Abstract: A device for processing a continuously running strip of material includes an ultrasonic generator unit with a sonotrode that is fixed opposite a counter roller. The material strip is processed in the gap. To adjust the gap height, the force in the gap is measured using a force measuring member, and used for regulation.

Abstract: A low compression, resilient golf ball having a center and a cover, wherein at least a portion of the ball is formed from the conversion reaction of an amount of polybutadiene, a free radical source, and a cis-to-trans catalyst including at least one inorganic sulfide at a sufficient temperature to form a polybutadiene reaction product which includes an amount of trans-polybutadiene greater than the amount of trans-polybutadiene present before the conversion reaction and a cis-to-trans catalyst including at least one inorganic sulfide. The reaction product preferably has a first dynamic stiffness measured at −50° C. that is less than about 130 percent of a second dynamic stiffness measured at 0° C. A multi-layer golf ball having a center, at least one intermediate layer disposed concentrically about the center, and a cover, wherein at least a portion of at least one of the center, intermediate layer, or both, are made from the reaction product.

Abstract: A crown installation system for forming a crown in place on a pillar in a manner that avoids the need for heavy and complicated concrete form structures. The crown installation system includes a kit for forming a crown on a pillar, such as a chimney, having a perimeter wall with an outer surface and an upper surface converging at an outer upper perimeter edge. The kit includes a plurality of form members, with each form member being adapted for forming a portion of the outer surface of the crown. Each of the form members has opposite ends and an outer face. A plurality of support members are provided for supporting the form members. Each of the support members has a front surface for pressing against a portion of the outer surface of one of the form members. A tension member is provided for holding the support members in position against the form members such that the form members are restricted from outward movement. The invention also includes a method of utilizing the kit to form a crown on a pillar.

Abstract: A method of making an interior trim panel for attachment to structure of a vehicle includes the steps of loading a trim blank into a cavity of a mold and loading an edge of the trim blank on a movable slide of the mold. The method also includes the steps of depositing a molten thermoplastic material onto a core of the mold and partially closing the mold. The method further includes the steps of moving the slide into a channel of the core, completely closing the mold, and forcing the molten plastic material into a down-turned flange area of the mold to form the interior trim panel with a down-turned flange.

Abstract: A rounder bar assembly (10) with floating foot (56) for use with an endless belt conveyor (12) incorporates an elongated body (20) configured for shaping dough pieces (14) transported along the endless belt of a conveyor. A backing plate (22) and a spacer (24) are disposed between the body (20) and the backing plate, with the body (20), backing plate (22) and spacer (24) defining cavity (26) therebetween. An elongated flexible foot (56) is movably mounted within the cavity (26) so that a portion of the foot (56) extends from the cavity when the foot is in a compressed position. A visco-elastic material (63) is disposed within the cavity (26) between the spacer (24) and the foot (56) such that the visco-elastic material is responsive to movement of the foot, thereby allowing the foot to conform to the belt of the conveyor. The visco-elastic material has a property of expanding volumetrically in response to a force applied thereto that displaces some of the volume of the material.

Abstract: Disclosed is a perogie maker for producing individual perogies from a single layer of dough. The perogie maker consists of round, hollow cylinders attached to one another at the ends of the cylinders by rotatable hinges. The cylinders have alternating raised and lowered notches, and a ridge surrounding the outside of at least part of the cylinder which is capable of cutting through dough. When handles attached to the cylinders are brought together the raised notches close on lowered notches and a layer of dough is folded as such to produce sealed perogies, with excess dough being trimmed by the ridge.

Abstract: An extrusion head for use in the paste extrusion of lubricated PTFE fine powder, the extrusion head comprising an external die having an inlet, a chamber, and an outlet, a tip positioned in the chamber of the die, the tip having a circumferential ridge formed therein that extends into the chamber, the chamber having a shape complementary to the ridge so as to form a space between the external die and the tip to allow lubricated PTFE fine powder to pass therethrough, and a mandrel which extends through the external die and supports the tip in the chamber.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for shaping and molding material having two sidewalls, two end walls, a bottom and at least one partition. The two sidewalls have grooves spaced at predetermined intervals on an inside surface for receiving a partition and a bottom ledge for retaining the bottom. The inside surface has a plurality of openings sized for receiving holding members and may have a variety of shapes. The bottom is shaped to mate with the shape of the inside surface of the sidewalls. The two end walls include locking mechanisms for holding the various components of the apparatus together.

Abstract: The present invention provides a stable material having enhanced extensibility and a method for making the same. A neckable material is fed in a first direction. The neckable material is subjected to incremental stretching in a direction perpendicular to the first direction. A tensioning force is applied to the neckable material to neck the material in a direction perpendicular to the first direction. The necked material is then subjected to mechanical stabilization to provide a stabilized extensible necked material. The stabilized extensible necked material is then passed between the peripheral surface of a cylinder which is driven in rotating motion and a device for pressing the stabilized extensible necked material against the peripheral surface of the cylinder. A retarding member retards the passage of the stabilized extensible necked material and directs the material away from the peripheral surface of the cylinder.

Abstract: The present invention relates to stack mold carriers in an injection molding machine with a rotating turret. Services to the rotating turret are provided by a rotary union attached to the translating mold carrier at the turret's axis of rotation. Hence, services such as oil, water, air and electrical power are provided to the rotating turret thereby allowing the turret to rotate in either direction. The rotating turret is attached to linkages which open and closed the molds through connection to a moving and a stationary platen which interface with the rotating turret to form molded articles therein.

Abstract: An injection molding system for molding a hollow plastic article employs a hollow mold core having a longitudinal axis and a core runner cavity that has a uniform cross section throughout and which extends to the open end of the mold core. The mold core includes at least one core ejection gate and at least one core inlet gate leading from the outer surface of the core wall to the core runner cavity. When molding is performed in stages, there is it least one core ejection gate for each stage of molding. The core is clamped in between separate sets of molding blocks for each stage of molding. A core end closure cap having a core extension cavity aligned with the core runner cavity is used to close the open end of the mold core. A molten plastic is injected into the outer molding blocks and is confined to travel through the core inlet gate of the core without entering the mold cavity directly so that the molten plastic is forced to pass through the core runner cavity in order to reach the core ejection gates.

Abstract: An gasket having a molded plastic carrier and an edge-molded seal in an opening through the carrier. The wall surface of the opening has inwardly projecting anchors formed of an inner plate and a radial hub. The seal is molded to the anchors and is held in place thereby.

Abstract: A process for manufacturing floor and wall coverings that produces a product a user may adhere to any wall or floor surface. The process begins by blending selected volumes of epoxy and aggregate into a vessel. A selected portion of the blended mixture is poured into a mold of selected geometry. A first piece of interlocking screening material is positioned over the first selected portion of the blended mixture. A second selected portion of the blended mixture is poured over the first interlocking screening material. A second piece of interlocking screening material is positioned over the second selected portion of the blended mixture. A selected portion of an adhering material is embedded into the top surface of the second interlocking screening material and the second selected portion of the blended molded mixture. The mold is cured and the product is released from the mold.

Abstract: A method for embossing a cylindrical object such as a paint roller cover, especially using an apparatus that includes a shuttle and a rotatable shaft on the shuttle. The rotatable shaft includes two ends, with one end accepting a paint roller cover and with the other end being toothed for engagement with a gear rack. As the rotatable shaft is drawn in one direction by the shuttle, the toothed end engages the gear rack and rotates the rotatable shaft, thereby also rotating the paint roller cover. As the paint roller cover rotates, it is drawn by the shuttle over a die transfer plate having a design formed therein, and such design is transferred to the paint roller cover. The die transfer plate is heated to the desired temperature, and the speed of the shuttle is controllable so that time and temperature is controlled. Another controlled parameter is pressure.

Abstract: A resin mold has a surface layer formed on the molding surface of a main body from a thermosetting resin and containing fine particles of silicon carbide. The surface layer can be formed simply by thermosetting the resin without calling for any plating, so that the mold can be made in a short time. The high hardness of silicon carbide gives a high wear resistance to the surface layer. The main body is formed from a thermosetting resin and contains metal particles.

Abstract: An improved positive control non-return valve assembly which is mounted on the front end of a helical plasticating screw of an injection molding machine. The valve assembly comprises a thread retainer with means for attachment to the plasticating screw. The valve assembly also comprises a distribution chamber that has an annular shaped flow gap and a cylindrical passageway that leads to a plurality of discharge ports. The non-return valve assembly forms a seal, builds pressure, and displaces molten plastic fluid from the distribution chamber through a discharge chamber passageway, and into a mold.

Abstract: A drawing unit including two or more slits extending in a widthwise direction of a collecting conveyor, each slit including an inlet for sucking groups of filaments pushed out from a spinneret, a path in which air currents flowing in a suction direction is formed for drawing the groups of filaments, and an outlet for blowing out the groups of filaments towards the collecting conveyor after the drawing. The drawing unit and a drawing method are capable of producing a non-woven fabric web with uniform thickness and with only a small number of density spots as a result of reduced entanglement of the filaments in the paths of the drawing unit.

Abstract: Disclosed is a pelletizer vessel and a prilling head assembly for use in the pelletizer vessel for prilling a hard resid material. The pellitizer vessel has an has an upright pelletizing vessel with an upper prilling zone, a sphere-forming zone below the prilling zone, a cooling zone below the sphere-forming zone, a bath below the cooling zone, and a prilling head in the prilling zone rotatable along a vertical axis and having a plurality of discharge orifices for throwing molten material radially outwardly. A vertical height of the sphere-forming zone is sufficient to allow material discharged from the prilling head to form substantially spherical liquid pellets. Nozzles are provided for spraying water inwardly into the cooling zone to cool and at least partially solidify the liquid pellets to be collected in the bath.

Abstract: A single pass, continuous, automated system for producing a pharmaceutical granulation includes multiple feeders to feed powders and liquids, a twin screw processor to granulate, a radio frequency or microwave based drying apparatus to dry the granulation, and at least one mill to process the dried granulation to desired particle sizes. The system incorporates means for monitoring key process parameters on-line, all of which are controlled by a controller provided with feedback at each component of the system. The granulation produced can be compressed into a tablet or incorporated into a capsule, both having a uniform distribution of the active ingredient. The system produces product having consistent properties even when production is scaled up for manufacture of the tablet in commercial volume.

Abstract: A blow molding machine comprising an extruding device 2, one pair of mold-clamping devices 3, 3′, and hammering devices 4, 4′ for hammering blow pins 40, 40′ respectively into molds 30, 30′ in the one pair of mold-clamping devices 3, 3′, for blowing, a parison P extruded from the extruding device 2 being clamped by alternately switching the mold-clamping devices 3, 3′ and then, the blow pins 40, 40′ being hammered into the molds 30, 30′ by the hammering devices 4, 4′, respectively, wherein the one pair of mold-clamping devices 3, 3′ are linearly arranged in the same direction as an opening- and-closing direction of the molds 30, 30′ in the mold-clamping devices 3, 3′.