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7625194 Unit for production of tubular resin film  
A manufacturing apparatus is provided for manufacturing a tubular resin film of high quality and little thickness variations, which is stretched and given an orientation, and suitable as...
7622061 Apparatus for crystallizing polymer particles  
The present invention is a process and apparatus for conserving loss of heat while forming and crystallizing polymer particles in a liquid. The cooling liquid quenches the polymer during particle...
7611660 Apparatus and method for cooling material during continuous vacuum forming  
The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for cooling material during continuous vacuum forming. The apparatus includes one or more cooling regions positioned adjacent one or more...
7604472 Method and apparatus for forming flared tube ends  
A method for forming a flare in the end of a flexible tube comprises heating the end of the flexible tube to a near-melted state, inserting the end of the flexible tube into a flare-forming die...
7572123 Apparatus for stretching and crystallizing the neck finish of a molded plastic article  
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...
7572121 Method and apparatus for mass customized manufacturing  
Embodiments of the invention provide a method and apparatus for manufacturing dental aligners. The system includes a workpiece introduction system having at least one workpiece preparation chamber....
7556491 Heating panel and method of heating  
A heating apparatus or platen is provided with a heating surface adjacent a heat exchange fluid area defined by the heating surface attached by side walls and end plates to a retainer plate. A flow...
7549852 Cutting machine  
The present invention relates to a cutting machine comprising at least one moving type cutting table ( 1 ), in which the plastic material to be cut ( 2 ) is placed; a plurality of lower...
7547205 Microimprint/nanoimprint uniform pressing apparatus  
A microimprint/nanoimprint uniform pressing apparatus is used to provide uniform imprinting pressure to a molding material layer between a substrate and a mold. The uniform pressing apparatus...
7531025 Method of creating a turbulent flow of fluid between a mold and a substrate  
The present invention is directed toward a method of controlling a turbulent flow of a fluid between a substrate and a template, and more specifically, controlling a turbulent flow of a fluid...
7524177 Pipe molding system with vacuum and temperature controls of cooling plugs  
A pipe mold ( 1 ) produces plastic pipe with an internal wall having a first wall portion ( 23, 25 ) and a second wall portion ( 27 ). The pipe mold ( 1 ) includes a two stage cooling plug ( 35 )...
7485252 Method and apparatus for crystallizing the neck finish of a molded plastic article  
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...
7484947 Cooling and molding water tank for a plastic complicated profile  
The invention concerns a cooling and molding water tank for a plastic complicated profile. A plurality of molding blocks and water collection plates are provided along the length inside the tank,...
7473088 Microimprint/nanoimprint device  
A microimprint/nanoimprint device includes a mold, a substrate and an energy transferring module. The substrate is disposed oppositely to the mold and at least has a molding material layer. The...
7464451 Combination plastic spiral forming machine and semi-automatic plastic spiral binding machine  
A combination book binding machine with a plastic coil forming machine, whereby a plastic spiral coil is formed at a first raised temperature, then cut to a length sufficient for the plastic spiral...
7438548 Apparatus for rapidly heating and cooling a mold  
A mold for forming, molding or welding thermoplastic tubing extends through the aperture of an apertured spool supporting an RF energized coil to inductively heat a center section of the mold. A...
7435073 Apparatus and method for reforming the neck finish end surface of a blow molded plastic container  
An apparatus for reforming an annular end sealing surface of a molded plastic container includes a head having an annular contact surface and a drive for bringing the annular contact surface into...
7429168 Oven protection system for a thermo-forming machine  
An oven protection system for a thermo-forming machine having a source of heat for heating a workpiece. The oven protection system includes a barrier that is movable from a stored position to a...
7419373 Apparatus and method for induction lamination of electrically conductive fiber-reinforced composite materials  
A method and apparatus for forming laminate composite structures. At least two laminae, each containing electrically conductive reinforcing fibers, are placed upon each other in contacting...
7413430 Crystal base plate and pressing device  
The upper block 12 contacts the bearing block 20 , and the bearing block 20 is coupled to the upper plate 21 . The upper block 12 has a protruding part 22 on the upper surface that is...
7393202 Platter for thermoplastic billet  
A thermoforming apparatus including a pallet for use with a thermoforming machine that thermoforms a plastic billet into a usable form, the pallet including a billet support surface for supporting...
7329114 Isothermal imprint embossing system  
Isothermal imprint embossing system. In one embodiment, the system includes a heater to pre-heat a disk substrate to an embossing temperature, a die assembly with an embossing foil to imprint the...
7314364 Slotted mold for making a balloon catheter  
A method of making a catheter balloon, and a balloon formed thereby, in which a polymeric tube is radially expanded in a mold having a wall with an outer surface and an inner surface defining a...
7311509 Externally cooled moving mold  
A molding apparatus includes a moving mold for shaping molten plastic into product made within the moving mold. The moving mold is surrounded by an air block housing to define a cooling chamber...
7306443 Rotational moulding machine  
A rotational moulding machine includes three mould manipulator arrangements and a rotatable carrousel on which the manipulators are mounted for indexed rotation between heating, cooling and mould...
7293976 Single station thermo-forming machine  
A thermo-forming machine is described for forming three-dimensional work pieces, having extensive relatively thin surfaces of uniform thickness, from flat sheets of a thermoplastic material. The...
7267535 Pipe molding apparatus with mold tunnel air turbulence  
An extruding apparatus which extrudes continuous length of hollow plastic product has an extruder ( 3 ) which feeds molten plastic through die equipment ( 5 ) to a mold tunnel ( 7 ) formed by side...
7261533 Method and apparatus for manufacturing dental aligners  
Embodiments of the invention provide a method and apparatus for manufacturing dental aligners. The system includes a workpiece introduction system having at least one workpiece preparation chamber....
7258540 Apparatus for calibrating an extruded plastic profile piece that forms at least one longitudinal groove  
An apparatus for calibrating an extruded plastic profile forming at least one longitudinal groove ( 5 ), comprises a calibrating body ( 1 ) receiving the profile ( 2 ). Body ( 2 ) comprises a form...
7258537 Fast firing flattening apparatus for sintered multilayer ceramic electronic substrates  
An apparatus for flattening sintered ceramic electronic packaging substrates having opposing faces with undesired camber interleaves the substrates with spacers. At least one heating zone includes...
7255552 Method and device for thermoforming of containers  
Blanks ( 12 ) of thermoplastic material are heated, and a thermoforming step is performed in which the heated blanks are deformed plastically by stretching. Before the thermoforming step, a...
7232304 Hobbyist-useable apparatus and method for fabricating decoratively-shaped writing instruments  
In accordance with the present invention a hobbyist-useable apparatus and method for fabricating decoratively shaped writing instruments is disclosed. The apparatus for fabricating decoratively...
7207792 Expansion tube having expansion slits and apparatus for manufacturing heat shrinkable tube having the expansion tube  
The present invention relates to an expansion tube that has a plurality of expansion slits on the outer peripheral surface thereof long a longitudinal direction, each of the expansion slits having...
7175412 Heat pressing die set for forming embossed designs on garments  
A heat pressing die set for forming embossed designs on garments includes a male and a female die seat on which a silicon and a metal die are respectively supported. The silicon and the metal die...
7172402 Mold jaw halves for an apparatus for producing transversely ribbed tubes  
Described is a mold jaw half for an apparatus for the production of transversely ribbed tubes, wherein the mold jaw half ( 16 ) has end faces and a base face and in its interior a cooling passage...
7160095 Apparatus for oxygen enriched flame-perforation of a polymer film  
The present invention provides an apparatus and methods for flame-perforating polymeric films with an oxygen-enriched flame. One embodiment of the apparatus includes a frame, a support surface...
7153124 Preforming thermoplastic ducts  
There are provided apparatuses and related methods for preforming sheets to form preforms for forming ducts. The preforms can be formed of a thermoplastic material, such as flat sheets of...
7147451 Apparatus for restoring the necked-down end of a tubular core  
An apparatus for restoring a necked-down end of a plastic core includes molding and curing stations and a core handling system having a carriage for sequentially positioning the core adjacent the...
7128558 Post-forming of thermoplastic ducts  
An apparatus and method are provided for thermoplastically forming a contour in a thermoplastic duct defining a passage. The apparatus includes a longitudinal collar that defines a cavity and a...
7108495 Apparatus for continuous forming shaped polymeric articles  
This invention relates to methods and apparatus for manufacturing shaped polymeric articles by substantially continuous vacuum forming. The method includes providing a sheet of hot polymeric...
7052265 Device to simultaneously manipulate curling screws of a lip rolling machine  
Devices that have the capability to simultaneously manipulate the curling screws of a lip rolling machine while it is in operation and lip rolling machines so modified.
7037100 Apparatus for flame-perforating films and methods of flame-perforating films  
An apparatus and methods for flame-perforating films. A preferred embodiment of the apparatus includes a frame, support surface attached to the frame, where the support surface includes a plurality...
7018196 Skirt forming member for vacuum-forming systems  
A customizable skirt-forming member is disclosed, for use in high stress acrylic tub formation operations. The member generally has a rigid forming wall, at least one adjustable wing hingeably...
6994534 Apparatus and method of producing polyurethane rubber bands  
An apparatus and method of producing polyurethane rubber bands. The apparatus includes a first device for heating and simultaneously drawing a polyurethane sheet produced by incising polyurethane...
6939120 Disk alignment apparatus and method for patterned media production  
An apparatus and method for aligning a disk with an imprinting surface are described. In one embodiment, the apparatus has a die which includes an air-bearing mandrel having a tapered nose to...
6908583 System and method for bending a substantially rigid substrate  
A method and apparatus for bending a substantially rigid substrate ( 22 ) having first and second portions ( 28, 30 ) interconnected by a bend region ( 32 ). The apparatus comprises first and...
6908295 Process and apparatus for embossing precise microstructures and embossing tool for making same  
A process and apparatus for embossing thermoplastic products having precise microstructured surfaces including using a continuous press having upper and lower belts with the embossing pattern(s);...
6896506 Method and apparatus for scrapless thermoforming  
A thermoforming machine includes a loading station configured to load a thermoplastic billet onto a frame. The frame has an outer ring and a billet support blade defining a channel therebetween....
6868644 Method and device for the molding of wood fiber board  
The invention relates to a method and device with which it is possible to arrange complicated shapes with considerable differences in height in wood fibre board, and in particular but not...
6800236 Crawler molding method  
A molding method for a seamless crawler is provided in which the number of production steps is few, embedding of spiral reinforcement cords and a circumferentially uniform strength property are...