Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
264531000 | Including shaping by mechanical means other than fluid pressure during or subsequent to fluid pressure differential shaping | 72 |
20080290564 | PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A CONTAINER OF THERMOPLASTIC MATERIAL BY EXTRUSION BLOW MOLDING AND A CONNECTION ELEMENT FOR USE IN SUCH A PROCESS - The invention concerns a process for the production of a container of thermoplastic material by extrusion blow molding, in which during shaping of the container within a multi-part tool the container is provided with at least one connection element ( | 11-27-2008 |
20090200711 | Core/Shell Polymer and Fluoropolymer Blending Blow Molding and Blown Film Process - A process is provided for extruding a partially crystalline melt-fabricable perfluoropolymers. The process comprises blow molding from a perfluoropolymer having polytetrafluoroethylene sub-micrometer particles dispersed therein. The perfluoropolymer composition is a core/shell polymer, with pelletized blend, a dispersion blend or a melt-mixed polymer. | 08-13-2009 |
20100044927 | Process for manufacturing a plastic hollow body from a parison and die for extruding a parison - Process for manufacturing a plastic hollow body, said process comprising the following steps:
| 02-25-2010 |
20100072680 | METHOD FOR INJECTION MOLDING OF HOLLOW ARTICLES OF PLASTIC MATERIAL - An injection molding method to manufacture hollow plastic parts, whereby at least one plastic part's hollow is shaped by evacuating an internal portion of the flowable material of an injection mold's cavity ( | 03-25-2010 |
20100314805 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FORMING PRE-MADE POUCHES - An apparatus and method for forming cavities in pouches. The packages are used for packaging sterile medical products. The apparatus has a frame and a tongue plate member. A pouch is placed onto the tongue plate member to form a cavity into at least one side of the pouch. | 12-16-2010 |
20110018177 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING STRETCH BLOW MOLDED CONTAINERS - The present invention relates to a base assembly ( | 01-27-2011 |
20110024953 | APPARATUS FOR MOULDING PLASTIC PREFORMS WITH SYNCHRONOUS HEATING AND STRETCHING - An apparatus ( | 02-03-2011 |
20110210482 | RESIN MOLDED BODY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A resin molded body can give a heat-insulating or radiation function of providing extremely good heat transfer, has high reliability, and is manufactured with a simple process at low cost. | 09-01-2011 |
20110298161 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FORMING CONTAINERS USING A VENTILATED BOXING INSERT - A forming method, in a mold provided with a wall forming a cavity, of a container from a blank, which includes a boxing operation of pushing back the material of the blank by an insert movably mounted with respect to the wall of the mold between a retracted position in which the insert is retracted into the wall, and a deployed position in which the insert protrudes with respect to the wall, in order to form on the container, by pushing back, a hollow reserve projecting toward the interior of the container. Additionally, a local pressurization operation is performed, after formation of the hollow reserve, of injecting a pressurized fluid between the insert and the hollow reserve. | 12-08-2011 |
20110298162 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FORMING CONTAINERS WITH COUNTER-PRESSURE - A forming method, in a mold fitted with a wall forming a cavity, of a container from an intermediate container including at least one lateral protrusion projecting toward the exterior of the container. The method includes a boxing operation of pushing the lateral protrusion by an insert movably mounted with respect to the mold between a retracted position in which the insert is retracted into a recess formed in the wall and a deployed position in which the insert protrudes with respect to the wall, in order to form, by overturning, a hollow reserve projecting toward the interior of the container. Also included is an operation to pressurize the intermediate container, including, prior to the boxing operation, injecting a fluid under pressure into the intermediate container; and a local pressurization operation, prior to the boxing operation, of injecting a fluid under pressure into the volume defined in said recess between the lateral protrusion and the insert. | 12-08-2011 |
20110298163 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FORMING CONTAINERS WITH LOCALIZED COOLING - A forming method, in a mold fitted with a wall forming a cavity, of a container from an intermediate container including at least one lateral protrusion projecting toward the exterior of the container. The method includes a boxing operation of pushing back the lateral protrusion in order to form, by turning it around an articulation zone, a hollow reserve projecting toward the interior of the container and a local cooling operation, after turning the protrusion over, of sweeping a circulation fluid over the articulation zone. | 12-08-2011 |
20120018929 | MODIFIED POLY(HYDROXYALKANOIC ACID) COMPOSITION - Disclosed is a process for preparing injection stretch blow molded containers from poly(hydroxyalkanoic acid) compositions comprising a poly(hydroxyalkanoic acid), an ethylene ester copolymer, and a nucleator. | 01-26-2012 |
20120061885 | HYDROBLOW PREFORM DESIGN - A mold device for forming a plastic container from a preform. The preform includes at least one exterior feature formed thereon. The mold device comprises a mold defining a mold cavity, and a central exterior rod being movable within the mold cavity. The central exterior rod includes a locating feature formed therewith that is engagable with the at least one exterior feature of the preform for maintaining a central orientation of the preform within the mold cavity during forming. | 03-15-2012 |
20120286457 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FABRICATING COMPOSITE STIFFENERS WITH A RIGID/MALLEABLE SMP APPARATUS - A method and apparatus for fabricating a composite part with a shape memory polymer (SMP) apparatus usable as both a rigid tool and as a bladder. The SMP apparatus may be heated until malleable, shaped, and then cooled in a desired rigid tool configuration. The composite material may be applied onto the SMP apparatus and then placed into a rigid external mold and heated to composite cure temperatures at which the SMP apparatus is malleable. In some embodiments, an impermeable sheet of material may also be placed over portions of the composite material to compress it against the SMP apparatus. A pressure differential may be induced which urges the SMP apparatus to compress the composite material against the rigid external mold. When the composite material is cured, the pressure differential may be equalized and/or reversed and the malleable SMP apparatus may be removed from within the composite part. | 11-15-2012 |
20130087954 | METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF HEAT-RESISTANT CONTAINER - An invention of a method for production of a heat-resistant container, in which a raised bottom portion is displaced inwardly by reduction in internal pressure, is disclosed. The method is characterized by forming a raised bottom portion | 04-11-2013 |
20130175739 | Method and Apparatus for In-Mold Finishing of Blow Molded Parts - An apparatus for creating a blow molded article is provided, including a mold having first and second mold portions that, when located adjacent each other along a seam, at least partially enclose a mold cavity, wherein the mold cavity at least partially defines a molding surface against which a wall of the blow molded article is blown during blow molding, a first cutting device moveably disposed in the first mold portion, and a second cutting device moveably disposed in the second mold portion, wherein the first and second cutting devices, when in an activated position, each have a cutting surface that extends into the mold cavity by an amount substantially equal to a desired wall thickness of the blow molded article. | 07-11-2013 |
20130256954 | Blown Film Fastening - A method for forming a film of plastic material includes urging molten resin through a die head opening to form a stalk having an extrusion profiled rail of resin material extending radially outward from a tubular wall, the die head opening including an annular orifice that defines a thickness of the tubular wall and a cross-sectional shape of the rail; cutting the rail to form discrete elements while leaving the tubular wall un-punctured; and inflating the stalk with a gas bubble maintained within an interior space of the tubular wall to form a thin film tube. | 10-03-2013 |
20140027959 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PLASTIC FUEL TANK WITH IMPROVED CREEP STRENGTH - A method for manufacturing a plastic fuel tank including: a) inserting a plastic parison including two distinct parts into an open two-cavity mold; b) inserting a core, bearing at least part of a reinforcing element configured to create a link between the two parison parts, inside the parison; c) pressing the parison firmly against the mold cavities, for example by blowing through the core and/or creating suction behind the cavities; d) fixing the part of the reinforcing element to at least one of the parison parts using the core; e) withdrawing the core; f) closing the mold, bringing its two cavities together to grip the two parison parts around their periphery to weld them together; g) injecting a pressurized fluid into the mold and/or creating a vacuum behind the mold cavities to press the parison firmly against the mold cavities; and h) opening the mold and extracting the tank. | 01-30-2014 |
20140117592 | Control of Bubble Size in a Carbonated Liquid - Cans, bottles and/or other containers used to hold a carbonated beverage can include internal features to promote and/or control bubble formation. | 05-01-2014 |
20140333013 | PLURAL BLOW MOLDING WITH SERVO CONTROLS - A system for forming a container from a preform includes a first mold having a plurality of first portions that cooperate to define a first internal surface against which the preform is blown for forming a first form. The system also includes a second mold having a plurality of second portions that cooperate to define a second internal surface against which the first form is blown for forming a second form. Also, the system includes a mold servo motor that actuates the plurality of first portions relative to each other and/or actuates the plurality of second portions relative to each other. Furthermore, the system includes a controller that controls the mold servo motor for controlled actuation of the plurality of first portions and/or the plurality of second portions. | 11-13-2014 |
20150375442 | MOLD HAVING AN OFFSET PARTING LINE FOR MANUFACTURING CONTAINERS HAVING INCREASED STABILITY - The invention relates to a mold ( | 12-31-2015 |
264532000 | Shaping is longitudinal or axial stretching prior to or during differential fluid pressure deformation | 37 |
20080246193 | Bottles Prepared from Compositions of Polypropylene and Inorganic Nucleating Agents - This invention discloses bottles and pre-forms prepared by injection-stretch-blow-moulding (ISBM) from a composition comprising polypropylene and an inorganic non-sorbitol nucleating agent. | 10-09-2008 |
20090057961 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING CLEAR POLYPROPYLENE BASED STRETCH BLOW MOLDED CONTAINERS WITH IMPROVED INFRARED HEAT-UP RATES - A process for producing clear injection stretch blow molded containers comprising:
| 03-05-2009 |
20090160102 | STRETCH ROD, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING HOLLOW BODIES - A stretch rod used for forming a preform into a hollow body having in its surface a plurality of raised portions and/or recesses relative to the circular cylinder shape, whereby the stretch rod tip can come into contact with the concave, rotationally symmetric inner surface of the preform at a plurality of locations which are separate from one another. Also, a method and an apparatus for forming a preform into a hollow body, which uses such a stretch rod. | 06-25-2009 |
20090174124 | METHOD OF PRODUCING BIAXIALLY STRETCHED POLYESTER BOTTLES - In effecting the stretching by using a stretch rod in a method of producing a biaxially stretched polyester bottle, the air is blown into the preform at such a flow rate that the preform does not come in contact with the stretch rod but the end thereof and does not come in contact with the surfaces of the mold, either. There can be produced a biaxially stretched polyester bottle having an average thickness of about 0.05 to about 0.2 mm or having a further decreased thickness using a resin in decreased amounts and having a decreased weight without developing burst or whitening caused by over-stretching, without forming ring-like thick portion yet maintaining a good yield and efficiency. | 07-09-2009 |
20100078861 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR BLOW MOLDING CONTAINERS - The invention relates to a method and a device for blow moulding containers. According to the invention, a preform consisting of a thermoplastic material is drawn out by a drawing bar after thermal conditioning inside a blow mould and is shaped into the container by a blowing pressure. The default positioning for the drawing bar is effected by an electromechanical drawing bar drive. A mechanical coupling device translates the rotational movement of a motor shaft of a servo motor into a lifting movement of the drawing bar. | 04-01-2010 |
20100237545 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SYRINGES AND OTHER DEVICES - A syringe for use in a pressurized injection of a fluid includes a syringe barrel including a polymeric material having undergone expansion via blow molding. An inner diameter of the syringe barrel can, for example, be sufficiently constant (over at least a portion of the axial length of the syringe) that a plunger slidably positioned within the syringe barrel and in generally sealing contact with an inner wall of the syringe barrel can be used within the syringe barrel to generate a pressure of at least 1 psi within the syringe barrel. In several embodiment, the inner diameter of the syringe barrel is sufficiently constant to generate a pressure of at least 100 psi, at least 300 psi, or even at least 500 psi within the syringe barrel. A method of forming a syringe includes the steps of: injection molding at least one polymeric material to form a preform; placing the preform into an blow mold die; and expanding at least a portion of the preform while heating the preform within the die to form a barrel of the syringe. The syringes can be formed to withstand relatively high pressures as described above. The at least one polymeric material can, for example, be polyethyleneterephthalate, cyclic olefin polymer, polypropylene, polystyrene, polyvinylidene chloride, polyethylene napthalate and/or nylon. | 09-23-2010 |
20110037204 | METHOD OF PRODUCING BIAXIALLY STRETCHED POLYESTER BOTTLES - In effecting the stretching by using a stretch rod in a method of producing a biaxially stretched polyester bottle, the air is blown into the preform at such a flow rate that the preform does not come in contact with the stretch rod but the end thereof and does not come in contact with the surfaces of the mold, either. There can be produced a biaxially stretched polyester bottle having an average thickness of about 0.05 to about 0.2 mm or having a further decreased thickness using a resin in decreased amounts and having a decreased weight without developing burst or whitening caused by over-stretching, without forming ring-like thick portion yet maintaining a good yield and efficiency. | 02-17-2011 |
20110062638 | Controlling Crystalline Morphology Of A Bioabsorbable Stent - Methods to expand polymer tubing with desirable or optimum morphology and mechanical properties for stent manufacture and fabrication of a stent therefrom are disclosed. | 03-17-2011 |
20110193271 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STRETCH BLOW MOLDING A CONTAINER - An improved stretch rod tip having a hollowed area for receipt of a portion of a preform and at least a portion of a sprue during stretch blow molding of a container. Upon hardening of the container, the received portion of the preform becomes a protective dome over the received portion of the sprue that is at least partially internal to the container and that greatly reduces cracking, shearing, or other fracturing of the container due to a drop impact. | 08-11-2011 |
20110241265 | DEVICES AND METHOD FOR DRAW BLOW MOULDING A CONTAINER AND THE CORRESPONDING USE - The invention relates to a device ( | 10-06-2011 |
20110260373 | STRETCH-BLOW MOLDING MACHINE - A stretch-blow molding machine having at least one blow molding station, in which a split blow mold, an adjustable blow nozzle with a valve section, a stretching rod with a stretching rod drive system, and an electronic control unit are provided, the electronic control unit arranged in the blow molding station is equipped with hardware and software for selectively operating the blow molding station with a combination of a cam drive and a pneumatic drive, or a combination of an electric servo drive and a pneumatic drive, or only an electric servo drive in the stretching rod drive system. The movement of the stretching rod is initiated in the stretch-blow molding machine in the production process of a container by means of an electric servomotor with the beginning of or during the locking phase of the blow mold and before the blow nozzle is placed, and the stretching rod is already displaced to a position in which the stretching rod is either very closely approached to the preform bottom or contacts the preform bottom, or has even already pre-stretched the preform, until the blow nozzle is placed. | 10-27-2011 |
20110291332 | Method and device for the temperature control of preforms - A method for the at least two-stage temperature control of preforms ( | 12-01-2011 |
20120007290 | Blow Moulding Machine with Compressed Air Recycling - An apparatus for shaping plastic preforms into plastic containers, including a plurality of blow moulding stations which each have a cavity in which the plastic preforms can be shaped into plastic containers. The blow moulding stations are arranged on a movable carrier and each have a stretching rod which stretches the plastic containers in their longitudinal direction by a movement in a stretching direction. A fluid-actuated drive device is provided for driving the stretching rod in the stretching direction. The apparatus includes a guide cam which is arranged in a stationary manner and by means of which the stretching rod can be moved counter to the stretching direction as a function of a movement of the blow moulding station. At least one portion of the guide cam is adjustable and, for example, by virtue of this adjustment a dependency of the movement of the stretching rod on the movement of the blow moulding station can be varied. | 01-12-2012 |
20120080827 | Device for Forming Plastics Material Preforms into Plastics Material Containers with a Variable Output Rate - A device for forming plastics material preforms into plastics material containers includes a plurality of blowing stations, each comprising blow moulds, inside which preforms can be formed into containers. The device includes an admission arrangement to expose the preforms, for the forming thereof, to a free-flowing medium, and stretching rods to extend the preforms in the longitudinal direction thereof. The device includes a transport arrangement which transports the blowing stations with the preforms along a first predefined transport path, and a control arrangement which controls movement of the stretching rods and exposure of the preforms to the freeflowing medium so that predefined sub-steps of the forming process are carried out during transport of the preforms along the first path. Sub-steps of the forming process can be carried out irrespective of geometric position of the preforms along the first path, and an output rate of the device can thus be changed. | 04-05-2012 |
20120091635 | STRETCH ROD SYSTEM FOR LIQUID OR HYDRAULIC BLOW MOLDING - A mold device and a method related thereto for forming a plastic container from a preform. The mold device comprises a mold defining a mold cavity, a stretch initiation rod system for engaging an interior portion of the preform to define a stretch initiation area, and a centrally disposed pressure source positionable within the preform for introducing a pressurized fluid. | 04-19-2012 |
20120112390 | STRETCH ROD FOR A TWO-STAGE BLOW MOLDING MACHINE - A stretch rod for a blow molding machine is disclosed, the stretch rod having an elongate member having spaced apart ends and a generally conically-shaped end formed on an end of the elongate member. The end has a tip having a first radius of curvature, a first portion adjacent the tip having a second radius of curvature, a second portion adjacent the first portion having a third radius of curvature, and a third portion adjacent the second portion fixing the end to the elongate member having a fourth radius of curvature. | 05-10-2012 |
20120139169 | STRETCH-BLOWING METHOD AND MACHINE - A method for stretch-blowing containers of preforms in a blow-molding station of a blow-molding machine, where a stretching bar is adjusted during a stretching process via an electric servomotor by taking along the preform bottom until it contacts a mold cavity bottom of a blow mold, and where in the final phase or at the end or after termination of the stretching process the force transmitted by the servomotor to the stretching bar is reduced in a controlled manner by a maximum force. A stretch-blowing machine, including an electronic programmable control unit having an input section for programming a fixed or a variable reduction of the force the servomotor transmitted in a final phase or upon termination or after termination of each stretching process to the stretching bar with regard to a maximum force and a fixed or a variable period of time for the force reduction and/or a fixed or a variable force reduction waiting time. | 06-07-2012 |
20120193837 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PLASTIC CONTAINERS - Method and device for the production of plastic containers by blow molding or stretch blow molding of preforms, whereby the preforms are tempered, whereby the blow molds or stretch blow molds are possibly pre-heated before or during the blow molding or stretch blow molding process and whereby compressed air is injected into the preforms as blowing medium during the blow molding process. The blow molding and/or stretch blow molding devices as well as handling means and transport means are provided with operating power. The compressed air supply and/or the pre-heating means and/or the heating means and/or the drive means are powered by primary energy provided by at least one energy conversion device. | 08-02-2012 |
20120306127 | Apparatus and plant for the stretch blow moulding of plastics material pre-forms and use of a ceramic component - The invention relates to an apparatus ( | 12-06-2012 |
20120326358 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SHAPING PLASTICS MATERIAL PREFORMS - At least one blow-moulding station is arranged on a conveying device. The blow-moulding station includes a blow-mould that forms a cavity into which plastics material pre-forms are expanded by a gaseous medium, supplied by a stressing device. A clean room at least partially surrounds the blow-moulding station. A stretching unit stretches the plastics material pre-forms along their longitudinal direction with a stretch bar that is insertable into the plastics material pre-forms. The stretching unit includes a drive device for moving the stretch bar. The blow moulding station includes a receiving space with at least one wall for receiving the stretch bar. In operation, the drive device is positioned outside the receiving space at least part of the time. A gaseous medium at a pressure higher than ambient pressure in a non-sterile environment of the receiving space is supplied to the receiving space. | 12-27-2012 |
20120326359 | Apparatus and Method of Shaping Plastics Material Pre-forms into Plastics Material Containers with Stretch Bar Movement Sealed Off by Rolling Diaphragm - An apparatus for shaping plastics material pre-forms into containers includes a blow moulding station on a movable conveying device. The station has a blow mould forming a cavity in which the pre-forms are expandable by a gaseous medium. A stressing device acts upon the pre-forms with the gaseous medium to expand them. A clean room surrounds the blow moulding station at least in part. A stretching unit stretches the pre-forms along their longitudinal direction and includes a stretch bar movable with respect to the plastics material pre-forms. The stretch bar is insertable into the pre-forms. The station has a receiving space with a wall for receiving the stretch bar, which is movable relative to the receiving space and which surrounds the stretch bar at least in part. A flexible sealing device, which separates a sterile room area from a non-sterile room area, is arranged inside the receiving space. | 12-27-2012 |
20130106028 | COUNTER STRETCH CONNECTING ROD AND POSITIVE FILL LEVEL CONTROL ROD | 05-02-2013 |
20130161878 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRE-STRETCHING A PREFORM - A system for pre-stretching a preform utilized in forming a container. The system including an oven, a conveyor system configured for transporting preforms through the oven a blow molding station having at least one mold with interior surfaces defining the shape of the container, and a transfer station configured to transfer a preform from the oven into the blow molding station. The system also includes a stretch rod and an actuator. The stretch rod is movable between retracted and extended positions such that, when in the extended position, the stretch rod is positioned interiorly of the preform and the preform is elongated by the stretch rod to form a pre-stretched preform. The stretch rod is located to form the pre-stretched preform prior to the blowing medium being introduced into the preform in the blow molding station. | 06-27-2013 |
20130187313 | Controlling Crystalline Morphology of a Bioabsorbable Stent - Methods to expand polymer tubing with desirable or optimum morphology and mechanical properties for stem manufacture and fabrication of a stent therefrom are disclosed. | 07-25-2013 |
20130307198 | Pearlescent Container - A pearlescent container comprising about 86% to about 99.99% of a thermoplastic material having a Total Luminous Transmittance value of at least about 80%, about 0.01% to about 5% of a siloxane fluid having a viscosity of no greater than about 1,000,000 cst, wherein said thermoplastic material and said siloxane fluid are immiscible, forms a lamellar structure, and have a Refractive Index difference of at least about 0.1. | 11-21-2013 |
20130328247 | METHOD FOR FORMING A CONTAINER FROM A PREFORM HAVING A COILED HANDLE ATTACHED AT TWO ATTACHMENT POINTS - A method of forming a container from bi-axially orientable plastics material and having an integral handle with the steps of forming a preform having a neck portion and an expandable portion below the neck portion, with the neck portion including a locating ring above the expandable portion and a handle molded to the non expandable at one end and molded to the expandle portion at the other end. Where the molded-in handle is the approximate length of the handle of the finished container. The unblown preform of orientable plastics is inserted into a blow molder and thereafter stretched by a stretch rod. During the stretch process the handle on the preform unbends rather than stretching to form the approximate shape of the handle in the finished container. The blow mold then closes on the stretched preform thus capturing the handle. Blow gas is then injected into the interior. | 12-12-2013 |
20140138880 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A TOOTHBRUSH HAVING AN INNER CAVITY - Methods of producing toothbrush handles having an inner cavity are provided. | 05-22-2014 |
20140145379 | STRETCH BLOW MOULDING MACHINE AND METHOD - A stretch blow moulding machine and method are provided for forming a container. A preform is expanded to a first configuration in a blow mould of a stretch blow moulding machine. A stretching rod element is introduced to the blow mould to expand the preform from the first configuration to a second configuration. The stretching rod element moves axially in the blow mould in a stretching direction. The plastic perform is temporarily coupled to the stretching rod element during at least a period of time of the expansion of the preform from the first configuration to the second configuration for influencing a behavior of the perform during the expansion. | 05-29-2014 |
20140203481 | METHOD FOR THE STRETCH-BLOWING OF A CONTAINER, COMPRISING A RETRACTION OF THE STRETCH ROD DURING A BOXING OPERATION - A method of manufacturing a container from a blank in a stretch blowing assembly equipped with a mold provided with a wall and a mold bottom axially movable between an extended position and a retracted position and a stretch unit having a rod axially movable with respect to the wall and a device for controlling the movement of the rod. The method involves a stretch blowing phase; a boxing phase during which the mold bottom, initially in the extended position, is moved towards its retracted position, the boxing phase having a retraction operation including controlling a movement of the rod in synchronization with the movement of the mold bottom, or releasing the rod to allow the free axial movement thereof. | 07-24-2014 |
20140353885 | PET BLOW MOULDING MACHINES - A blow moulding machine for blow moulding a container having an integrally formed handle; said container blow moulded from a previously injection moulded preform; said preform comprising a body portion and said integrally formed handle; said machine including a preform loading station at which said preform is oriented by a preform orienting apparatus. | 12-04-2014 |
20140367895 | BLOW MOLDING DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A CONTAINER - To regulate, in blow molding device using liquid, such as beverage, cosmetic product, and pharmaceutical product, filled in final product as pressurized liquid, head space in container which is filled with content liquid during molding to be predetermined volume, provided is blow molding device including blow nozzle configured to tightly communicate with mouth tubular portion of preform. In state where rod is disposed to be inserted into blow nozzle and where tip portion of rod is inserted into preform, pressurized liquid is supplied into preform via tubular introduction path formed by blow nozzle and rod, thereby expandingly shaping container in accordance with cavity of metal mold. When container is shaped and supply of pressurized liquid is stopped, rod is disinserted from container, and according to shape and insert position of tip portion of rod, head space of shaped container that is filled with liquid is regulated to be predetermined volume. | 12-18-2014 |
20140374966 | Pearlescent Container - A pearlescent container comprising about 86% to about 99.99% of a thermoplastic material having a Total Luminous Transmittance value of at least about 80%, about 0.01% to about 5% of a siloxane fluid having a viscosity of no greater than about 1,000,000 cst, wherein said thermoplastic material and said siloxane fluid are immiscible, forms a lamellar structure, and have a Refractive Index difference of at least about 0.1. | 12-25-2014 |
20150021834 | PRODUCTION METHOD FOR EXPANSION BALLOON - The present invention is a production method for an expansion balloon ( | 01-22-2015 |
20150042022 | STRETCH BLOW MOLDING SYSTEM WITH A PROPORTIONAL PRE-BLOWING VALVE - A stretch blow molding system ( | 02-12-2015 |
20150048560 | Blow moulding machine with controlled movement of the stretch rod and blow moulding nozzle - An apparatus ( | 02-19-2015 |
20160082645 | TOOLING AND PROCESS FOR INJECTION STRETCH BLOW MOLDED CONTAINER WITH INTEGRAL HANDLE - Injection stretch blow molding tooling for forming at least one parison and at least one stretch blown article having an integral handle. The tooling includes at least one cavity block, a body mold supported within the cavity block, a handle mold supported within the cavity block, and a thread split assembly positioned adjacent to said cavity block. The thread split assembly includes first and second thread split halves shiftable between an open position and a closed position. As such, the body mold, the handle mold, and the thread split assembly cooperatively define a parison-forming cavity, with such parison-forming cavity including a body cavity for forming a body of the parison and a handle cavity for forming a handle of the parison. | 03-24-2016 |
20220134629 | OFF-CENTER CONTAINER MANUFACTURING METHOD AND TEMPERATURE ADJUSTMENT MOLD - A method of manufacturing an off-center container includes: stretching a preform made of resin having a bottomed shape with a stretching rod, heating the preform; and blow-molding the off-center container, in which a central axis of a neck portion is displaced from a central axis of a body portion, by introducing a pressurized fluid into the preform disposed in a mold. The container has a flat shape and a dimension in a first direction in a cross section is longer than in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. In a circumferential cross section of the preform, a thickness of a first region corresponding to a surface extending in the first direction of the container is set to be thicker than a thickness of a second region corresponding to a surface extending in the second direction of the container. | 05-05-2022 |
264533000 | Shaping is neck formation other than by closure of mold for body of article | 6 |
20100001440 | METHOD OF MAKING A CONTAINER HAVING BLOWN POUR SPOUT - A method of making a one-piece plastic container includes disposing a preform into a mold cavity having a mold surface. Blowing the preform against the mold surface to form an intermediate container. The intermediate container having a body portion, a spout and a moil portion. An intersection between the spout and the moil portion defines a cutting plane extending at an angle. Severing the moil portion from the spout at the intersection thereby defining an opening into the container at the spout. | 01-07-2010 |
20110089615 | AUXILIARY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FINISHING PREFORMS - An auxiliary device and a method for finishing and calibrating preforms that are removed from a multiple tool in an unstable shape, the calibration process being performed with compressed air immediately after removing and withdrawing the preforms from the multiple tool. Nipples that can be inserted into the preforms are provided with expandable press rings or sealing rings in order to seal the interior of the blow-molded part of the preforms. The compressed air is introduced via the nipples, the sealing process being performed by radially expanding the press rings or sealing rings in analogy to the closing process of thermoses, thus protecting the preforms from adverse forces. The sealing point can be randomly selected in the transition zone from the threaded part to the blow-molded part of the preforms. The interior of the blow-molded part is optimally sealed without affecting the form stability and dimensional stability of the preforms. | 04-21-2011 |
20120056356 | Blow Molding Process, Apparatus and Article - Provided is a process for producing a hollow article provided with an internal component. The process comprises providing a molding station having first and second mold portions together defining a mold cavity. A parison having a top and bottom end is then positioned within the molding station. Using a carrier, at least one component mounted on the carrier is inserted into the parison through the top end of the parison. The parison is then pressed against the component using displaceable mold cores provided in each of first and second mold portions, after which the carrier is removed from the molding station. The top and bottom ends of the parison are sealed, and the molding station is closed. Blow molding pressure is applied to the parison to urge the parison against the contours of the mold cavity, after which the molding station is opened and the formed hollow article is removed. | 03-08-2012 |
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20140042672 | Bottle Neck with Internal Embossments and Method Manufacture - A bottle of one-piece integrally formed construction has a body with a closed base and a shoulder at an end of the body remote from the base, and a neck extending from the shoulder along an axis and terminating in a neck finish for attachment of a closure. The bottle neck includes at least one internal embossment for affecting flow of liquid from the body through the neck. In exemplary embodiments of the disclosure, the at least one internal embossment includes at least one internal annular rib or at least one internal rib coplanar with the neck axis or at least one internal spiral rib or at least one internal elliptical rib. | 02-13-2014 |
20140054829 | CONTAINER WITH END FEATURE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A method of making a container includes the step of providing a preform having a body defining an interior cavity. The body has an end portion and an end feature protruding from the end portion. The preform is placed into a mold. The mold has a mold cavity for receiving the preform body and a feature cavity for receiving the end feature. A stretch rod is inserted into the interior cavity of the preform to a position adjacent the end feature, whereby the stretch rod will retain the end feature in the feature cavity. The preform is blow molded into a finished product. The stretch rod retains the end feature in the feature cavity during the blow molding step. | 02-27-2014 |
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20130181380 | Method of Making a Polymeric Stent - An endoprosthesis is made by radially expanding and axially extending a polymer tube. Next, portions of the polymer tube are removed to form an open framework of struts that define a tubular body. The tubular body has an end segment and an intermediate segment adjoining the end segment. The end segment includes a circumferential series of closed cells having a first W-shape closed cell. The intermediate segment includes a circumferential series of closed cells having a second W-shape closed cell. There are linear link struts at opposite ends of the individual first and second W-shape closed cells. The linear link struts of the first W-shape closed cell are longer than linear link struts of the second W-shape closed cell. | 07-18-2013 |
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