| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 425525000 | Forming baffle, bottleneck, or handle | 23 |
| 20080206390 | BLOW MOLD - Blow mold for producing plastic containers, having a base body in the interior of which a body of the container to be produced can be accommodated and the inside wall of which completely surrounds the container that is to be produced, such that the blow mold has a ring for supporting a neck of the container with respect to the blow mold, along with a spacer device protruding inward with respect to the circumferential edge of the ring, for preventing the body of the container from coming in contact with the inside wall of the blow mold in the event of tilting of the container with respect to the blow mold. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080268086 | Split Mold Insert for a Molding System - According to embodiments of the present invention, there is provided a split mold insert for a molding system. A first split mold insert complementary to a second split mold insert, the first and second split mold inserts configured, in use, to form a neck region of a preform capable of being blow-molded. The first split mold insert comprises a top portion and a bottom portion; the top portion for abutting, in use, a cavity plate assembly and the bottom portion being at an opposite extreme relative to the top portion; a back portion and a face portion opposite each other, extending between the top and bottom portions, the face portion defining a molding surface defining portion for forming, in use, at least a portion of the neck region of the preform; the back portion comprising a connecting interface for connecting, in use, to a slide bar. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080286402 | Blow Molding System for the Manufacture of Thermoplastic Receptacles - A blow molding system for a thermoplastic blank which is supported in a mold. The system includes a fixed tubular body connected to a high-pressure fluid source and, at the lower end thereof, supporting moveable equipment consisting of a tuyere, the tuyere being defined laterally by a terminal sleeve of the moveable equipment and the bottom thereof being the front wall of the body, wherein the lateral inner wall of the sleeve is configured in such a way that the pressure of a fluid inside the tuyere does not result in a reaction force component on the lateral wall, which is directed opposite to the wall of the mold. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20090155404 | Split Mold Insert and a Mold Incorporating Same - There is provided a split mold insert and a mold stack incorporating same. The split mold insert for defining, at least partially, a neck area of a preform suitable for blow molding into a final-shaped article, in particular, is provided. The split mold insert comprises a body having (i) a cavity defining portion for defining, in use, a portion of the neck area and (ii) a top projecting portion and a bottom projecting portion located at opposite sides of the body; a first female taper portion associated with the top projecting portion; a second female taper portion associated with the bottom projecting portion; the first female taper portion and the second female taper portion for cooperating, in use, with a first male taper of a first mold component and a second male taper of a second mold component, respectively, for aligning the body into an operational configuration. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20100021581 | DEVICE FOR BLOWING THERMOPLASTIC CONTAINERS - A device for blowing, with the aid of a pressurized fluid, containers from thermoplastic blanks closed in a blow mold including a nozzle whose end is functionally and sealingly connected to the neck of the blank and includes several solenoid valves for selectively connecting the nozzle to the source of a moderately pressurized pre-blowing fluid, to the source of a highly-pressurized blowing fluid and to an exhaust for discharging the pre-blowing/blowing fluid, respectively. The inventive device also includes a body which is mechanically associated with the nozzle, incorporates at least one reception area for receiving a solenoid valve and is selectively connectable to the nozzle. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100068328 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING CONTAINERS - An apparatus comprises a blow-moulding mould arrangement arranged for expanding a preform to obtain a container, said blow-moulding mould arrangement comprising a die arrangement cooperating with a punch arrangement, the apparatus further comprising a compression-moulding mould arrangement comprising a further die arrangement cooperating with said punch arrangement for compression-moulding plastics to obtain said preform. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100074983 | System and Method for Forming a Container Having a Grip Region - A container forming assembly and method includes receiving a parison within a cavity of a mold, enclosing the parison within the mold having a wall with a recess, inflating the parison in the mold to form a blow molded container where the blow molded container has a sidewall, a movable region formed at the recess, and a hinge circumscribing an interface between the sidewall and the movable region, and moving the movable region toward an interior of the blow molded container about the hinge before filling. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100310704 | MOLD FOR FABRICATING THERMOPLASTIC CONTAINERS, AND A BLOW-MOLDING OR STRETCH-BLOW MOLDING INSTALLATION EQUIPPED WITH SUCH A MOLD - A mold for fabricating containers made of thermoplastic material by blow-molding or stretch-blow molding a blank, which mold has a seat situated at the opening in the molding cavity for the purpose of receiving the rim of said blank, and cooling means for cooling said rim and, between said cooling means and the impression of the shoulder of the cavity of the mold, said mold has thermal insulation means for breaking a thermal bridge. The cooling circuit for cooling the rim is etched in a lid that is mounted around the opening of the cavity of the mold, and this etched portion rests in leaktight manner on a piece that acts as a thermal insulator. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110111079 | MOLD STACK FOR A PREFORM - According to embodiments of the present invention, there is provided a stripper assembly and a mold stack incorporating same. More specifically, there is provided the stripper assembly ( | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110159138 | BLOW MOLD FOR MOLDING A CONTAINER - A blow mold is disclosed. The mold includes a pair of mold halves having an operative configuration wherein the mold halves together define a cavity for a container, the container having a main body and a characteristic selected from the group of characteristics consisting of: a push-up base; an integral finish; and an embossed or a debossed feature. Each of the pair of mold halves has a first portion and a second portion formed integrally with the first portion. When the pair of mold halves is in the operative configuration, the first portions collectively define the main body and the second portions collectively define the characteristic. At least one of the pair of mold halves has a relatively soft substrate portion and a relatively hard surface layer formed integrally with the substrate portion. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110236523 | Flower Pot Mold for Blow Molding - The present patent application provides a flower pot mold for blow molding. The mold can reduce the number of the sliding blocks that need to be moved, and utilize the motion of a single sliding block to mold a flower pot so as to improve the manufacturing efficiency and the product quality. The mold includes a flower pot cavity template; a container opening pulling mold; a plurality of opening flanged pulling plates, a blowing tube being disposed in the container opening pulling mold; a fixing plate configured for fixing the mold onto a clamping set; a guiding block configured for guiding the opening flanged pulling plate and a blocking plate; and the blocking plate configured for blocking the plastics. A sliding track is formed on the flower pot cavity template and configured for allowing the blocking plate to move back and forth. The sliding track is disposed at an inner side of the guiding block. The blocking plate is in contact with the inner side wall of the guiding block and can be inserted into the sliding track and slide along the sliding track. The opening flanged pulling plate is fixedly connected to an outer side of the blocking plate. The container opening pulling mold is disposed between the two opening flanged pulling plates. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20120100241 | Apparatuses and methods for manufacturing containers - Mould arrangement, comprising a blow-moulding die arrangement arranged for receiving a preform and for expanding said preform to obtain a container, wherein a compression-moulding die arrangement is associated with said blow-moulding die arrangement, said compression-moulding die arrangement being arranged for receiving plastics and for shaping said plastics to obtain a neck portion of said preform. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120128812 | INJECTION BLOW MOLDING SYSTEM WITH ENHANCED HEAT TRANSFER CHANNEL CONFIGURATION - An injection blow molding (IBM) system and method for controlling the surface temperature of the parison molds by passing heat transfer fluid through a plurality of fluidly-coupled heat transfer channels. The heat transfer channels can be formed primarily in die sets to which the parison molds are attached. The placement and distribution of the heat transfer channels relative to the parison-forming surfaces helps control the temperatures of the bodies and necks of the parisons being formed, instead of relying on various adjustments by an IBM operator. This system/method reduces the discretion required by the IBM operator and shifts the burden of consistently making high-quality parisons and molded articles onto the designer of the IBM tooling. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120183639 | NECK RING FOR FORMING A NECK PORTION OF A PREFORM AND THE MOLD STACK INCORPORATING SAME - There is provided a neck ring for defining at least a portion of a neck portion of a preform. the neck ring comprises a body having: mounting flange and a molding face, the molding face including a venting structure, the venting structure having: (i) a plurality of air vent grooves for collecting and venting, in use, excess air from a molding cavity as it is being filled with the molding material, and (ii) an air collector groove in fluid communication with the plurality of air vent grooves for providing an evacuation path for the air to be vented from the plurality of air vent grooves. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20130149408 | BLOW MOLDING APPARATUS - In an embodiment, a neck mold assembly includes N rows of holding plates, each of the N rows of holding plates holding a plurality of neck molds. The neck mold assembly also includes a supporting-mechanism that supports the N rows of holding plates. The supporting mechanism includes at least one reinforcement shaft that is provided along a row direction of the N rows of holding plates, and two first securing sections that are secured at either end of the at least one reinforcement shaft. Each of the N rows of holding plates has at least one first through-hole that receives the at least one reinforcement shaft. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130196020 | MOLD APPARATUS, INJECTION MOLDING APPARATUS, AND INJECTION MOLDING METHOD - A mold apparatus, an injection molding apparatus, and an injection molding method, which can satisfactorily form a preform having a bottom thicker than a body, are provided. The mold apparatus comprises a neck mold, an injection cavity mold, and an injection core mold having an inside core mold and an outside core mold, and further comprises a regulation means, such as an urging member, for regulating the movement of the inside core mold toward the outside of the injection cavity mold. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130216643 | SPLIT MOLD INSERT FOR FORMING A NECK PORTION OF A PREFORM AND THE MOLD STACK INCORPORATING SAME - There is disclosed a neck ring ( | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130230616 | SPLIT THREAD INSERT - A split thread insert is disclosed with integral cooling channels utilized for the continuous internal circulation of cooling fluid around a molding surface of the split thread insert, wherein the molding surface forms a neck area of a preform during an injection molding process. The molding surface of the split thread insert is semi-circular with a profile corresponding with a threaded area of the preform. The split thread insert is assembled from two or more cut pieces, wherein at least one of the cut pieces includes a curved groove formed therein proximate the molding surface for forming a curved cooling fluid channel when the cut pieces are joined to form the split thread insert. The cooling fluid channel includes a flow diverter positioned therein for defining a portion of a continuous cooling fluid circuit of the split thread insert. | 09-05-2013 |
| 20130243896 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING A LIGHT WEIGHT CONTAINER - An apparatus for forming a blow-molded container includes a mold, a mandrel, and a die. The mold includes a bottom section for forming a container bottom, a sidewall section for forming a plurality of sidewalls, a spout section for forming a spout, and a neck section for forming an upwardly converging neck member coupling the sidewalls to the spout having a convex radius transition section of approximately three inches in a container having an overall height of approximately ten inches. The mandrel and the die are operative to form a parison that assumes an ovoid cross-section within the mold with the outer surfaces of the parison positioned approximately equidistant from sidewall section of said mold. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20140010909 | MOLD STACK FOR A PREFORM - There is provided a molding stack assembly ( | 01-09-2014 |
| 20140212537 | CONTROLLED BASE FLASH FORMING A STANDING RING - A mold for forming a plastic container having an integrally formed standing ring. The mold includes a first mold portion and a second mold portion. The second mold portion is movable relative to the first mold portion. The first mold portion and the second mold portion together define at least in part a mold cavity for molding a plastic container. The first mold portion and the second mold portion together define a standing ring slot for forming a standing ring on a base portion of the plastic container. The standing ring slot is defined at an interface between the first mold portion and the second mold portion. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20150079219 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TRANSPARENT SYNTHETIC RESIN VESSEL WITH INTEGRATED HANDLE - An apparatus and a method for manufacturing a transparent synthetic resin vessel with an integrated handle are provided. The transparent synthetic resin vessel manufacturing apparatus includes: an upper mold being vertically movable and having a core and a core block; a fixing plate having rib members; a rotating plate being vertically movable together with the upper mold and having a rotating device for simultaneously molding the handle on one side of a preform and manufacturing a transparent synthetic resin vessel; a fixing member for joining the fixing plate with the rotating plate; a lower mold supplied with molten resin at one side thereof so as to injection-mold the handle; an injection mold for forming the preform into a transparent synthetic resin vessel; and a vessel separator for separating the transparent synthetic resin vessel from the vessel manufacturing apparatus. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20160046062 | BLOW MOLDING MOLD FOR PLASTIC BOTTLE - A blow molding mold which can reduce the production cost and can easily perform replacement work. The blow molding mold includes a body mold, a bottom mold and a neck mold. The neck mold is provided with a first cooling mechanism. The body mold includes an inner body mold corresponding to the outer surface of a body portion of a plastic bottle, and an outer shell located outside the inner body mold. The inner body mold can be attached/detached to/from the outer shell when replacing the inner body mold in conformity with the shape of the plastic bottle. | 02-18-2016 |
