: GrantFiled: February 25, 2002Date of Patent: April 4, 2006Assignee: CEBAL S.A.SInventors: Michel Bosshardt, Bertrand Gruau
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Patent number: 6969481Abstract: A method is described for producing a pipe end socket (3) made of thermoplastic material with a sealing ring (5) which engages in a form-fitting manner on the inside of the socket in a circumferential bead (4) and which comprises a sealing part (6) and a supporting part (7), with the sealing ring (5) being introduced into a preformed bead region and is then tightly held in a form-fitting manner in the circumferential bead (4) by a final forming of the preformed bead region. In order to provide advantageous process conditions it is proposed that the pipe end socket (3) with the circumferential bead (4) is preformed at a deformation temperature corresponding at least to the softening temperature with an overdimension which allows an insertion of the sealing ring (5), and after the cooling below the softening temperature and after inserting the sealing ring (5) said pipe end socket with the circumferential bead is pressed into the final shape by taking into account a cooling-induced shrinkage.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2002Date of Patent: November 29, 2005Inventor: Helmuth Schnallinger
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Patent number: 6964346Abstract: A closure cap and method of making the same wherein an annular or ring-shaped gasket is injection molded onto the inner surface of a cap shell formed of plastic or metal. The annular or ring-shaped gasket includes radially extending tabs integrally formed therewith, one of said tabs being formed at a location wherein the plastic melt is fed to an annular gasket-forming channel in a mold core and another of said tabs being formed at the location wherein plastic melt is discharged from said channel. Preferably, said other tab includes a cold well formation which communicates with the annular gasket through a connecting portion of reduced cross-sectional area with respect to the cross-sectional areas of both the gasket and the cold well formation.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2000Date of Patent: November 15, 2005Assignee: White Cap, Inc.Inventors: James Taber, Stephen B. Kras
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Patent number: 6957479Abstract: A method to prepare a terminal assembly for different varieties of bamboo, required to form a system of nodes useful in construction, with which points or ends of bamboo such that they can be joined together easily and with great precision; and so that the bamboo can be joined to any other type of material, incorporating it into all kinds of structural system.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2004Date of Patent: October 25, 2005Inventors: Jorge Bernardo Londoño, Daniel Cheyne
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Patent number: 6923929Abstract: A method for manufacturing a waste block includes forming an outer housing by compressing soil material and engaging into and compressing a waste insert in the outer housing, for allowing the waste insert to be solidly and safely retained within the outer housing, and for preventing the waste insert from polluting the outer environment. The waste block may include one or more recesses or notches or juts or bulges for engaging with each other and for stably superposing a number of waste block together.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2002Date of Patent: August 2, 2005Inventor: Kang Chin Lin
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Patent number: 6913725Abstract: A plastic closure includes a closure shell having a base wall, a peripheral skirt with an internal thread for securing the closure to a container finish, and an annular lip extending from the closure skirt adjacent to the base wall and defining an inside lip surface at an acute angle to the closure base wall. A liner is compression molded in situ onto the base wall and peripherally within the lip. The liner has a liner base portion extending along the base wall and a peripheral portion extending along the inside surface of the lip. The liner has an interior surface—i.e.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2003Date of Patent: July 5, 2005Assignee: Owens-Illinois Closure Inc.Inventor: Philip D. Bourgeois
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Patent number: 6887416Abstract: A method and device for the production of a closure cap having a first part (16, 17) and a second part (18), joined together by at least one thinner section (19). The device contains a female mould part (11) and a male mould part (12), which are moveable relative to one another, in order to enclose a mould cavity. After the closing of the mould cavity, an additional mould part (14) is moveable relative to the mould cavity. In order to reduce the volume thereof, until the plastics material fills the mould cavity completely. Consequently the invention ensures that when compression moulding in the mould cavity, the closure cap and in particular also the thinner section (19) are formed completely in the mould provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2000Date of Patent: May 3, 2005Assignee: Crown Cork & Seal Technologies CorporationInventors: Dieter Schmitt, Raymond Stich
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Patent number: 6846443Abstract: A tubular dispensing container has a head whose shoulder is joined to a tubular body. The head and shoulder can be thin because they are provided with a plurality of ribs that extend axially from the neck to the lower end of the shoulder and rigidify the head. A head for a tubular dispensing container is provided having the above-mentioned ribs. Apparatus for forming the head has male or female tooling with axially grooves formed therein to form the ribs on the inside or outside surface of the head. Methods involve flowing moldable material along the grooves to provide the lower end of the shoulder of the head with enough moldable material at elevated temperature and pressure to form a good bond of the shoulder with the tubular body.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2000Date of Patent: January 25, 2005Assignee: Pechiney Plastic Packaging, IncInventors: Douglas J Jackson, Daniel L King
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Patent number: 6837954Abstract: A closure assembly is provided that includes an outer cap with a skirt dimensioned to telescope over the open top end of the tube. An annular shoulder extends inwardly from the top end of the skirt and includes an aperture through which a needle may be directed. A laminated seal is bonded to the bottom surface of the annular shoulder of the outer cap and extends continuously across the aperture in the annular shoulder. A stopper is secured on the bottom surface of the annular seal and is dimensioned for sealing engagement in the open top of the tube. Outer circumferential portions of the bottom surface of the laminated seal between the skirt and the stopper are bonded to the open top end of the tube. The bond between the closure and the laminated seal is stronger than the bond between the tube and the laminated seal. Thus, the closure assembly retains its structural integrity after opening of the tube and can be used to reseal the tube.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2002Date of Patent: January 4, 2005Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventor: Donald J. Carano
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Patent number: 6827895Abstract: A method for insert-molding a plural color film laminate part and part made by the method. The method comprises preforming a film laminate and subsequently insert-molding a plastic substrate against the preformed film laminate. An improvement in traditional insert molding techniques is provided by use of a specific mold cavity structure which facilitates positioning of the film laminate transition line(s) between colors within longitudinally extending groove(s) in the part show face. According to one embodiment, the film laminate is preformed with a re-entrant edge portion which is positioned within the mold cavity such that the edge of the plastic substrate will be substantially covered. The insert molding step involves positioning the preformed film laminate in a specially configured mold cavity, closing the mold and injecting molten resin into the mold cavity against the film laminate.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2002Date of Patent: December 7, 2004Inventor: Hiroaki Yamamoto
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Patent number: 6821467Abstract: A thin film keypad includes a retainer sheet and a plurality of keycaps molded onto keycap attachment regions on the retainer sheet such that the keys are mechanically secured to the retainer sheet. The retainer sheet is made of a thin film material, such as polycarbonate or polyester, and each keycap attachment region includes at least a hole and/or at least one retainer anchor portion. The keycaps are molded from a plastic material, such as polycarbonate or polyester, ABS or a polycarbonate/ABS blend. The thin film material is placed in a molding tool and the plastic material is injected into a keycap mold cavity such that the plastic material flows through the holes and/or around the retainer anchor portions, thereby anchoring the keycaps to the retainer sheet.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2001Date of Patent: November 23, 2004Assignee: Multi-National ResourcesInventors: Christopher M. Wolfe, Steven M. Dunham
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Patent number: 6797219Abstract: A method for manufacturing tiles for use in a raised floor system is disclosed. The tiles comprise an outer shell and an inner core material. The method includes constructing the shells at a manufacturing facility, transporting the shells to a remote location associated with a job site, and filling the shells with a fill material at the remote location. A method is also disclosed for providing a rack to hold the tiles during the manufacturing process, stacking shells in a vertical orientation on the rack, and filling the shells with a core material while on the rack.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2000Date of Patent: September 28, 2004Assignee: Steelcase Development CorporationInventors: Nicholas M. Vander Wal, Richard A. Kroko, John C. Duba, Jr., Kenneth J. Knister, David J. Levitt
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Patent number: 6790400Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and to Apparatus for molding a receptacle fitted with a covering label. The technical field of the invention is that of molding a receptacle out of plastics material. In a method of molding a receptacle fitted with a covering label (1b) which is inserted into the mold (93) prior to injection, the label is shaped and at least two edges of the label are joined together, after which the shaped label is placed on a male portion (91) of the mold.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2000Date of Patent: September 14, 2004Inventor: Paul A. Muller
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Publication number: 20040130054Abstract: A plastic closure that comprises a cap having a base with a peripheral skirt defining the cap interior and threads on the skirt for securing the closure to a container. A liner is secured to the interior of the cap, preferably by being compression molded in situ on the base. The liner consists essentially of a multiplicity of alternating layers of a matrix polymer material such as EVA and a barrier material such as EVOH to resist transmission of gas, water vapor and/or flavorants through the liner. The matrix polymer material preferably is preblended with a compatibilizer material such as a maleic anhydride grafted polymer that ties the matrix polymer material to the barrier material.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2003Publication date: July 8, 2004Inventor: David B. Riffer
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Publication number: 20040124169Abstract: A tamper-indicating closure for a beverage package includes a base wall having a peripheral skirt with at least one internal thread for securing the closure to a container. A tamper-indicating band is frangibly connected to an edge of the skirt, and a stop flange extends axially and radially from an edge of the band for abutment with a stop bead on the container finish. A plurality of circumferentially spaced drain openings extend axially through the juncture of the band and the flange. A plurality of circumferentially spaced channels extend axially through the internal thread on the closure skirt, with at least some of the channels being axially aligned with the drain openings. The stop bead on the container is in the form of a plurality of circumferentially spaced bead segments separated from each other by circumferential gaps.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2003Publication date: July 1, 2004Inventors: James L. Gregory, Stephanie L. Kurtz-Rooney, David P. Piccioli, Suppayan M. Krishnakumar, Q. Peter Zhang
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Publication number: 20040119198Abstract: A dual component molding assembly for packaging hot melt adhesives wherein a mold, preferably in the form of an open top pan, includes a cavity which is lined with a thin film of plastic material. The mold has openings formed therein which communicate with the cavity to facilitate vacuum forming of the film to the cavity's interior surface. The second component is a carrier for the mold and is also preferably in the form of an open top pan. The carrier also includes a cavity for receiving the mold, and functions not only to support the mold when nested therein, but also to act as a heat sink to effectively and rapidly remove, dissipate or absorb the heat from molten adhesive dispensed into the mold. After filling the mold with a mass of adhesive, the exposed open top surface of the adhesive is covered with a second layer of thin film of plastic material which is then sealed to the first film lining the interior of the mold.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2002Publication date: June 24, 2004Inventors: Mark Alper, Atul Mehta
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Publication number: 20040099994Abstract: A piston stopper (2) made substantially of rubber has a piston section (8) enclosed in cap-like manner by an inert film (9′) facing the contents of a syringe or carpule cylinder (1), the inert film (9′) being located adjacent to the syringe or carpule cylinder (1). Adjacent to the piston section (8), the piston stopper (2) has a non-coated sealing section (10). According to a device and method for producing one such piston stopper (2), a non-vulcanized rubber sheet (7) is inserted into a form tool, together with an inert film (9). Under the effect of pressure and heat, an entire piston stopper contour is formed from the layered arrangement, extending to a flange (16) which protrudes laterally beyond the piston stopper (2) in the region of the separating plane of the form tool. A receiving cavity (6) for a piston rod is created in the piston section (8). The wall area of the sealing section (10) surrounding the receiving cavity (6) is forced into the receiving cavity (6).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2003Publication date: May 27, 2004Applicant: West Pharmaceutical Services Deutschland GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Jurgen Brinkhues
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Patent number: 6723269Abstract: Methods are provided for manufacturing an antiperspirant or deodorant product within a container, the product having an application surface that includes first and second portions having different compositions. The methods generally include (a) delivering to an open end of the container, through a first delivery nozzle, a first composition that will form the first portion, and, through a separate second delivery nozzle, a second composition that will form the second portion, the first and second compositions being in molten form during delivery, (b) providing a barrier between the first and second compositions to prevent intermingling thereof, (c) allowing the first and second compositions to solidify to form the product; and (d) removing the barrier.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2001Date of Patent: April 20, 2004Assignee: The Gillette CompanyInventors: Ron Grosz, Michael J. Moloney
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Publication number: 20040070104Abstract: The invention concerns a method which consists in: a) forming by extrusion an extruded thermoplastic tube (20) having, when coming out of the extruder, a diameter D1; b) then subjecting said extruded tube of diameter D1 to a radiation treatment, so as to produced a cross-linked tube (21); c) after bringing said cross-linked tube (21) to a temperature not less than a temperature substantially equal to the melting point of its crystalline phase, subjecting it, in displacement, to a radial monoaxial expansion for form an expanded tube (22) of diameter D2, then cooling it down to a temperature, typically room temperature, at which it can be cut into tube portions (23) with length substantially equal to the height of said caps (1); and e) assembling or forming a head (10, 100, 101, 102, 103) on said tube portion (23), so as to obtain a cap or top (1), with heat-shrinkable skirt, economical and having a homogeneous skirt (11, 12) free of axial connection line.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2003Publication date: April 15, 2004Inventor: Jacques Granger
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Publication number: 20040065977Abstract: The invention concerns a method which consists in moulding a plastic cap (1) and steps which consist in: providing, proximate to an inner surface of base web (7) of the cap (1), a first layer (6) of material impermeable to a predetermined gas or gases and depositing, on said first layer (6) set in the cap (1), a second layer (8) made of an elastic material different from that of the first layer (6), said second layer (8) being designed to form the joint, by isolating the first layer from ambient air.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2003Publication date: April 8, 2004Inventors: Pascale Bron, Sylvie Miege, Michel Luzzato, Philippe Odet
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Publication number: 20040061256Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing objects and object parts formed by an assembly comprising at least two plastic parts (10 and 5; 10′ and 5′), which can move in relation to one another with at least one degree of freedom and which are provided with surfaces having at least partially complementary shapes such that, in at least one geometric configuration, they are solidly interconnected on a common surface (11; 11′) in close, clearance-free contact The inventive method comprises the following steps: 1) moulding of a first part (10, 10′) by compression or injection; 2) removal of the second tool, the first part (10, 10′) remaining solidly connected to the first tool which serves as a piece of support equipment or is installed on a piece of support equipment (60); 3) compression moulding of the second part using the whole (110) of the first part which is integral to the support equipment and a third tool; 4) removal of the first support tool (60) and the third tool (55Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2003Publication date: April 1, 2004Inventors: Michel Bosshardt, Bertrand Gruau