181 |
Co-molded direct flock and flock transfer and methods of making same |
US12013996 |
2008-01-14 |
US08354050B2 |
2013-01-15 |
Louis Brown Abrams |
A method of decorating a molded article is provided that includes the steps of: (a) providing a mold insert comprising a plurality of flock fibers and a permanent adhesive layer; (b) positioning the mold insert in a mold; and (c) introducing resin into the mold, such that a resin contacts the mold insert to form a molded article. The melting point of the permanent adhesive layer is preferably greater than a temperature of the resin during molding. |
182 |
Vehicle interior panel and producing method thereof |
US13184920 |
2011-07-18 |
US08349245B2 |
2013-01-08 |
Ryuichi Ishida; Ryosuke Oki; Teruo Tamada |
A method of producing a vehicle interior panel having a hollow double-walled structure made of thermoplastic comprising, blow molding with a pair of mold halves including a first mold with a shape transfer surface having a three dimensional pattern, and a second mold, clamping a cover material being formed by at least a double-layer structure arranged between a cavity of said first mold and a parison of thermoplastic such that a resin sheet layer without a through hole and without a three dimensional pattern faces a cavity of said first mold, introducing a pressurized fluid into the parison to press the cover material and the parison against a cavity surface, thereby integrally laminating said cover material to an outer surface of a first wall of the panel having the hollow double-walled structure and transferring said three dimensional pattern of said first mold half to said resin sheet. |
183 |
Load bearing fabric assembly and method of making a load bearing fabric assembly |
US11070771 |
2005-03-02 |
US08329281B2 |
2012-12-11 |
Timothy P. Coffield |
A load bearing fabric assembly having a frame, a carrier and a load bearing fabric. The load bearing fabric is attached directly to the carrier. The frame defines view ports to enable visual inspection of the junction between the carrier and the load bearing fabric after the carrier and fabric have been mounted to the frame. A method of manufacturing the carrier for such a load bearing fabric assembly includes the steps of: (a) placing the fabric inside a mold with at least a portion of the fabric directly engaging the surface of the mold; (b) injecting a molten thermoplastic into the mold to form the carrier, the molten thermoplastic having a melt point greater than that of the fabric; and (c) permitting the molten thermoplastic to cure to form a carrier directly on the fabric. In one embodiment, the fabric is positioned so that the entry of molten thermoplastic urges the fabric against a surface of the mold cavity. |
184 |
Process for producing molded parts, in particular decorative part and/or trim part for the passenger compartment of a vehicle |
US12122411 |
2008-05-16 |
US08216501B2 |
2012-07-10 |
Gerhard Egerer; Roland Schwenk; Christian Vogler |
Implementations of the present invention relate to a molded part, in particular a decorative part and/or a trim part for the passenger compartment of a vehicle, comprising a support of plastic, a decorative layer and a ductile insert of ductile material. According to implementations of the present invention, the ductile material for forming the ductile insert is or comprises a nonmetallic mat, in particular a textile mat or a prepreg mat. Implementations of the present invention also relate to an injection molding process and a compression molding process for producing molded parts, in particular decorative parts and/or trim parts for the passenger compartment of a vehicle, the molded parts comprising a support of plastic, a decorative layer and a ductile insert of ductile material. |
185 |
METHOD FOR PRODUCING A STORAGE ELEMENT IN TEXTILE AND PLASTIC MATERIAL |
US13173900 |
2011-06-30 |
US20120169082A1 |
2012-07-05 |
Grégory Martin; Jean-Pierre Praud |
A method for producing a storage element having a plurality of faces in which a portion of the faces is made in textile material. The method includes the steps of: producing a pattern in textile material, the pattern comprising several panels, placing the pattern in an unfolded condition in an injection mold, injecting a plastic material into the injection mold around the panels so as to overmold at least one portion of each of the panels so as to obtain a pattern comprising the faces in textile and plastic materials of the storage element in the unfolded condition, folding the pattern and attaching the faces to each other. |
186 |
Paw-shaped toy |
US12684751 |
2010-01-08 |
US08211346B2 |
2012-07-03 |
Glen S. Axelrod; Ajay Gajria |
A method and apparatus is provided for molding a pet toy having one or more fabric inserts molded into a portion of the surface of the toy. The mold may comprise a cover plate, a cavity plate and a separator plate, the cavity plate including one or more projections and the separator plate including one or more complementary-shaped openings such that pieces of fabric placed on the projections may have skirt areas engaged by the engagement of the separator plate to the cavity plate. The fabric may stretch when the mold is filled with rubber or plastic to form discrete fabric-covered areas on the toy. |
187 |
COMPOSITE PROSTHESIS WITH EXTERNAL POLYMERIC SUPPORT STRUCTURE AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME |
US12784393 |
2010-05-20 |
US20110288628A1 |
2011-11-24 |
Matthew Noesner; Jerry Dong |
A prosthesis including a support structure for enhancing kink and/or crush resistance. The support structure is connected to an outer surface of the prosthesis and includes at least two components, one of which has a lower melting point than the other. The component with the lower melting point is used to connect the support structure to the outer surface of the prosthesis. |
188 |
METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A MOLDED PART |
US13189779 |
2011-07-25 |
US20110277920A1 |
2011-11-17 |
Marco Wacker; Joerg Russ |
The invention relates to a method for the production of a molded part which comprises a base part consisting of a plurality of layers and a thermoplastic or duroplastic synthetic material bonded therewith, the bond of the base part with the thermoplastic or duroplastic synthetic material being formed such that the thermoplastic or duroplastic synthetic material is deformed under a pressure to become flowable, or that it is introduced already liquefied under pressure and forms a bond with the base part. According to the invention, the production of the base part and the production of the bond of the thermoplastic or duroplastic synthetic material with the base part is carried out in the same die. |
189 |
Composite resin molded product and method for molding the same |
US11806719 |
2007-06-04 |
US08012892B2 |
2011-09-06 |
Nobuyoshi Kajioka; Hiroyuki Hamada; Asami Nakai |
A composite resin molded product has a molded product body made of a resin and a fiber sheet material inserted on the surface of the molded product body. The fiber sheet material is formed of a knitted fabric, and the rear surface of the knitted fabric faces the molded product. The surfaces of fiber yarns of the knitted fabric are integrated with the molded product body by melting and solidifying. |
190 |
PAW-SHAPED TOY |
US12684751 |
2010-01-08 |
US20110169183A1 |
2011-07-14 |
Glen S. AXELROD; Ajay GAJRIA |
A method and apparatus is provided for molding a pet toy having one or more fabric inserts molded into a portion of the surface of the toy. The mold may comprise a cover plate, a cavity plate and a separator plate, the cavity plate including one or more projections and the separator plate including one or more complementary-shaped openings such that pieces of fabric placed on the projections may have skirt areas engaged by the engagement of the separator plate to the cavity plate. The fabric may stretch when the mold is filled with rubber or plastic to form discrete fabric-covered areas on the toy. |
191 |
DEVICE HOUSING AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME |
US12890734 |
2010-09-27 |
US20110155452A1 |
2011-06-30 |
YUE-PING LIU; YOU-LI LIU; HSIANG-JUNG SU; WEN-TE LAI |
A device housing for an electronic device is provided. The device housing includes a substrate and assembling members protruding from the substrate. The substrate includes a fiber member, a metal member embedded within the fiber member, and a transparent resin layer formed on the fiber member. The fiber member defines openings. The assembling members extend through the openings and connect with the metal member. A method for making the present device housing is also provided. |
192 |
Fibrous article with fabric-like surface and process of manufacturing same |
US12608003 |
2009-10-29 |
US20110104971A1 |
2011-05-05 |
Shui Yuan Ma; Ling-Ling Cheng |
A fibrous article having a fabric-like surface and process of manufacturing same are provided. The fibrous article includes an outer fabric substrate; an intermediate fiber substrate; and an inner thermoplastic resin layer. A first thermoplastic resin is formed between the fabric substrate and the fiber substrate. The first thermoplastic resin is further formed between the fiber substrate and the thermoplastic resin layer. The thermoplastic resin layer is formed by injection molding by causing a second thermoplastic resin to react with the first thermoplastic resin. A person may have the feeling of touching fabric when touches the fibrous article. |
193 |
Method and Apparatus for Manufacturing Vehicle Parts |
US12917890 |
2010-11-02 |
US20110045727A1 |
2011-02-24 |
Hendricus Antonius Hoogland |
The invention relates to a method for manufacturing at least partly plastic vehicle parts in a mold with at least one mold cavity, comprising the steps of at least partly closing the mold, wherein the at least one mold cavity is brought in a first position by means of at least one movable wall part of the at least one mold cavity; introducing plastic into the at least one mold cavity; upon complete closure of the mold and/or movement of the at least one movable wall part, bringing the at least one mold cavity in a second position, the at least one mold cavity in the second position having a different volume than in the first position; all this in such a manner that by bringing the at least one mold cavity from the first into the second position, the plastic fills the respective mold cavity completely. |
194 |
Production method for molding plastics on soft cloth |
US11905151 |
2007-09-27 |
US07695664B2 |
2010-04-13 |
Shih-Sheng Yang |
A production method for molding includes a. a first molding: depending on a shape to be molded, implementing a die feed-in on soft cloth, with the plastic that is injected in being fused and set with the cloth, for serving as a substrate layer; b. punching and trimming: punching and trimming the plastic that has been set to form a base; c. a second molding: implementing a second die feed-in on the base of a shaped product, with the injected-in plastic being fused and set with a surface of the base, to form the needed shape; d. tailoring and trimming: tailoring and trimming an edge interface between two layers of the assembled plastic to form a shaped product of a double-layer plastic on the soft cloth. |
195 |
MULTI-LAYERED MOLDED ARTICLE WITH MOISTURE PROTECTION |
US12168223 |
2008-07-07 |
US20090169799A1 |
2009-07-02 |
KUN-TSAN WU; LI-WEN TIEN |
A multi-layered molded article (100) includes a soft layer (12) and a substrate (14) moldingly bonded to the soft layer. The substrate has a bonding surface (142) bonded to the soft layer and peripheral end surfaces (146) at the edges of the substrate. |
196 |
MULTI-LAYERED MOLDED ARTICLE WITH TACTILITY |
US12168228 |
2008-07-07 |
US20090162661A1 |
2009-06-25 |
KUN-TSAN WU; LI-WEN TIEN |
A multi-layered molded article (10) for being provided with tactility is provided. The multi-layered molded article includes a substrate (14), a soft layer (12) directly formed on the substrate, and a dustproof layer (11) directly formed on the soft layer. The soft layer is positioned between the substrate and the dustproof layer. |
197 |
MULTI-LAYERED MOLDED ARTICLE WITH MOISTURE PROTECTION |
US12168222 |
2008-07-07 |
US20090162660A1 |
2009-06-25 |
KUN-TSAN WU; LI-WEN TIEN |
A multi-layered molded article (100) includes a soft layer (12), a substrate (14) moldingly bonded to the soft layer, and a protective member (16) covering edges (124) of the soft layer and the molded substrate. |
198 |
METHOD FOR MAKING MULTI-LAYERED MOLDED ARTICLES |
US12168233 |
2008-07-07 |
US20090160100A1 |
2009-06-25 |
KUN-TSAN WU; LI-WEN TIEN |
A method of forming a multi-layered molded article (10) is described. The method includes applying a soft material to a substrate, thereby forming a substrate with a soft layer thereon. A laser machine is used to remove excess material from the semi-manufactured article to form the final multi-layered molded article. |
199 |
Process for printing and molding a flocked article |
US10614340 |
2003-07-03 |
US07413581B2 |
2008-08-19 |
Louis Brown Abrams |
The processes and articles of the present invention use thermally stable and loft retentive polymers in sublimation printed flock fibers, which are particularly attractive for forming molded articles. A preferred polymer is poly(cyclohexylene-dimethylene terephthalate. |
200 |
Molded parts with metal or wood surface areas and processes for their production |
US10767011 |
2004-01-29 |
US07396500B2 |
2008-07-08 |
Vijay Wani; Michael E. Hus; Eric Marchbanks; Curt E. Peterson; Thomas Van Conett |
The present invention thus provides a plastic part with a surface area of a semi-rigid sheet material such as metal, wood or wood-based paper product and a novel process where the sheet material edges are covered with a second plastic component that adheres both to the sheet material and to the first plastic material. A first plastic substrate component is prepared with an adhered sheet material surface area and then the edges of the sheet material are overlapped by a second molded-on, plastic edge-covering component. A preferred sheet material laminate structure is also provided with a backing layer that protects an interior adhesive layer. The second molded-on edge-covering component covers the sheet material edge to provide an aesthetically pleasing surface. This construction produces a more durable sheet material edge covering and eliminates the tendency of the sheet material to peel off the molded part during use. |