Diverse Distinct Type Shaping Means Patents (Class 425/324.1)
  • Patent number: 11220053
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are drawn to an additive manufacturing system, which may include a nozzle having an inlet for receiving a flowable material and an outlet for depositing the flowable material. An applicator head may surround at least a portion of a proximal region of the nozzle. The applicator head may include a housing, a cooling inlet for receiving a coolant into the housing, a cooling outlet configured to allow the coolant to exit the housing, and an air inlet. A roller may be mounted on the applicator head to one side of the outlet of the nozzle. The roller may include an air outlet, wherein a flow path connects the air inlet and the air outlet so that air enters the air inlet and exits the air outlet. The roller may also include a plurality of holes located on an external surface of the roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Thermwood Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Susnjara, Scott G. Vaal, Brian S. Smiddy
  • Patent number: 11020875
    Abstract: A pressing device, comprising: a lower punch (10), provided with a pressing surface (10a) facing upwards; an upper punch (11), provided with a pressing surface (11a), facing downwards; at least one of the two punches is movable nearingly and distancingly relative to the other in order to perform pressing of a layer (L) of a ceramic material; a first movable belt (2) comprising an active portion (3) arranged at least partially between the upper punch (11) and the lower punch (10); a second movable belt (4) comprising an active portion (5) arranged at least partially between the first movable belt (2) and the upper punch (13); a shaped profile (6), which is so structured as to at least partially delimit a pressing chamber, which is detachably associated to the lower punch (10) or to the upper punch (11) in a projecting manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: SYSTEM CERAMICS S.P.A.
    Inventors: Franco Stefani, Franco Gozzi
  • Patent number: 10675778
    Abstract: A format compensator for a pressing device, comprising a compensating element (7) of a given thickness (S), structured so as to be interposed between the lower punch and the upper punch (10, 11) of a pressing device so as to be arranged in contact with the punches (10, 11) during pressing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: SYSTEM CERAMICS S.P.A.
    Inventor: Franco Stefani
  • Patent number: 9561605
    Abstract: A construction block or suchlike comprises at least one part made of conglomerate material, to which an insert made of filling material is constrained, to define a connection face for connection to another structural element. The connection face has visible a first surface of the insert and at least a connected second surface of the part made of conglomerate material. On the connection face other structural element(s) are combined, along a support plane (R, R1, R2) provided in correspondence with the connection face, to be stably connected by a layer of binder material. The second surface has a seating made longitudinally and lowered with respect to the support plane (R, R1, R2), on which seating the layer of binder material is located. The seating has a determinate depth (D), with respect to the support plane (R, R1, R2) correlated to the predefined thickness of the binder material to be laid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: S.A.C.M.E. SRL
    Inventor: Luciano Badin
  • Publication number: 20150140251
    Abstract: A method for making objects by forming a thermoformable sheet material includes forming the objects by interaction of a die assembly and a forming assembly. The method further includes, compressing and crushing a first portion of the sheet material by a crushing punch device before forming the objects and maintaining the first portion crushed during the forming operation to reduce the thickness thereof and to orientate chains of molecules that compose a structure of the sheet material at the first portion, in order to weaken the structure and the first portion. The first portion is thus easily perforable, tearable and breakable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Andrea Bartoli, Flavio Traldi, Luca Mastropasqua
  • Patent number: 9028240
    Abstract: The present utility model provides a mold set used for dumpling or dumpling-like food product formation comprising a pair of jaws, the closure of which is configured to clamp a dough pad over a filling thereby forming a raw product of the dumpling or dumpling-like food product, wherein the jaws in a closed condition can be driven to simulate the human action of compressing a filling pocket of the dumpling or dumpling-like food product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory C. Vargas, Christopher J. Field, Michael P. Waldherr, Muan Zhu, Edward Lee, Derong Wang, Shuiyuan Liang
  • Publication number: 20140322277
    Abstract: In a process and an apparatus (10) for making a solid form (11), preferably of a therapeutic or pharmaceutical product, an intermediate mass (31) of material is obtained from a respective basic layer (21) in the form of a sheet or band, the intermediate mass of material being composed of a plurality of layers of material and the solid form (11) of material being obtained from the intermediate mass (31).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: I.M.A. INDUSTRIA MACCHINE AUTOMATICHE S.P.A.
    Inventors: Dario Rea, Giorgio Manaresi
  • Publication number: 20140265028
    Abstract: A die in combination with a panel includes a die and a panel. The die includes a stamping surface and an outer edge. The panel includes an outer surface, and the outer surface includes a recessed portion. The recessed portion includes a contact surface, indicia on the contact surface, and a non-contact surface. The contact surface has a perimeter, and the non-contact surface defines a channel, which is positioned adjacent the perimeter of the contact surface and at least partially surrounds the contact surface. Methods of forming indicia on a panel are also discussed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Stephen F. Winter, J. Michael Cole
  • Patent number: 8734700
    Abstract: A process for the production of virtually full density polyolefin suitable for further processing by drawing to form a high tenacity, highly oriented polyolefin sheet comprising: a) feeding a metered amount of polyolefin powder into the nip between two vertically stacked and heated calender rolls through application of the polyolefin powder to the apex of the topmost of the two heated calender rolls; b) rolling the powder through the nip until a coherent sheet of polyolefin sheet is produced: and c) once a coherent polyolefin sheet exits the nip adjusting the temperature in the nip to obtain specific tensile and elongation properties. Apparatus for the performance of such a process is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: E I Du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Kenneth C. Harding, Gene C. Weedon
  • Patent number: 8672664
    Abstract: Provided is a food molding apparatus which performs all steps from forming to conveyance and storage in one housing and which is small in size and inexpensive. A conveyance section 500 which holds a formed cooked rice product (a rice ball 10) by use of holding arms 510 is provided, within a housing, with an X-axis moving unit 570 which moves the formed cooked rice product in an X-axis direction and a Z-axis moving unit 550 which moves the formed cooked rice product in a Z-axis direction. A storage section 600 provided with a tray 610 on which the rice ball 10 is to be placed is further provided, within the housing, a Y-axis moving unit 630 which moves the tray 610 in a Y-axis direction, whereby the rice balls 10 are spread over on the tray 610.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Audio-Technica
    Inventor: Junya Uchida
  • Patent number: 8444892
    Abstract: In order to manufacture articles in the form of sheets or blocks of conglomerate stone or stone-like material, single mixes are prepared in mixers (18a,b,c,) arranged in a line and at intervals along a conveyor belt (12), each mixer depositing on said conveyor belt a layer of single mix which is arranged on top of the mix deposited by the mixer immediately upstream, forming a multiple mix which is then fed in an axially offset position to a rotating support (24) provided with homogenizing means and then passes to the vacuum vibrocompression section, after a deaeration step. A crushing device (32) is inserted between each mixer and the underlying belt so as to control the size of the agglomerations in each mix. Means (34) are envisaged for cleaning the upper surface (12a) of the conveyor belt (12) and the crushing devices (32) between the cycles for preparation of the multiple mix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Inventor: Luca Toncelli
  • Patent number: 8388334
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and device for curling up dough slices, comprising a conveyor for the dough slices, a gripping element, arranged above the conveyor, for curling up a dough slice conveyed under the gripping element by the conveyor, pressure means, for pressing curled up dough slices on the conveyor, wherein the distance along which the gripping element grips dough slices is adjustable in the direction of conveyance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Rademaker B.V.
    Inventor: Johannes Josephus Antonius Van Blokland
  • Publication number: 20130011510
    Abstract: A machine for converting a web of preformed pouches into inflated dunnage units. The pouches are defined by transverse seals extending from a remote edge to within a predetermined distance from an inflation edge. The machine includes a tensioning device for frictional engagement with the web, an inflation arrangement for inflation of the preformed pouches, a sealing arrangement, and a clamping arrangement. The sealing arrangement may be positioned to provide a longitudinal seal that intersects the transverse seals to close the preformed pouches and form a dunnage unit. The tensioning device holds the web taught during downstream travel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: AUTOMATED PACKAGING SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Larry Chuba, Lawrence Valenti, David Romo, Michael Riccardi
  • Patent number: 8226397
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for making a molded plastic article having a stretched and crystallized neck finish. In one embodiment, a series of platforms are carried by a conveying apparatus for transporting a series of molded plastic articles along a predetermined path of travel through one or more treatment stations. At a finish widening station, the molded article, having a relatively wide and thin-walled blow-molded body portion, and a relatively narrow and thick-walled unexpanded neck finish portion, is positioned to enable insertion of a mandrel into an open top aperture of the finish portion to widen the finish.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Graham Packaging Company, LP
    Inventors: Keith Barker, Brian Lynch, Walter McDonald, Norbert Seitel
  • Publication number: 20120181715
    Abstract: A system for making PET objects including a means for reacting a first PET precursor and a second PET precursor to produce a PET melt; a means for flowing the PET melt to a valve having at least two outlets; a means for flowing the PET melt from at least one of the at least two outlets to at least one die forming line and one pelletizing (cutter) line. A means for controlling individually the mass flow of the PET melt in each of the at least two system lines independently of the other and a means for forming the PET objects from the PET melt. The control scheme is a combination of a feed forward system as well as a feedback loop. The entire control scheme is part of the overall system PLC. The fine tuning of the pressure at the outlet of the die forming loop is controllers to less than +/?1 bar to obtain maximum control of formed part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Inventors: Nicholas Barakat, William Karazes
  • Publication number: 20120161431
    Abstract: A method of forming a film of photonic crystal material. A first process is performed upon a material capable of having a photonic crystal structure, this process causing deformation of the material so as to form a film in which incident light received by the material is selectively reflected or transmitted to generate a first optical effect in the film. A second process is performed upon substantially all of the film which applies a shear stress to the film. This causes a change in the material structure so as to generate a second optical effect in the film, different from the first optical effect, in response to incident light. Security films, devices, articles and documents formed using the method are also discussed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: DE LA RUE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Günther Vulpius, Götz Peter Hellmann, Peter Wolfgang Andreas Spahn
  • Patent number: 8177540
    Abstract: A process for the production of virtually full density polyolefin suitable for further processing by drawing to form a high tenacity, highly oriented polyolefin sheet comprising: a) feeding a metered amount of polyolefin powder into the nip between two heated calender rolls; b) rolling the powder through the nip under these conditions until a coherent sheet of polyolefin is produced. According to a highly preferred embodiment, initially, the nip is set at a gap smaller than the size of the smallest polyolefin powder particle and at a temperature above the melting point of the powder and once a coherent sheet of polyolefin exits the nip the temperature in the nip is lowered to a temperature below the melting point of the polyolefin powder and the gap increased to a desired level above the thickness of the largest powder particle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Bae Systems Tensylon H.P.M., Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth C. Harding, Gene C. Weedon
  • Patent number: 8109750
    Abstract: A process for the production of virtually full density polyolefin suitable for further processing by drawing to form a high tenacity, highly oriented polyolefin sheet comprising: a) feeding a metered amount of polyolefin powder into the nip between two heated calender rolls initially set at a gap smaller than the size of the smallest polyolefin powder particle and at a temperature above the melting point of the powder; b) rolling the powder through the nip under these conditions until a coherent sheet of polyolefin is produced: and c) once a coherent sheet of polyolefin exits the nip lowering the temperature in the nip to a temperature below the melting point of the polyolefin powder and increasing the gap to a desired level above the thickness of the largest powder particle. Apparatus for the performance of such a process is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: BAE Systems Tengylon H.P.M., Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth C. Harding, Gene C. Weedon
  • Patent number: 8012396
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for making a molded plastic article having a stretched and crystallized neck finish. In one embodiment, a series of platforms are carried by a conveying apparatus for transporting a series of molded plastic articles along a predetermined path of travel through one or more treatment stations. At a finish widening station, the molded article, having a relatively wide and thin-walled blow-molded body portion, and a relatively narrow and thick-walled unexpanded neck finish portion, is positioned to enable insertion of a mandrel into an open top aperture of the finish portion to widen the finish. The mandrel may include a lower heated tapered portion for expanding the finish, and an upper cooled body portion on which the expanded finish may be cooled. The article may then be sent to a finish crystallizing station having a heating device that heats the widened finish portion for a time and temperature selected to crystallize at least a portion of the widened finish.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Graham Packaging Company, L P
    Inventors: Keith Barker, Brian Lynch, Walter McDonald, Norbert Seitel
  • Publication number: 20110147995
    Abstract: The method and system for rapid press forming and consolidation of a sheet of thermoformable material provides for molding of articles with complex shapes. The sheet of thermoformable material is suspended on a movable frame and transferred on a track to a preheating and preconsolidation station, where it is heated, and rapidly transferred suspended on the movable frame via the track to a molding and consolidation station for rapid press forming and consolidation with a hydraulic punch that applies pressure uniformly in all directions, to substantially eliminate wrinkles in the formed product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL COMPOSITES TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: Richard L. Fingerhut
  • Patent number: 7942661
    Abstract: A balloon folding system specifically configured to reduce a side branch balloon of a bifurcated balloon catheter assembly includes a die that defines at least one chamber for receipt of the sidebranch balloon, and at least one pin sized to fit into the chamber and reduce the balloon to a substantially flattened state. The system also may include a housing for the reduction and folding of a primary branch balloon. The system is configurable to fold and reduce both branches simultaneously or separately.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Woon-Chung Wang, Stephen Michael, Benjamin Arcand, Stefen M. Pallazza, Zack Tegels, Karl A. Jagger
  • Patent number: 7857610
    Abstract: A thermoforming process capable of coining and flowing material is provided, such as for making a thermoformed energy absorber for self-attachment to a vehicle bumper beam. The energy absorber includes a thermoplastic sheet with first thickness shaped by a thermoforming process to include a base and lobes configured to absorb energy. The sheet further has integrally formed attachments with solid heads formed from material flowed from adjacent areas into the attachment during the thermoforming process. Many other structures can be formed, such as ringed ridges, thinned regions, snap-attachments, hooks, living hinges, bosses, and the like. The present invention further includes an apparatus and a method for accomplishing the above, such as a heater for heating the sheet, and a die for stretching and shaping the sheet, where heated material is flowed by opposing coining die components to form selectively-shaped 3D structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: SafetyNet Energy Management, LLC
    Inventors: Michael A. Rossi, Joel M. Cormier, Donald S. Smith, Matthew M. Gerwolls
  • Publication number: 20100301517
    Abstract: An exemplary method for fabricating a molding stamper includes the following steps. Firstly, a master mold having microstructures spaced apart from each other is provided. Secondly, a patterned layer is formed on the microstructures, the patterned layer having molding surfaces apart from each other, and being made of a flexible organic material. Thirdly, the master mold is removed from the patterned layer. Finally, a hard coating layer is deposited on the molding surfaces to form a molding stamper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: YUNG-LUN HUANG
  • Patent number: 7802979
    Abstract: A dough moulder including a dough conveyor operable to receive a strip of dough, the conveyor having a first run operable to co-operate with a curling element to curl or roll the dough strip into a dough piece and a second run operable with a pressure rolling board to mould the dough piece, wherein the pressure rolling board has an upper section and a lower section, the lower section including a plurality of formed channels or troughs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Moffat PTY Limited
    Inventor: Paul Eaton Willett
  • Patent number: 7740469
    Abstract: Thermoplastic films and laminates are made by extrusion and stretching using differential speed rollers employing a short stretching gap of no more than one inch immediately after the extruded film product is formed. The method and apparatus control the thickness of the stretched film and impart desirable mechanical properties thereto such as film products with a high modulus for handling and suitable tensile for softness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Clopay Plastic Products Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Leopoldo V. Cancio, Thomas G. Mushaben, Robert M. Mortellite, Pai-Chuan Wu
  • Patent number: 7677880
    Abstract: A system includes a high speed reciprocating mold plate patty-forming machine and a downstream patty presser. The high speed patty forming machine provides patties at a high production speed onto an output conveyor portion. The patty presser includes an upper conveyor having an upper endless belt. The upper conveyor is located above the output conveyor, wherein facing belt surfaces of the upper and lower endless belts define a path between the upper and lower conveyors. The upper conveyor has a tilted section such that a first clearance at an input to the path is equal to or greater than a thickness of the patties and a second clearance at an outlet of the inlet length is less than a thickness of the patties at the input of the path. A shuttle conveyor is arranged at the output of the path and delivers patties to an indexing packaging machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Formax, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Moore, Paul Taylor
  • Publication number: 20090288361
    Abstract: A structural element for use as a brick, construction block, panel, floor or suchlike in the building trade, comprises at least one part made of conglomerate material, such as concrete and suchlike, to which an insert made of insulating or filling material is constrained, to define peripherally at least a connection face for connection to another structural element, the connection face has visible a first surface of the insert and at least a connected second surface of the part made of conglomerate material. On the connection face one or more other structural elements are able to be combined, along a support plane (R, R1, R2) provided in correspondence with the connection face, so as to be laid and stably connected by means of a layer of binder material. The second surface has a seating made longitudinally and lowered with respect to the support plane (R, R1, R2), on which seating the layer of binder material is located. The seating has a determinate depth (D), with respect to the support plane (R, R1, R2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2009
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Applicant: S.A.C.M.E. SpA
    Inventor: Luciano BADIN
  • Patent number: 7581940
    Abstract: Provided is a cooked rice mold apparatus that can easily adjust the supply amount of sushi rice. The roller spacing of a top rolling roller pair 31 arranged on the exit side of a hopper 2 of a rolling section 4 is variable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Audio-Technica
    Inventors: Takashi Hosogane, Yoichi Goto
  • Publication number: 20090123592
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an extrusion process for preparing vegetable casing including preparing a continuous tubular extrudate by extrusion, and transferring the continuous tubular extrudate. The transferring includes repeatedly passing a plurality of separate horizontal posts below the continuous tubular extrudate, hanging the continuous tubular extrudate on the posts so that the continuous tubular extrudate is conveyed by the posts a distance, while a closed space is formed inside the tubular extrudate and between every two adjacent horizontal posts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2009
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: Food Industry Research and Development Institute
    Inventors: Wen-Lian Chen, Sam-Long Hwang, Bao-Hung Huang, Lin-Shyang Tzeng, Shih-Jung Liu, Chia-Yuan Tsai
  • Patent number: 7485252
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for making a molded plastic article having a stretched and crystallized neck finish. In one embodiment, a series of platforms are carried by a conveying apparatus for transporting a series of molded plastic articles along a predetermined path of travel through one or more treatment stations. At a finish widening station, the molded article, having a relatively wide and thin-walled blow-molded body portion, and a relatively narrow and thick-walled unexpanded neck finish portion, is positioned to enable insertion of a mandrel into an open top aperture of the finish portion to widen the finish. The mandrel may include a lower heated tapered portion for expanding the finish, and an upper cooled body portion on which the expanded finish may be cooled. The article may then be sent to a finish crystallizing station having a heating device that heats the widened finish portion for a time and temperature selected to crystallize at least a portion of the widened finish.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: Graham Packaging Company, LP
    Inventors: Keith Barker, Brian Lynch, Thomas E. Nahill
  • Publication number: 20080246182
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods of manufacturing filter cartridges are disclosed, the system including a tube of laminated and seamed filter media, a media unwind mechanism, a mandrel having a starting point operatively positioned proximate the media unwind mechanism, structure, operatively positioned proximate the mandrel, for feeding the tube of laminated and seamed filter media into the starting point of the mandrel, structure, operatively positioned in the mandrel, for pressurizing the tube of laminated and seamed filter media with a gas, structure, operatively positioned in the mandrel, for expanding the tube of laminated and seamed filter media into a substantially cylindrical shape as the tube of laminated and seamed filter media passes over the mandrel, a pleater mechanism, operatively positioned proximate the mandrel, a blade mechanism, operatively associated with the pleater mechanism, for alternately engaging the tube of laminated and seamed filter media with the blade mec
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventors: Mahesh Z. Patel, Jonathan C. Taylor, Gary W. Schukar
  • Patent number: 7431577
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a die and a method for manufacturing a core, wherein the core includes a ring-shaped supporting member 16 that is formed by a plate-like member, that is disposed inside a pneumatic tire, and that supports a pneumatic tire by allowing an inner side of a tread portion of the pneumatic tire to be brought into contact with an outer peripheral surface of the supporting member at the time of a deformation of the pneumatic tire due to a decrease of an internal pressure of the tire, and ring-shaped rubber portions that are joined respectively to both widthwise direction edge portions of the supporting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Yoichiro Kondo, Hiroyuki Isoi
  • Publication number: 20080122135
    Abstract: There is provided a process for the production of an embossed sheet material for the purpose of improving a embossing accuracy. The process comprises the steps of: providing a continuous resin sheet material by extruding a molten resin through a die, and imprinting a surface profile of an embossing member by nipping the continuous resin sheet material between a press roll and the embossing member wherein the embossing member is made of an organic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2007
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Hisanori OKU, Hironobu IYAMA
  • Publication number: 20080026091
    Abstract: An improved dough sheeter having a pair of counterrotating sheeter rollers and a cutter roller rotating against a front one of the sheeter rollers to cut a pattern into a sheet of dough therebetween. The improvement is the cutter roller being formed from an oil-impregnated wear resistant plastic that results in a much longer cutter life. The dough sheeter's cutter roller may have axial shaft, a pair of cutter lift arms including a U-shaped end, and a pair of needle bearing assemblies, each needle bearing assembly located on a corresponding end of the axial shaft. Also disclosed is a method of manufacturing a cutter roller for a dough sheeter where the crown is formed before the cutting pattern is cut into the cutter roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2007
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Inventor: Michael L. Herrera
  • Patent number: 7314365
    Abstract: A surface treating apparatus includes: a sheet which includes; a base, and a thermoplastic resin layer disposed on the base; a contact member configured to convey the sheet while carrying out a surface treatment of the sheet; a surface property forming unit configured to form a certain surface property on a surface of the contact member by using a surface property forming material; and a sheet heating unit configured to heat the sheet contacting the contact member, to thereby transfer the surface property of the contact member to the sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Inoue
  • Patent number: 7048533
    Abstract: In a method of making plastic articles with embossed pattern, a plastic material is injection-molded in a cavity of a clamping unit of an injection molding machine to form an injection-molded plastic article. A pattern is embossed from a foil strip onto a previously injection-molded plastic article to form a finished plastic product with embossed pattern, whereby the embossing step is decoupled from the injection molding step and carried out separately from a clamping step of the clamping unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignees: Krauss-Maffei Kunststofftechnik GmbH, Bolta-Werke GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Ils, Peter Lichtinger, Günter Prautzsch, Timo Günzel, Wilhelm Pfister, Jürgen Schreyer, Jürgen Hackert
  • Patent number: 6837696
    Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatuses for manufacturing dosage forms, and to dosage forms made using such systems, methods and apparatuses are provided. Novel compression, thermal cycle molding, and thermal setting molding modules are disclosed. One or more of such modules may be linked, preferably via novel transfer device, into an overall system for making dosage forms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Assignee: McNeil-PPC, Inc.
    Inventors: Harry S. Sowden, Shun Por Li
  • Patent number: 6817850
    Abstract: There is provided a method of and apparatus for forming a food by wrapping an inner material with an outer skin material, and the method of and apparatus for sealing the outer skin material more surely in a state where the inner material is disposed on the outer skin material. The food forming apparatus comprises a first shutter (1), a second shutter (2) disposed under the first shutter (1), and support means (6) disposed under the second shutter (2) wherein an operation start timing of the second shutter (2) subsequent to starting of the operation of the first shutter (1) is adjusted appropriately, and a position of the support member (60) is adjusted appropriately, thereby adjusting the amount of collection of the peripheral portion of the curst material (F), thereby wrapping an inner material (G) with the outer skin material (F) in response to the different sizes of the curst material (F) and the inner material (G), thereby surely forming the food.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2004
    Assignee: Kobird Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masao Kobayashi, Hironori Kobayashi, Toru Fukiage
  • Publication number: 20040222559
    Abstract: The present invention is a mechanism for folding plastic injection molded parts after the parts have been molded and while the parts are still on the mold core half. The mechanism consists of a mold core half having one or more mold cores. The mold core half has a finger movably mounted adjacent the mold core half and movable along a predetermined path between a first position wherein the finger is clear of the mold core and a second position wherein the finger bears against the part on the mold core so as to fold the part. The invention also includes a drive (either electrical, hydraulic or pneumatic) for driving the finger between its first and second positions. The present invention also consists of a method of in-mold folding of a foldable plastic part. The method consists of projecting a finger across a face of the mold core half and towards the plastic part sitting on the mold core such that the finger engages a lower edge of a first portion of the plastic part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2003
    Publication date: November 11, 2004
    Inventors: Manuel J. Gomes, Allan Hall, Bounoth Meksavanh, Harald Gaul
  • Publication number: 20040101691
    Abstract: A preform from which plastic optical fiber is to be drawn in an infrared heating furnace has a core portion with either a step index or graded-index profile, and a cladding layer surrounding the core portion, the cladding layer. A jacket layer surrounds the cladding layer and is also made of an at least partially fluorinated jacket material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2002
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Inventor: Whitney White
  • Publication number: 20030137077
    Abstract: In a method of fabricating plastic strips and an extruder structure therefor, a plastic extruder is used to melt plastic or acrylic raw materials and to extrude the same in the form of soft plastic strips, which can be bent by hand to form a shape by following a pattern that is a line or a recess formed in a mold plate. The plastic strip is allowed to cool to form a product with the desired shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2002
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Inventors: Kevin Lee, Justine Chen
  • Publication number: 20030107153
    Abstract: An assembly for manufacturing carriers (4) of information or decoration, characterised by a mould unit comprising two mould means which are joinable with each other. The mould unit comprises an injection moulding station (1) for injection moulding of said carriers (4), and a printing station (2) with a stamping unit (15) for applying to said carrier (4) a covering formed in accordance with the current information or decoration. The present invention also concerns a corresponding method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2002
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Inventors: Hans Brewitz, Lars Persson, Thomas Svensson
  • Publication number: 20030086995
    Abstract: Continuous strand pellets made of particles, in which reinforcing staple fibers are arranged in a thermoplastic matrix in a helical manner, are provided. The reinforcing staple fibers and the molten matrix material are situated in a peripheral area of the particles and, together with unmolten thermoplastic staple fibers, are present in a core area of the particles. A method for producing the continuous strand pellets from a staple fiber mixture of thermoplastic fibers and reinforcing fibers includes feeding the staple fiber mixture through a preheating zone and then drawing the staple fiber mixture through a heating nozzle to form a strand, which after rotating and consolidation by cooling, is cut into continuous strand pellets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2002
    Publication date: May 8, 2003
    Applicant: Ostthuringische Materialprufgesellshaft fur Textil und Kunststoffe mbH
    Inventors: Klaus-Peter Mieck, Thomas Reussmann
  • Publication number: 20030082259
    Abstract: A mold includes a top die and a bottom die moved relative to each other and defining therebetween a cavity for molding a molding of predetermined pattern, and a compacting mechanism adapted to compact the molding in the cavity, the compacting mechanism having a plurality of compacting rods adapted to compact the molding in the cavity, a pressure plate adapted to move the compacting rods into the cavity to compact the molding in the cavity, and a plurality of stop rods adapted to limit the range of movement of the pressure plate toward the bottom die.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2001
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Inventor: Tzung-Lung Lee
  • Publication number: 20030068394
    Abstract: A spinning-drawing-texturing machine for producing crimped threads is described, comprising a spinning device, a drawing device, a texturing device, and a take-up device. A plurality of threads spun by the spinning device is assigned to the drawing device, the texturing device, and the take-up device. According to the present invention, the drawing device and the texturing device are arranged in a processing module and the take-up device in a winding module underneath the spinning device. The processing module and the winding module are erected side by side and form one long side of the machine. This ensures a configuration divided by functional groups, which facilitates operation and increases operational reliability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2002
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Inventor: Bernd Kirchhoff
  • Publication number: 20030067096
    Abstract: A mold device and method for producing a rough texture on all or a portion of the outward exterior surfaces of masonry block units. The device of the present invention is a mold having one or more cavities, open at the top and the bottom, with a rigid support platform or sheet across the bottom, to hold the masonry mixture in place until discharged through the bottom of the mold. On a portion of the interior sidewalls of the mold, are substantially vertical ribs extending from the interior surface, creating voids in the compacted mixture. An extension or “stripper” unit extends inwardly along the base of the portion of the interior wall containing the vertical ribs. A top plate configured to fit removably within the interior walls of the mold cavity is provided to compact the masonry mixture and to push the masonry unit out of the mold and simultaneously clean the mold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2002
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Inventor: Dean Jurik
  • Publication number: 20030064127
    Abstract: At least one blow-molded plastic container and one compression molded lid are simultaneously produced in a blow mold. Preferably, the method and apparatus utilize a mold capable of simultaneously receiving a pair of extruded parisons. One of the parisons is utilized to produce a pair of aligned container bodies and the other of the parisons is utilized to form a pair of aligned closures. In this manner, a container and closure combination can be manufactured having perfect color matching and can be readily recycled in its entirety. In addition, the method and apparatus according to the present invention significantly reduces tooling costs and required machine capitol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2002
    Publication date: April 3, 2003
    Inventors: David W. Cargile, Earle L. Ellis, David Kesselman, Roy N. Krohn
  • Publication number: 20030020191
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for impressing three-dimensional patterns in a slip-formed concrete wall. At least one impression roller is provided at the discharge end of a slip form. The impression roller includes an outer periphery, provided with a layer or coating of resilient material. The layer is pre-formed or pre-cast to include an aesthetically pleasing, three-dimensional pattern. The axis of the roller is maintained in parallel relation to the plane of the exposed surface of the wall, with the outer periphery of the roller slightly depressed into the wall surface. As the uncured concrete wall emerges from the slip form, the impression roller places a pattern into the wall surface which corresponds to the pattern on the roller. Movement of the roller along the wall causes the impression roller to rotate, impressing successively formed portions of the wall with the pattern. Additional rollers may be used to impress patterns on the opposing wall surface, as well as the top wall surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2001
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Inventor: Michael B. Allen
  • Patent number: 6422853
    Abstract: A chain die assembly for producing candy includes a plurality of first chain links each including a cutting edge, a plurality of second chain links each including a cutting edge and a common longitudinal center plane. A plurality of guiding housings is arranged right and left of the longitudinal center plane, and they each carry at least one die. A plurality of shafts each connects one of the first chain links to one of the second chain links and to the guiding housings. The second chain links each are fixedly connected to at least one of the guiding housings to be free from backlash and to be unrotatable with respect to the guiding housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: Klockner Hansel Prozesstechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Markwardt, Sven Lippardt, Werner Hesse
  • Publication number: 20020089088
    Abstract: In a method of making plastic articles with embossed pattern, a plastic material is injection-molded in a cavity of a clamping unit of an injection molding machine to form an injection-molded plastic article. A pattern is embossed from a foil strip onto a previously injection-molded plastic article to form a finished plastic product with embossed pattern, whereby the embossing step is decoupled from the injection molding step and carried out separately from a clamping step of the clamping unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2001
    Publication date: July 11, 2002
    Inventors: Peter Ils, Peter Lichtinger, Gunter Prautzsch, Timo Gunzel, Wilhelm Pfister, Jurgen Schreyer, Jurgen Hackert