Abstract: A method for manufacture of a resin tray is provided where a block mold is selected to be installed in a base mold according to the specification of the tray to be molded; a molding surface is composed of the upper surface of the block mold fixed to the base mold; thermoplastic resin material in the molten state is arranged opposite to the cavity; a step where thermoplastic resin material is molded by pushing it against the cavity; and as a result, recess part stored at a prescribed position.

Abstract: A system and method for making a golf ball having a patterned surface is disclosed. The pattern may be made by a method including machining a pattern of feed marks on the surface of a golf ball mold and using the golf ball mold to mold a golf ball cover layer. The pattern may be configured to create capillary action to substantially counteract gravity and/or other forces acting on a substantially liquid coating material applied to the cover layer of the golf ball.

Abstract: An array of aerodynamic riblets is formed with a surface layer for adhering to an aerodynamic surface and a plurality of riblet tips having a parabolic cross section extending from the surface layer.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention is directed to a manufacturing process to mold and cast custom softening polymers into complex shaped devices, said process comprising the steps of: creating a 3D mold or shell; injecting the shell with a polymer or pre-polymer; cooling or curing the polymer in a short period of time; and forming a device.

Abstract: Method for forming a transparent timepiece component including top and bottom surfaces: a transparent polymerisable material is chosen; there is applied to a plate a flexible female mould including a capillary network and having a contact surface which is the negative of the bottom surface, bordered by an edge; a cavity is delimited by the sealed juxtaposition of the edge with a plate having a contact surface which is the negative of the top surface; the material is injected through the capillary network to fill the cavity; the material is polymerised to obtain a rigid component; the component is removed from the plates by the deformation of this flexible mould. Hardness is improved by the UV exposition of this component.

Abstract: Die assemblies and die assembly components are disclosed. Methods of making and using die assemblies and die assembly components are also disclosed.

Abstract: Molds and processes that permit high-speed, mass production of retaining wall blocks having patterned or other processed front faces, as well as retaining wall blocks formed by such processes. The invention permits the front face of the block to be impressed with a pattern or otherwise directly processed, to allow the formation of pre-determined block front faces, while at the same time facilitating high-speed, high-volume production of blocks. A mirror image of the desired pattern can be created on a stripper shoe by selecting a desired three-dimensional surface from a naturally occurring or man made object and digitally scanning the selected three-dimensional pattern to create scanned data. The scanned data can then be used to machine a face of the stripper shoe that is the mirror image of the selected pattern.

Abstract: A process for producing a heat-insulating cavity mold, characterized by producing two members, i.e., a metallic surface layer member (1) for forming a metallic surface layer (5) of a cavity mold in a mold for thermoplastic resin molding and a cavity mold main body member (9) for forming the cavity mold, forming a heat-insulating layer (10?) on a bonding surface of the member (9), bonding the two members to each other, and subsequently eliminating an unnecessary part (3, 12) of the metallic surface layer member to form the metallic surface layer (5); a heat-insulating cavity mold; and a mold for thermoplastic resin molding which employs the cavity mold.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for producing a fiber-reinforced plastics casting (FRP), includes a moulding box filled with free flowing moulding material, in what a prototype of casting or a textile preform is inserted, forming a mould cavity for infiltration the inserted preform of textile with synthetic resin material in order to form a fiber-reinforced plastics casting (FRP).

Abstract: A method and apparatus for manufacturing a tool for creating composite components. A sheet metal material is secured over a forming tool in an incremental sheet metal forming machine. The sheet metal material is incrementally shaped with a stylus to form a shape for the tool. The tool is removed from the incremental sheet metal forming machine when the shape for the tool is complete. Composite materials on the tool are laid up, wherein the shape of the tool provides a desired shape for a composite component.

Abstract: A molding roller includes a roller body and a molding film. The roller body includes a cylindrical surface. The molding film is coated on the cylindrical surface and includes a molding surface facing away from the cylindrical surface. A micro-structure pattern is formed on the molding surface. The molding film is made of polymer material including polyether-ether-ketone (PEEK).

Abstract: A method of manufacture of products from geopolymer composite shaped in a mold which is filled by casting of geopolymer composite in form of a precursor and after its hardening the casting is taken out from the mold and the casting surface is provided with a metallic layer. Before metal-plating casting surface with absorption capacity greater than 5% is treated to make it chemically stable so that pH of a leachate from 100 g of the bulk product in 1000 g distilled water after 24 hours does not exceed 9. In order to reduce the absorption capacity of the casting surface it is penetrated with polymer substances or particles of a non-porous filler are added into the geopolymer composite in the precursor state.

Abstract: A carbon fiber shell is used to change the appearance or look of a vehicle, such as a motorcycle, and is formed to be non-permanently installed over an existing vehicle component to customize the appearance of a vehicle while still being removable. The carbon fiber shell is molded to match the contours or the shape of the original vehicle component so that, when installed, the shell has the same contours and thus the same physical shape as the original vehicle component. Moreover, the carbon fiber shell is configured to be mounted onto the vehicle using existing mounting brackets, holes or other structure on the vehicle that is provided to mount or secure the original vehicle component, thereby eliminating the need to drill holes into, or apply glue or other adhesives to the original vehicle component. This feature additionally allows the carbon fiber shell to be removed in the same manner as the original vehicle component.

Abstract: Provided is a process for producing satisfactory particles held in porous silica. The process comprises (a) the step of preparing porous silica, (b) the step of bringing the porous silica into contact with a liquid which contains either a metal or a compound that has the metal as a component element and infiltrating the liquid into the pores of the porous silica, and (c) the step of subjecting, after the step (b), the impregnated porous silica to a heat treatment to thereby form fine particles comprising the metal or the metal compound in the pores of the porous silica. When porous silica is synthesized by hydrolyzing an alkoxysilane in a solvent-free system, it is possible to synthesize porous silica having a fine pore diameter. Use of this porous silica as a template facilitates formation of particles (e.g., W, Cu, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, or Ni or an oxide of any of these metals) that show peculiar properties not observed in the bulk material.

Abstract: A container for culturing cells having nanostructures according to the present invention comprises a cell culture surface onto which adult stem cells are adhered so as to be proliferated and differentiated, wherein the cell culture surface comprises nanostructures placed thereon at regular intervals, the nanostructures comprise nano-pillars protruded from the cell culture surface, the width of the nano-pillars is 40-500 nm, and the height of the nano-pillars is 10 nm-1 ?m.

Abstract: An embossing stamp includes a stamp substrate and one or more stamp structures formed on the stamp substrate. The stamp structures have stamp surfaces extending from the stamp substrate. At least one of the stamp surfaces is non-planar.

Abstract: The present invention includes methods and apparatus for developing and forming a tire-related mold configured to at least mold a portion of a tire tread. Particular embodiments of such methods include creating a digital model representing a three-dimensional structure comprising a tread model molding member, the tread model molding member at least partially defining a molding cavity for forming a corresponding tire tread model. The three-dimensional structure comprising the tread model molding member is formed automatically using the digital model, the structure being formed by building the structure from one or more materials, the one or more materials including an elastic material such that the formed structure is an elastic structure. A tread model is molded using the tread model molding member, while a tread molding element for forming at least a portion of a tread is molded from the tread model.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for generating images using dual-shutter shutter assemblies. Such shutter assemblies include two shutters that move over a common aperture to selectively obstruct the passage of light there through. In the closed position, portions of one of the shutters overlaps a portion of the other shutter to provide such light obstruction without the two shutters needing to come into contact.

Abstract: A method of insert molding a preformed item into a molded product, the molded product being formed by injecting a moldable material into a mold, is disclosed. The method includes adhering the preformed item to a surface of the mold with an adhesive, wherein the surface to which the preformed item is adhered is free of any features provided for holding the preformed item in place on the mold surface. The method next includes injecting the moldable material into the mold such that the moldable material at least partially surrounds the preformed item, and curing the moldable material. Articles molded via the disclosed method are also described.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an appliance having a micro-pattern (190b) for displaying a pattern or a character, and a method for fabricating a structure having a micro-pattern (190b), and more particularly, to a method for displaying a pattern or a character more effectively. To achieve above object, the appliance of the present invention includes a body, a structure provided to an outside or an inside of the body, and a micro-pattern (190b) for changing a light incident thereon from an outside of the micro-pattern to a light of a predetermined color to display a predetermined character or a predetermined pattern on the structure.

Abstract: Provided is a method for controlling liquid crystal alignment. An alignment film has a plurality of first grooves which are elongated in a first direction and area spaced from each other, and a plurality of second grooves which are elongated in a second direction and are spaced from each other by crossing said first grooves. Mutilstable liquid crystal alignment is enabled selectively by adjusting an aspect ratio of said first grooves and an aspect ratio of said second grooves.

Abstract: The method for manufacturing products having a metal surface by imparting microfeatures onto the metal surface. The method if further described as the steps of: creating a transfer tool from a microstructured intermediate fabricated from a microstructured prototype having microfeatures; and, transferring the microfeatures to said metal surface using the transfer tool.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for producing a template includes applying a resin to a first template having a first concavo-convex pattern, hardening the resin, releasing the hardened resin from the first template to produce a second template having a second concavo-convex pattern corresponding to the first concavo-convex pattern, and enlarging the second template.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a food packaging material for packing food, more particularly to a food packaging material having a uniform coating of oil, a method of manufacturing the same, and a mold for manufacturing the same. The food packaging material includes a plurality of grooves formed on one surface of the food packaging material; and an oil layer uniformly applied to the one surface of the food packaging material, being put into the grooves. According to the present invention, there are provided a food packaging material which continuously maintains a uniform coating of oil and thus minimizes sticking of contents to a surface of the packaging material, a method of manufacturing the same, and a mold for manufacturing the same.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of a liquid ejection head, which includes a step of preparing a substrate including a first layer, a step of forming a flow path mold for forming the flow path and a member located outside the mold with a gap between the mold and the member from the first layer, a step of providing a second layer so that the second layer fills the gap and covers the mold and the member located outside the mold with the gap between them, a step of forming an ejection orifice forming member for forming an ejection orifice from the second layer, a step of removing the member located outside the mold with the gap between them, and a step of forming a wall member located outside the ejection orifice forming member with at least a partial gap between the ejection orifice forming member and the wall member.

Abstract: A nanostructure die with a concavely curved nanostructured die surface for seamless embossing of at least one peripheral ring of a jacket surface of an embossing roll in a step-and-repeat process and an embossing roll for continuous embossing of nanostructures with an embossing layer, which has been applied on a body of revolution, with a jacket surface with at least one peripheral ring which is made seamless at least in the peripheral direction and which is embossed in the step-and-repeat process. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method and a device for producing such an embossing roll for continuous embossing of nanostructures as well as a method for producing such a nanostructure die and a method for producing an embossing substrate.

Abstract: There is provided a template inspection apparatus which inspects a replica template, manufactured by an imprinting method from a master template having a depression/protrusion pattern, the template inspection apparatus including: an inspection light source part which radiates inspection light of plane waves; a stage configured to dispose the master template and the replica template so as to be in close proximity with each other and be irradiated by the inspection light; and a detection part which detects light of a component transmitting through the master template and the replica template and different from the plane waves. Accordingly, a template can be inspected in a short time.

Abstract: Disclosed are a structure for construction, which includes a hollow structure having a plurality of cells provided therein with hollows, arranged in a set three-dimension pattern, and partitioned by cell walls, and a cover enclosing the outside of the hollow structure, and a method of manufacturing the same. In this way, because the plurality of hollow cells of the hollow structure are partitioned by the cell walls and provided therein with the hollows, the overall weight can be reduced, and the rigidity and strength can be maintained at an adequate level despite the reduced weight. Also, due to the cells installed in the three-dimensional pattern, the growth of cracks or damage caused by impacts can be confined to local areas. Furthermore, since the weight is reduced, distribution and transportation costs can be reduced.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of fabricating a flexible device, which includes surface-treating one or both sides of a carrier plate so that regions with different surface-treatments are formed on the same side of the carrier plate, forming a glass-filler reinforced plastic substrate film on the surface-treated carrier plate, forming thin film patterns on the glass-filler reinforced plastic substrate film, and separating the glass-filler reinforced plastic substrate film having the thin film patterns formed thereon from the carrier plate, and in which the surface-treating of the carrier plate enables the glass-filler reinforced plastic substrate film to be easily separated from the carrier plate without an additional process such as using a solvent or a laser release technique.

Abstract: Provided is a technology for suppressing, in a mold having a heat-insulating layer formed therein, a problem of chipping of the heat-insulating layer and the like even when a penetrating member is inserted through a through-hole provided in the mold. The mold is provided with a mold body having a convex part on an inner wall surface of the mold body, a heat-insulating layer arranged on the inner wall surface, and a through-hole which penetrates the convex part in a thickness direction of the mold body and through which the penetrating member can be inserted. An outer periphery of the through-hole is inside an outer periphery of a top surface of the convex part. A spacing between the outer periphery of the through-hole on the top surface of the convex part and the outer periphery of the top surface of the convex part is preferably 0.5 mm or less.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for providing multi-level multi-state shutter assemblies. The shutter assembly includes at least a first shutter at a first height over a substrate and a second shutter at a second height over the substrate. Both the first shutter and the second shutter can be operated in an open or closed state for passing or partially blocking light propagating through an aperture. In some implementations, the shutter assembly can operate in four states: a fully transmissive state, a fully obstructive state and two partially transmissive states based on the open or closed states of the first and second shutters.

Abstract: Objects and methods for the manufacture of objects are provided such that the manufactured objects comprise a plurality of tile pieces and seams between the tile pieces, the seams allowing for controlled breaking of the objects. In some embodiments, the objects comprise casting molds or mold parts comprising a tile structure.

Abstract: Disclosed is a channel filter for separating microparticles, and more particularly to a channel filter which can easily separate a sample having various sized microparticles by using a surface topology. In the disclosed channel filter, a topology having an upward/downward reference height from a sample inlet to an outlet is continuously or discontinuously formed, and thus it is possible to efficiently separate microparticles from a sample liquid.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing substantially seamless, circumferentially closed flexible embossing or printing tapes (2), wherein a free-flow material is fed into an annular mould space (14) defining the profile of the tape (2), said mould (1) comprising an external sidewall (6), delimiting the external radial extent of an annular space (14), and a core (12), delimiting the internal radial extent of the annular space (14). A device for carrying out such a method is also disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure describe cylindrical molds that may be used to produce cylindrical masks for use in lithography. A structured porous layer may be deposited on an interior surface of a cylinder. A radiation-sensitive material may be deposited over the porous layer in order to fill pores formed in the layer. The radiation-sensitive material in the pores may be cured by exposing the cylinder with a light source. The uncured resist and porous layer may be removed, leaving behind posts on the cylinder's interior surface. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.

Abstract: A nanoimprinting mold includes: a mold main body having a fine pattern of protrusions and recesses on a surface thereof; and a mold release layer formed on the surface of the mold main body. The mold release layer is formed within a mold release layer forming region, which is a region of the mold main body that includes a patterned region where the fine pattern of protrusions and recesses is formed and has an outer edge positioned outside the outer edge of the patterned region. An outer peripheral mold release layer has a thickness distribution in which the thickness of the outer peripheral mold release layer is locally maximal at positions outside the outer edge of the patterned region, substantially continuously along the entire periphery. Thereby, it becomes possible to restrict the region in which resist flows during nanoimprinting, without employing a mesa type substrate.

Abstract: A process for making molds which do not generate toxic gas in pouring a molten metal into the molds equipped with casting cores or the like even when the binder contained therein decomposes and which are excellent in disintegration characteristics after casting. The process includes mixing a particulate aggregate with one or more water-soluble binders, a surfactant, a crosslinking agent and water under stirring and foaming to prepare a foamed aggregate mixture, charging the foamed aggregate mixture into a mold-foaming cavity, solidifying the charged mixture by evaporating the water contained in the mixture to form a mold, and taking the mold out of the cavity.

Abstract: A method of determining that a thermoplastic was insufficiently dried before forming into a molded plastic part. The method comprises preparing a mixture of a thermoplastic polymer and an off-gassing compound, wherein the off-gassing compound is selected to release all water of hydration in response to target drying conditions specified for the thermoplastic polymer. The mixture is dried at actual drying conditions, and then heated to reduce the viscosity of the thermoplastic polymer and allow the mixture to flow. The mixture is then made to flow into a mold to form a plastic part at a molding temperature, wherein the molding temperature will cause any remaining water of hydration in the off-gas sing compound to off-gas and form surface irregularities in the plastic part. Non-limiting examples of the off-gassing compound include hydrated metal halides and ionic hydrates.

Abstract: Various embodiments herein include utilities for generating embosser drums that are used to pre-format optical media such as optical tape with a pattern of nanostructures such as wobbled grooves. One utility includes generating a plurality of replicas from an embossing master and bonding the replicas together to form a bonded replica structure having a surface with the nanostructure pattern imprinted therein and a surface area that is approximately the same as an outer embossing surface of the embosser drum to be formed. Advantageously, a single, one-piece metallic shim can subsequently be generated, appropriately shaped and welded at a single seam to form the embosser drum outer embossing surface.

Abstract: An ink-based digital printing apparatus includes an imaging member having a surface layer with regular texture. The regular texture includes an array of microstructures such as cavities. Methods include forming the imaging member textured surface using photolithography and molding processes.

Abstract: The embodiments herein provide a prefabricated mineral composite panel and a method for producing the same for constructing the internal walls, the lateral walls and the corner walls in a building. The method comprising the steps of: preparing and assembling a cast, fixing a mesh in the cast, pouring a prefabricated mineral composite into the cast, smoothening and flattening a top surface of the cast, disassembling the cast to withdraw a semi-dried prefabricated mineral composite panel, placing the semi-dried prefabricated mineral composite panel in a drying room for drying the prefabricated mineral composite, removing the dried prefabricated mineral composite panel from the drying room and packaging the prefabricated mineral composite panel.

Abstract: A compacting and injection mold for a fiber preform is for use in fabricating a turbine engine guide vane out of composite material. The mold includes a shell forming a trough that is to receive the fiber preform and that is closed in leaktight manner by bottom and top covers, compacting blocks arranged inside the trough each having a surface pressing normally against a surface of the fiber preform that is to be compacted, and closure blocks arranged inside the trough. Each closure block has a surface pressing normally against a surface of a compacting block and does not have a surface in contact with the fiber preform.

Abstract: The present invention relates to microfluidic devices that comprise a 3-D microfluidic network of microchannels of arbitrary complexity and to a method for fabricating such devices. In particular, the invention relates to a method of forming microfluidic devices having 3-D microfluidic networks that contain open or closed loop microchannels using a single-step molding process without the need for layer-by-layer fabrication, and to the resultant microfluidic devices. The networks of such microfluidic devices may comprise one or more microchannel circuits which may be discrete or interconnected.

Abstract: The tread surface of a tire according to the present invention is molded with a tire mold having a tread molding surface, and at least a portion of the tread molding surface is formed by projecting spherical projection material having a predetermined sphericity and causing the spherical projection material to collide.

Abstract: Various embodiments herein include utilities for generating embosser drums that are used to pre-format optical media such as optical tape with a pattern of nanostructures such as wobbled grooves. One utility includes generating a plurality of replicas from an embossing master, bonding the replicas together to form a bonded replica structure having a surface with the nanostructure pattern imprinted therein, creating a replica of the bonded replica structure and electroforming a metallic layer onto the bonded replica structure replica to create a single, one piece, metallic shim which can be used to create a weld-less embosser drum.

Abstract: Provided is an food packing material, manufacturing method and mold thereof having hydrophobicity including a number of columns formed in one side of food packing material. The disclosure may provide food packing material, manufacturing method and mold thereof in which an amount of contents off a wall of the food packing material may be minimized by hydrophobicity.

Abstract: A mold assembly for forming a cast component includes a primary mold structure having a predetermined geometry portion for shaping a primary region of the cast component. Also included is at least one additional mold structure integrated with the primary mold structure, the at least one additional mold structure comprising a geometry for defining at least one feature in the cast component.

Abstract: A structure and method for a post plate of a die set that can be used to emboss a plurality of contact pads of a flexible printed circuit during the formation of a printer printhead. In one embodiment, a plurality of post plate posts can be formed, where each post plate post has a flat upper surface, generally straight sides, and a sharp corner where the flat upper surface and the generally straight sides intersect. Each post can be polished using, for example, a pad and an abrasive polishing compound or an electrochemical polishing process, to round the sharp corners to form a post having a rounded contour. In another embodiment, a plurality of post plate posts each having a rounded contour can be formed using a molding process.

Abstract: A method for forming a maintenance hole base for the bottom surface of a maintenance shaft using a configurable modular mold and thermoforming or rotational molding. The modular mold is formed of individual members of groups of central core components engageable to surrounding periphery components to yield a mold which will form the appropriate engagement and communication pathways for the base when installed. Polymeric material is employed with the mold to yield a finished component configured for use in the base of the maintenance shaft.

Abstract: In an ear tip and a method of manufacturing the same, the ear tip includes a sound transfer part including a hollow shaft and an external sheet and an acoustic absorbent making contact with the external sheet and the hollow shaft. The hollow shaft has a cylindrical shape of which a circumferential surface is flat and provides a sound conduit for transferring audio signals. The external sheet is extended from an end portion of the hollow shaft in such a way that the hollow shaft is enclosed with the external sheet and a gap space is provided between the external sheet and the hollow shaft. The acoustic absorbent is positioned in the gap space and has a plurality of pores, thereby absorbing surrounding noises and preventing the surrounding noises from transferring into user's ear.