Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
264328700 | Including changing mold size or shape during injection or between multiple stages of injection | 17 |
20090026659 | Hybrid Mandrels - A mandrel comprising a rigid inner core and an elastomeric outer layer that at least partially surrounds the rigid inner core, wherein the elastomeric outer layer is adapted to expand during a molding process to seal a cavity to prevent incursion of material injected during the molding process. | 01-29-2009 |
20090194909 | Apparatus and method for manufacturing products from a thermoplastic mass - An apparatus for manufacturing products from material which is thermoplastically deformable, as from plastic, comprising: —a mold ( | 08-06-2009 |
20100140844 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING PRODUCTS - A method for manufacturing products ( | 06-10-2010 |
20100201036 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FORMING PRODUCTS - An injection molding apparatus ( | 08-12-2010 |
20100327492 | Method for Manufacturing a Catheter Having a Separated Tip Configuration - A method for manufacturing a separated tip catheter includes the following steps: positioning first and second cores in a cavity of a mold, the cavity having a substantially elongated shape and including a first end portion and a second end portion, wherein the first and second cores are oriented substantially parallel to each other; placing a sheet of material having a higher melting temperature than a molding material across the first end portion of the cavity; and injecting the molding material into the cavity of the mold. | 12-30-2010 |
20110187023 | MOULDING DEVICE - Moulding equipment for the production of plastic parts via the injection of a molten thermoplastic resin, chiefly consisting of a mould ( | 08-04-2011 |
20110227253 | METAL MOLD FOR USE IN MOLDING LENS COVER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING LENS COVER - A metal mold for molding a lens cover can be provided without increasing the size of the metal mold or the production costs so as to prevent deterioration of production efficiency while also preventing any unfilled area or a thin thickness portion of a resin material from being formed in a final product. Also provided is a method for producing a lens cover utilizing such a metal mold. The metal mold can have a stationary mold, a movable mold and a slidable mold between them. A cavity for molding a lens sealing portion can be formed between the stationary mold and the movable mold, and the slidable mold can have a projection portion projecting into the cavity. | 09-22-2011 |
20110285058 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MOLDED ARTICLE OF AN ORGANIC FIBER-REINFORCED POLYOLEFIN RESIN - A method for producing a molded article of an organic fiber-reinforced polyolefin resin from a polyolefin resin and an organic fiber having a weight average length of 4 mm or more includes the following steps (1) a preparing step of preparing an organic fiber-reinforced polyolefin resin containing a polyolefin resin and an organic fiber having a weight average length of 4 mm or more, (2) a melting step of melting the organic fiber-reinforced polyolefin resin to obtain a molten organic fiber-reinforced polyolefin resin, (3) a filling step of filling the molten organic fiber-reinforced polyolefin resin into a mold cavity which is formed by a pair of molds capable of being moved relatively toward or away from each other and which defines a changeable cavity clearance between them, and (4) a removing step of cooling the filled molten organic fiber-reinforced polyolefin resin to form a molded article of an organic fiber-reinforced polyolefin resin and removing the molded article of the organic fiber-reinforced polyolefin resin from the mold cavity, wherein the following Formula (I) is satisfied in the step of filling, | 11-24-2011 |
20110304077 | INJECTION MOLDING METHOD AND INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE - It may be possible to suppress the clogging of a gas vent, to simplify the maintenance of a mold device, and to improve the preform productivity. | 12-15-2011 |
20110316196 | SCALABLE INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEMS - Scalable injection molding systems comprise a molding press and at least one delivery system. Each delivery system comprises an injection unit and a manifold. The scalable injection molding system further comprises at least one molding face pair having a cavity face and an opposing core face. Each scalable injection molding system comprises at least one scalable system selected from the group consisting of a scalable face-number system with respect to numbers of active mold face pairs in the scalable injection molding system and a scalable cavitation system with respect to numbers of functional mold cavities on each mold face pair. Both the scalable face-number system and the scalable cavitation system allow the output of the scalable injection molding system to be increased or decreased according to needs of the operator, without requiring costly reconfiguration, retooling, replacement, or unnecessary duplication of standard mold components. | 12-29-2011 |
20120242005 | Injection Moulding Method - A method of injection moulding an article, the method comprising the steps of: (a) providing an injection mould comprising first and second mould parts, and having at least one movable portion of one of the first and second mould parts; (b) disposing the first and second mould parts in a fully closed configuration so as to define mould cavity therebetween for moulding an article, in the fully closed configuration the first and second mould parts defining a cavity outer surface which defines the outer shape of the article to be moulded in the mould cavity; (c) injecting molten material into the cavity at an injection inlet of the cavity; (d) during the injecting step, moving at least one movable portion of one of the first and second mould parts from a forward position, defining the article to be moulded, to a rearward position thereby to increase the volume of the mould cavity in the fully closed configuration and to reduce the flow length/thickness ratio of the cavity; (e) filling the mould cavity with the molten material; and (f) after filling the mould cavity, returning the at least one movable portion from the rearward position to the forward position thereby expelling excess molten material back through the injection inlet. | 09-27-2012 |
20130307192 | DEFORMABLE WELDMENT OF COSMETIC OVERMOLDING - A structure configured to be overmolded with a material includes a deformable portion that may be biased by a slider of a mold. When biased by the slider, the deformable portion may deform in the direction that the deformable portion is being biased by the slider. The deformable portion may be deformed in order to reduce flash during an injection molding process. | 11-21-2013 |
20140159282 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING TEMPORARY KNEE JOINT SPACERS WITH STEMS OF VARIOUS SIZES - A cement mold assembly configured to form a temporary implant for use in delivering antibiotics to an infected site can includes a first mold and a second mold. The first mold can have an open end and an inner wall. The first mold can define a tibial component forming cavity including a platform forming cavity and a stem forming cavity. The second mold can have a body portion configured to be slidably and progressively receivable by the inner wall into the tibial component forming cavity in a direction toward the closed end. Progressive advancement of the second mold into the tibial component forming cavity urges cement within the tibial component forming cavity against the body portion and the inner wall to form a unitary tibial component having a tibial tray portion formed by the platform forming cavity and a stem portion formed by the stem forming cavity. | 06-12-2014 |
20140252681 | INTERIOR PANEL AND INJECTION MOLDING METHOD - A resin-made interior panel molded into a thin-plate shape using a cavity die and a core die in which portions which corresponds to undercut portions with respect to the die-cutting direction of the molding die includes on the front surface side of a panel a flat bottom portion having a shape which cancels an entire undercut space on the side of the core-die and a rib structure having a plurality of ribs projecting in the shape of plugging back the undercut space and having a plurality of grooves extending from the bottom portion in the die-cut direction. According to the invention as described above, means which maintain the design shape of the interior panel on the front surface side having the undercut portions is provided without necessity of a slide die in the core die. | 09-11-2014 |
20140319731 | COLLAPSIBLE CORE ASSEMBLIES FOR INJECTION MOLDING DEVICES - An injection molding assembly comprising a collapsible core assembly, an injection mold press comprising an internal cavity configured to receive the collapsible core assembly, and an actuator configured to insert the collapsible core assembly into the internal cavity of the mold press and method of using the same. The collapsible core assembly may comprise a static core member, a moveable core member coaxial to the static core member and moveable relative to the static core member, and a stripper plate moveable within the collapsible core assembly relative to the static core and configured to eject the molded part. The moveable core member may comprise an external engagement feature disposed at an end of the moveable core member. The external engagement feature may define a geometry operable to matingly engage an internal feature of a molded part supported on the moveable core member upon formation of the molded part. | 10-30-2014 |
20140374957 | MOLD AND METHOD FOR FORMING TILT BOSS - A mold for forming tilt boss includes a slider part, a main part and a core pin. The slider part is formed with a tilt groove. The main part is formed with a tilt channel. When the slider part and the first main part are engaged, a tilt-boss forming cavity is formed. The tilt-boss forming cavity is communicated with the tilt channel and coaxial with the tilt channel. The core pin penetrates the tilt channel and one distal portion thereof is slidably engaged with the tilt groove, another distal portion thereof is protruded into the tilt-boss forming cavity. When the slider part is separated from the main part for allowing the core pin to be moved from a high point to a low point of the tilt groove, the core pin is downwardly moved along the tilt channel. | 12-25-2014 |
20160039137 | INJECTION-MOULDED ARTICLE COMPRISING A FIELD OF HOOKS OBTAINED BY MOULDING - One-piece article obtained by injection moulding, with at least one injection point, said article comprising a main body ( | 02-11-2016 |