| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 6893599 |
Method for making a reinforced, polymeric article in a reaction injection molding system and mol |
May 17, 2005 |
| A mold for use in a reaction injection molding method and system to make a reinforced polymeric article having reduced surface defects includes a novel gating system. The mold includes a pair of mold sections which define a closed, article-forming cavity, an injection aperture, and an |
| 6881296 |
Method and system for manufacturing an air bag cover assembly including a switch |
April 19, 2005 |
| A method and system of manufacturing an air bag cover assembly utilizing infrared radiation is disclosed. The assembly includes a front panel, a back plate, a switch and infrared-absorbing material. Initially, the front panel and the back plate are positioned so that inner surfaces of th |
| 6811977 |
Rapid, quantitative method for the mass spectrometric analysis of nucleic acids for gene express |
November 2, 2004 |
| The invention provides methods of identifying one or more nucleic acids in a sample. The nucleic acids, for example, expressed genes in a cell, can be identified by contacting the nucleic acids with oligonucleotides having detector tags, and selector tags to form tagged oligonucleotides. |
| 6749795 |
Method of making a molded plastic component having enhanced surface finish |
June 15, 2004 |
| A method of making a molded plastic component having enhanced surface finish uses a mold having at least one metal base, a mold cavity, and at least one self-lubricating surface layer which defines the plastic component within the mold cavity. The self-lubricating surface layer inclu |
| 6686007 |
Molded plastic component having enhanced surface finish |
February 3, 2004 |
| A molded plastic component having enhanced surface finish is molded within a mold having at least one metal base, a mold cavity, and at least one self-lubricating surface layer which defines the plastic component within the mold cavity. The self-lubricating surface layer includes a porou |
| 6619358 |
Method and system for bonding plastic parts together |
September 16, 2003 |
| A method and system for bonding plastic parts together utilizing a heat-activated adhesive and at least one infrared lamp are disclosed. The system preferably includes first and second infrared lamps for emitting infrared radiation. A first base section supports a first infrared lamp |
| 6579402 |
Method and system for manufacturing an air bag cover assembly including a switch |
June 17, 2003 |
| A method and system of manufacturing an air bag cover assembly utilizing infrared radiation is disclosed. The assembly includes a front panel, a back plate, a switch and infrared-absorbing material. Initially, the front panel and the back plate are positioned so that inner surfaces of th |
| 6322865 |
Hollow plastic article formed by a gas-assisted injection molding system |
November 27, 2001 |
| A hollow plastic article of a one-piece construction formed from a molten plastic resin by a gas-assisted injection molding system wherein the article is designed in such a way that any gas channel read through is hidden at a "Class A" convex surface thereof. The article includes a h |
| 6251202 |
Method and system for bonding plastic parts together |
June 26, 2001 |
| A method and system for bonding plastic parts together utilizing a heat-activated adhesive and at least one infrared lamp are disclosed. The system preferably includes first and second infrared lamps for emitting infrared radiation. A first base section supports a first infrared lamp |
| 6120275 |
Mold for use in a gas-assisted injection molding system and gas pin assembly for use therein |
September 19, 2000 |
| A mold for use in a gas-assisted injection molding system includes a gas pin assembly which can be readily removed from one mold half in an open position of a mold wherein a porous insert of the assembly can also be readily removed from the housing of the assembly for easy servicing. The |
| 6062842 |
Mold for use in a gas-assisted injection molding system and runner shut-off subsystem for use th |
May 16, 2000 |
| A mold for use in a gas-assisted injection molding system having a nozzle includes a runner shut-off subsystem which prevents pressurized gas from flowing through the runner and into the nozzle. A pair of pins are preferably mounted on a plate to move therewith between extended and r |
| 6053720 |
Mold for use in a gas-assisted injection molding system and gas pin assembly for use therein |
April 25, 2000 |
| A mold for use in a gas-assisted injection molding system includes a gas pin assembly which can be readily removed from one mold half in an open position of a mold wherein a porous insert of the assembly can also be readily removed from the housing of the assembly for easy servicing. The |
| 6042361 |
Mold for use in plastic injection molding system and venting pin assembly for use therein |
March 28, 2000 |
| A mold for use in a plastic injection molding system includes a venting pin assembly which can not only vent an article-defining cavity in the mold but can also eject a formed plastic article in an open position of the mold. A porous insert of the assembly permits air from the articl |
| 6042356 |
Mold for use in a gas-assisted injection molding system and ejector pin subsystem including a bl |
March 28, 2000 |
| A mold for use in a gas-assisted injection molding system includes an ejector pin subsystem including a blocking pin assembly which not only blocks the flow of molten plastic through a secondary runner but also helps to eject solid plastic from the mold. The mold also includes an adj |
| 6042355 |
Mold for use in a gas-assisted injection molding system and ejector pin subsystem including a sp |
March 28, 2000 |
| A mold for use in a gas-assisted injection molding system includes an ejector pin subsystem including a split pin which partially blocks the flow of molten plastic through a secondary runner, helps to eject solid plastic from the mold, and helps to define an article-defining cavity and |
| 5922368 |
Injection molding apparatus for molding thermoplastic air bag covers |
July 13, 1999 |
| An improved injection molding apparatus for molding snap-on, thermoplastic air bag covers is provided including a plurality of wedge-shaped outboard mold parts slidably mounted on bearing surfaces of a plurality of gibs which are removably mounted to a central wedge all nested together w |
| 5896129 |
User friendly passenger interface including audio menuing for the visually impaired and closed c |
April 20, 1999 |
| Audio menuing for the visually impaired, closed captioning for the hearing impaired and graphical tab control user interface for an interactive flight entertainment system (IFES). With the preferred embodiment, passenger control handset (PCH) in Braille is utilized. Given inputs from |
| 5869105 |
Mold for use in a gas-assisted injection molding system and adjustable overflow pin assembly for |
February 9, 1999 |
| A mold for use in a gas-assisted injection molding system includes an adjustable overflow pin assembly which includes a conical stack of shims which are removably secured to an ejector pin to move therewith within a conically-shaped spill cavity flow-coupled by a secondary runner to an |
| 5337876 |
Counter-top vending machine |
August 16, 1994 |
| A vending machine has an outer housing with a hollow interior and a manual retrieval opening. At least one tray is removably supported by the housing inside the interior thereof. The tray has a plurality of storage bins, each bin being dimensioned for receiving a plurality of items to be |
| 5276957 |
Method and system for automated assembly of parts such as plastic parts |
January 11, 1994 |
| Method and system are provided for the automated assembly of parts such as plastic parts into assemblies wherein assembly pallets loaded with their corresponding assemblies are stored and vertically indexed in an accumulator station to allow a previously applied material such as an a |
| 5049243 |
Electroforming process for multi-layer endless metal belt assembly |
September 17, 1991 |
| An electroforming process for forming a multilayer endless metal belt includes submerging a mandrel in an electroforming bath, electroforming a first layer on the mandrel, forming a passive coating on the outer surface of the first layer, and depositing at least one additional layer on t |
| 5049242 |
Endless metal belt assembly with controlled parameters |
September 17, 1991 |
| A method is provided for forming an endless metal belt assembly with specific parameters to reduce friction, increase lubricity, and transmit maximum torque. An endless metal belt of the invention may be formed by an electroforming process, and is useful as a drive member for a continuou |
| 4809099 |
Transport for tape cartridge with leader block |
February 28, 1989 |
| A transport for a rectangular tape cartridge enclosing a supply reel having a web of magnetic tape wound thereabout terminating in a free end attached to a leader block. The illustrated embodiment of the transport is designed to fit within the computer industry standard 51/4-inch form fa |
| 4704645 |
Transport for tape cartridge with leader block |
November 3, 1987 |
| A transport for a rectangular tape cartridge enclosing a supply reel having a web of magnetic tape wound thereabout terminating in a free end attached to a leader block. The illustrated embodiment of the transport is designed to fit within the computer industry standard 51/4-inch form fa |
| 4677508 |
Endwise loaded cartridge tape drive |
June 30, 1987 |
| A drive which permits endwise loading of the ANSI standard one-quarter inch tape cartridge in an enclosure having a width of approximately five and three-quarter inches. The drive has a mechanism for partially opening the tape access door of the cartridge upon insertion thereof so that t |
| 4573091 |
Cartridge tape drive |
February 25, 1986 |
| A drive for a tape cartridge having an access door along one side edge thereof. The drive includes a housing having a front panel and an elongate tray dimensioned to have the cartridge inserted endwise thereon. The tray is supported within the housing for longitudinal movement from a ret |
