Manual of U.S. Patent Classification
as of June 30, 2000

Class
425
PLASTIC ARTICLE OR EARTHENWARE SHAPING OR TREATING: APPARATUS

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Subclass		Title
ClassTitle		===> PLASTIC ARTICLE OR EARTHENWARE SHAPING OR TREATING: APPARATUS
1		MEANS UTILIZING FORCE FROM EXPLOSIVE OR THERMIC COMPOSITION
2		SHAPING MEANS EMPLOYING ANATOMICAL BODY OR PORTION THEREOF (I.E., ANIMAL OR PLANT)
3		WITH DIRECT APPLICATION OF MAGNETIC FORCE TO MANIPULATE SHAPING MEANS OR WORK
4R		WITH MECHANICAL MEANS FORMING OR EXPANDING PORES (E.G., FOAMING, ETC.)
4C		. Continuously
5		MEANS ENCAPSULATING NORMALLY LIQUID MATERIAL
6		MEANS MAKING PARTICULATE MATERIAL DIRECTLY FROM LIQUID OR MOLTEN MATERIAL
7		. By means applying fluid jet or blast to unconfined liquid material
8		. By slinger or rotating liquid comminutor
9		. . Cotton candy maker
10		. And distinct means applying congealing fluid to formed particles
11		PRODUCT OR PREFORM REPAIR OR RESTORING MEANS
12		. Hand manipulable tool
13		. Means feeding fluent stock under pressure
14		. Shape conforming sleeve or deformable pressure wrap means
15		. Tire segment engaging channel box coacting with pressure surface or rim
16		. . Adjustable sidewall channel box
17		. Tire recapping, rebeading or sidewall replacing means
18		. . Simultaneously on plural tires
19		. . Including carcass or tread mold aligning means
20		. . Band or channel type recapping mold
21		. . . Including axially supported bead spreading means
22		. . . Including sidewall pressure platens
23		. . . Means applying pressure to carcass interior
24		. . . . Means applying fluid pressure directly
25		. . . Diametrically separable mold sections coacting with tire carcass
26		. Means for supporting only a portion of a tire
27		. . Expansible internal support
28.1		RESHAPING, RESIZING OR VULCANIZING MEANS FOR TIRE, TIRE TUBE, OR DRIVE BELT
29		. Control means responsive to condition sensing means
30		. Control means responsive to independently operated timer
31		. Means shaping drum shaped preform to tire casing shape
32		. . Mold or housing encasing preform
33		. . . And means inserting pressurizing diaphragm into mold or housing
34.1		. Plural female molds for plural preforms
34.2		. . Forming belts (e,g., drive, transmission, endless)
34.3		. . Within separate vulcanizing chamber
35		. Toroidal or annular female shaping means and coacting means holding preform thereagainst
36		. . Including distinct means to engage tire-type bead
37		. . Including core pins forming transverse voids in solid tire portion
38		. . Including means placing preform in mold or removing product from mold
39		. . Female mold surface is expansible
40		. . Including heating or cooling means
41		. . . Electrical
42		. . . Within cavity of hollow preform
43		. . Coating holding means is expansible structure
44		. . Means to directly apply fluid pressure to preform
45		. . . Inner tube type including valve stem feature
46		. . Including removable tire tread shaping portion
47		. Sectional female mold including locking or clamping assembly means
48		. Interior holding means or curing bag inserter, releaser, or remover
49		. Internal mold, form or support for toroid
50		. . Including heating or cooling means
51		. . Expansible surface
52		. . . Fluid pressure actuated diaphragm type
53		. . . . Including valve stem
54		. . Sectional
55		. . . Removable portion
56		. . . . Annular assembly clamping ring
57		. . . . Internal support held in assembly by cam or wedge means
58		. . Bead clamping means, air bag support means or means sealing tire opening
58.1		. Post cure inflator
59		UTILIZING SUBTERRANEAN FEATURE AS SHAPING MEANS
60		BOOM MOUNTED DEPOSITING AND FORMING MEANS OF THE CARROUSEL TYPE
61		WITH SHIP OR BOAT LAUNCHING MEANS OR DRYDOCK
62		WITH TRANSPORTATION DEVICE FOR RELOCATING MOLDING APPARATUS TO DIFFERENT SITE (E.G., LAND VEHICLE, ETC.)
63		BUILDING FORMS OR CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING TYPE MOLD WITH REPOSITIONING MEANS FOR PROGRESSIVE MOLDING
64		. Including mold charging means
65		. Means penetrating or embedded in previously formed section to support mold
66		CONTINUOUS FILAMENT FORMING OR FILM CASTING MEANS WITH STRETCHING MEANS COMPRISING PRODUCT ADVANCING MEANS
67		IMMERSED SHAPING ORIFICE DISCHARGING DIRECTLY INTO LIQUID BATH OR SHOWER MEANS
68		. Additional downstream means for treating product by fluid
69		. Shaping orifice and bath or shower means mounted for relative movement
70		. Means directing product through tubular conduit within bath or shower means
71		INCLUDING MEANS ADVANCING CONTINUOUS LENGTH WORK THROUGH DOWNSTREAM LIQUID BATH OR SHOWER MEANS
72.1		SHAPING ORIFICE AND DOWNSTREAM WORK CONTACTING GASEOUS TREATING MEANS
72.2		. Orifice for filaments or fibers (e.g., spinneret)
73		INCLUDING VENTILATING TYPE HOOD OR CHAMBER ENCASING A MATERIAL HANDLER
74		. Recovering or recycling gas or vapor
75		. Material handler is endless casting surface
76		MEANS IMPARTING IRREGULAR DENIER TO FILAMENTS
77		ULTRA HIGH PRESSURE GENERATING DEVICE
78		MEANS FOR MOLDING POWDERED METAL
79		. Continuous length product formation
80.1		AIR FELTING TYPE SHAPING MEANS
81.1		. Means forming stratified products
82.1		. With particle liberating means (e.g., cutting, carding, etc.)
83.1		. Means forming running length product
84		WITH FORAMINOUS OR ABSORBENT MEANS FOR REMOVAL OF VEHICLE OR COMPONENT IN LIQUID FORM DURING OR AFTER SHAPING
85		. Vacuum means
86		INCLUDING HANDLING MEANS OR FEATURE FOR TREATING LIQUID OR VEHICLE LIQUID, OR CONDENSATE
87		HAND MOVABLE, SUBSTRATE TRAVERSING, PLURAL DIMENSION SHAPING MEANS INCLUDING MOLDING MATERIAL SUPPLY
88		WITH FACTORY STRUCTURE FEATURE
89		WITH INTERPOSED NON-ADHERING WEB OR SHEET TYPE PARTING MEANS
90		WITH MEANS APPLYING COATING (E.G., PARTING, ETC.) MATERIAL TO WORK OR WORK CONTACT MEANS
91		. Plural diverse type applicators
92		. Plural spaced applying means applying material to work and work contact means
93		. Immersion type
94		. Means contacting work downstream of shaping member
95		. By means attached to or within male shaping member
96		. Separate means applying material directly to shaping means, dough divider trap chamber, or between work and shaping means
97		. . By means injecting material into extrusion head or nozzle
98		. . To female mold or dough divider trap chamber
99		. . . Orbital or conveyor mounted mold
100		. . . . By spray means or pneumatic conveyor type applicator
101		. . To endless surface type shaping means
102		. To work contact means upstream of shaping means
103		. . By spray means or pneumatic conveyor type applicator
104		. To work downstream of shaping means
105		. . By means striping or applying a definite pattern
106		. . With reshaping or cutting means downstream of coating means
107		WITH MEANS LUBRICATING COOPERATING APPARATUS PARTS
108		ROD END TO ROD END SPLICING OR JOINING TYPE
500		PREFORM ASSEMBLY MEANS AND MEANS FOR BONDING OF PLURAL PREFORMS INVOLVING PREFORM RESHAPING OR VULCANIZING
501		. Vulcanizing or curing means including a conforming preform support
502		. . With means to release or remove product from support
503		. Reshaping means utilizing fluid pressure directly contacting work
504		. . Vacuum or suction
505		. Means forming indefinite length product
506		. With treatment means other than assembling, bonding, shaping or reshaping means
507		. . Means to modify temperature of work or product
508		. . . Heating
509		. . . . And cooling
510		. . Severing means
511		. . . And means for forming preform from bulk material
512		. . . Plural distinct severing means
513		. . . . Diverse
514		. . . Downstream of bonding means
515		. With additional shaping means to form or reshape preform upstream of bonding means
516		. . Extrusion
517		. Means press fitting or forcibly embedding one preform into another preform
518		. Plural reshaping means
519		. . Opposed, registering, coacting mold cavities
520		. Opposed coacting press members
521		. . Male shaping member and female mold
110		DISTINCT MEANS TO FEED, SUPPORT OR MANIPULATE PREFORM STOCK AND MEANS FOR SHAPING FLUENT OR BULK STOCK TO FORM UNITED PRODUCT
111		. And means to apply stress to preform and uniting in stressed condition
112		. And means to form or reshape preform
113		. Extrusion shaping means
114		. . Means to feed or support plural preforms to or at extrusion means
115		. Endless surface means to shape fluent material
116		. Opposed registering coacting female molds
117		. Female mold type means
118		. . Including hand manipulatable support for edible receiver (e.g., ice cream cone, etc.)
119		. . Shoe last type support for preform
120		. . Plural sources feeding the fluent material
121		. . Means to feed or support common preform to or at spaced female molds
122		. . Means to continuously feed indefinite length preform
123		. . Means to support plural preforms in spaced relation in or at common female mold
124		. . . Washer type preform
125		. . Female mold or preform support vertically movable
126.1		. . Means to convey preform to female mold
126.2		. . . Stick inserter
127		. . Preform stock acting as reaction shaping surface cooperating with recessed fluent stock shaping means
128		. . Coacting pressure means
129.1		. . Means to charge fuent stock under pressure
129.2		. . . Shoe or boot
130		MEANS FEEDING FLUENT STOCK FROM PLURAL SOURCES TO COMMON SHAPING MEANS TO FORM COMPOSITE PRODUCT
131.1		. Extrusion shaping means
131.5		. . Comprising spinnerette
132		. . Intermittent feed
133.1		. . Concentric
133.5		. . For extruding film
134		. Traveling female mold type shaping means
135		CONTROL MEANS RESPONSIVE TO OR ACTUATED BY MEANS SENSING OR DETECTING A CONDITION OR MATERIAL TRIGGERED
136		. Means responsive to abnormal condition completely stop operation of machine
137		. . Means responsive to material remaining in mold from previous molding operation
138		. . Means responsive to improper mold position
139		. Article ejector or stripper control
140		. Control means responsive to product weight or dimension
141		. . Thickness
142		. Cutter control
143		. Temperature control
144		. . Of mold cavity or fluent material to shaping or discharging orifice
145		. Feed control of material en route to shaping area
146		. . By pressure actuated valve
147		. . By stopping or adjusting flow responsive to material level in collector or mold
148		. . By means responsive to weight of feed material
149		. Molding pressure control means responsive to pressure at shaping area (e.g., injection or press mold, etc.)
150		. Mold motion or position control
151		WITH SAFETY FEATURE
152		. Plural starting buttons or mold operating means dependent upon position of a machine element
153		. Secondary means to prevent accidental motion, (e.g., mold closing, etc.) or means to relieve gaseous pressure
154		. Means to alter operation due to presence of foreign matter or overload
155		WITH CONTROL MEANS RESPONSIVE TO INDEPENDENTLY OPERATED TIMER
156		. For timing period mold is closed or period molding pressure is maintained
157		. . In press mold cycle
158		. . . With timer for molding material preheat period
159		. For timing mold filling means
160		. For timing heating or cooling means
161		INTERLOCKED DIVERSE FUNCTION ELEMENTS
162		WITH ELECTRICAL CONTROL SYSTEM
163		. Of diverse shaping means or sequential contact of work with different shaping elements
164		. For severing product from shaped mass
165		. Of product removal from molding surface
166		. Of intermittent delivery of fluent charges to shaping surface
167		. Of ram or platen reciprocation in press molding cycle
168		WITH MEANS ADJUSTING SYNCHRONIZATION OR COMPENSATING FOR WEAR
169		WITH INDICATOR, SIGNAL, RECORDER, ILLUMINATOR, OR INSPECTION MEANS
170		. For molding temperature or pressure
171		. For determining, observing, or recording position of adjustable element
172		. . Element is means determining product size
173		. Means permitting visual inspection by operator
174		MEANS APPLYING ELECTRICAL OR WAVE ENERGY DIRECTLY TO WORK
174.2		. Sonic or supersonic wave energy
174.4		. Radiated energy
174.6		. Electrical energy conducted through work
174.8R		. Electro-static or inductive field
174.8E		. . Electro-static
175		MEANS FORMING A MOLD; OR FLASK, PER SE
176		. Including means to separate subsequently molded product from formed mold (e.g., destructible starch type, etc.)
177		. Press means to form mold
178		. Including ram type feed of molding material or means to break bond between flask and contents
179		. Including, structurally integral fastening means
180		. Three part flask
181		CONVERTIBLE
182		WITH APPARATUS ASSEMBLY OR DISMANTLING MEANS OR WITH IDLE PART
183		. Plural wear or shaping surfaces mounted for alternative use
184		. Shaping and severing means mounted for alternative use
185		. Means permitting removal or substitution of elements during apparatus operation
186		. Including support or guide means for disassembled element
187		. Means excavating from bulk with simultaneous shaping (e.g., ice cream scoop or plugger, etc.)
188		. Pivotally joined housings or housing sections enclosing removable element
189		. By handle or handwheel means
190		. For extrusion or injection type shaping means
191		. . Threaded die or die housing
192R		. . Including securing means retaining separable elements
192S		. . . Spinnerets
193		. For press shaping surface
194		. . Calender roll or roll face
195		. . Female mold
196		. Blade type harvesting means or severing means
197		WITH UPSTREAM SCREEN OR PERFORATED PLATE FOR STRAINING, HOMOGENIZING, OR MIXING MATERIAL TO BE SHAPED
198		. Upstream of multi-orifice shaping die
199		. Plural screens or plates
200		WITH SEPARATE AND DISTINCT UPSTREAM AGITATING OR KNEADING MEANS
201		. Mixing roll type (e.g., rubber mills, etc.)
202		. With cutting, severing or comminuting means
203		. With separate and distinct gas withdrawal chamber
204		. Plural means being diverse, or parallel and intermeshing or concentric
205		. Serially arranged chambers each housing a kneading or mixing means
206		. Within or at forming means
207		. Within pressurizing chamber
208		. . By modified screw helix
209		. Agitator or kneader comprises means rotating about a horizontal axis
210		WITH MEANS CLEANING AND PURIFYING ATMOSPHERE SURROUNDING MOLDING DEVICE
211		WITH SOUND MUFFLING OR DAMPENING MEANS
212		WITH MEANS TO RESET OPERATION CYCLE
213		WITH PERSONNEL SUPPORT MEANS
214		WITH MEANS TO RETARD OR STOP MOVING ELEMENT (E.G., BRAKE, ETC.)
215		WITH MEANS TO GATHER EXCESS OR REJECTED STOCK MATERIAL
216		. Dynamic gatherer
217		. . Recycling type
218		FEMALE MOLD AND COOPERATING STOCK SMOOTHING MEANS OR EXCESS STOCK REMOVING MEANS
219		. Means carried by or attached to feeder
220		. Conveyor or roll mounted mold with stationary smoothing or removing means
221		. For means excavating from bulk source with simultaneous shaping (e.g., ice cream scoop or plugger, etc.)
222		TUMBLING TYPE AGGLOMERATING MEANS FOR PARTICULATE MATERIAL
223		ENDLESS CASTING SURFACE AND COOPERATING HARVESTING MEANS
224		MEANS CASTING FLUENT STOCK OPERABLY ASSOCIATED WITH SHAPING SURFACE TO FORM INDEFINITE LENGTH PRODUCT
225		WITH SEPARATE APPARATUS CLEANING MEANS
226		. Coacting with diverse apparatus elements
227		. Coacting with forming means or dough divider type trap chamber
228		. . Reciprocating cleaner moving across a plunger face
229		. . Cleaner moving into working engagement
230		. . Cleaner coacting with endless surface press forming means or film forming casting surface
231		. . Cleaner coacting with traveling former
232		. Coacting with work contact means (e.g., conveyor or cutter, etc.) downstream of former
233		SETS OF PRESS COUPLES COMPRISING REGISTERING FEMALE MOLD CAVITIES
234		. Stacked
235		. Coacting cutting; edges on female mold sections
236		. Including positive means to eject product
237		. Mounted on rolls
238		DOUGH DIVIDER TYPE INCLUDING TRAP CHAMBER
239		. Including positive discharge assistant in supply hopper
240		. Reciprocating ram feeding to rotating trap chamber
241		. Rotating trap chamber pickup
522		FEMALE MOLD AND MEANS TO SHAPE PARISON DIRECTLY BY INTERNAL FLUID PRESSURE, (E.G., BLOW MOLD, ETC.)
523		. Utilizing laminated parison
524		. With filling means
525		. Forming baffle, bottleneck, or handle
526		. With heating or cooling means
527		. With means to sever product
528		. Including means to prepare parison
529		. . Parison stretching means
530		. . . Comprising staged inflation means
531		. . Parison severing means
532		. . Parison forming extruder
533		. . Parison forming injection mold
534		. . Parison transfer means
535		. Including blowing medium supply means
536		. . Needle
537		. Including product ejector
538		. Plural female molds and means to shape parison at each directly by internal fluid pressure
539		. . With means to support molds for movement with continuously moving work
540		. . With rotary support for molds
541		. Including means to close or lock blow mold
542		FEMALE MOLD AND CHARGER TO SUPPLY FLUENT STOCK UNDER PRESSURE THERETO IN FLUID-TIGHT RELATIONSHIP (E.G., INJECTION MOLD, ETC.)
543		. Molding of thermosetting or cross-linking stock
544		. . Means for transfer molding
545		. To make slide fastener element
546		. With means to evacuate mold or provide controlled environment
547		. With means to heat or cool
548		. . Plural distinct means
549		. . Including heated or cooled nozzle
550		. . Including heated or cooled plasticizer
551		. . Including heated or cooled material supply hopper
552		. . Cooling means for female mold
553		. With preform severing means movable relative to mold
554		. . And product ejector
555		. With shrinkage compensation means
556		. With product ejector
557		. With accumulator, trap chamber, or serially arranged valves between charger and mold
558		. . Changeable volume accumulator
559		. . Accumulator with check valve supplying fluent thereto
560		. . Including valve to alternatively direct fluent stock to accumulator or mold
561		. . Accumulator with plunger of charger acting as valve
562		. With means between charger and mold to cut off flow of fluent stock (e.g., needle valve, baffle, etc.)
563		. . Biased, pressure responsive means
564		. . Nozzle valve
565		. . . Mold actuated
566		. . . Flush with or entering mold cavity
567		. With coupling between charger and mold
568		. . Including sepcific nozzle
569		. . . And means to connect nozzle to mold
570		. . . Plural nozzles
571		. . . Flush with or entering into mold cavity
572		. . Supplying fluent stock to plural mold cavities
573		. . Including plural passages to single mold cavity
574		. With means to cause relative movement between mold and charger
575		. . Means to move mold
576		. . . Rotary mold support
577		. Mold having movable core or movable pin
578		. With normally open stock chamber (e.g., hopper, etc.)
579		. . Charger including a shaping surface (e.g., Briquetting means, etc.)
580		. . And feeder to supply granular fluent stock to charger
581		. . . Including plural molds
582		. . . Rotary feeder
583		. . . Reciprocating feeder
584		. . . Air or vacuum utilized to feed stock
585		. Including feeder to supply stock to charger
586		. . Means to feed measured charge
587		. . Screw feeder
588		. Plural mold cavities
589		. With means to close mold
590		. . Varying pressure and/or speed closing
591		. . Common fluid pressure closes mold and performs injection
592		. . Including articulated link
593		. . . Toggle
594		. . Charger and closing means on same side of mold
595		. With means to lock mold in closed position
253		FEMALE MOLD, PALLET HANDLING MEANS AND MEANS TO CHARGE FEMALE MOLD
254		. Including magazine type pallet supply means
255		. Pallet supported within mold sidewalls by vertically movable stripper
256		FEMALE MOLD AND MEANS TO FEED MEASURED CHARGE OF FLUENT MATERIAL THERETO
257		. Plural separate and distinct feeders
258		. Means to move feed means to female mold
259		. . Traveling female mold
260		. . Drawer type feed coacting with mold having movable bottom
261		. Means to sequentially move female mold
262		MEANS WITHDRAWING TROWEL TYPE SHAPING MEMBER FROM WITHIN OPEN ENDED MOLD TO SHAPE MATERIAL THEREIN
263		POTTERY WHEEL TYPE SUPPORT AND PROFILE
264		. Including separate and distinct male plunger
265		. Plural profile tools of diverse configuration
266		. Plural female molds or preform supports
267		. Rotatable profile tool
268		. Externally engaging profile tool
269		DIPPING TYPE SHAPING MEANS
270		. Mounted on moving support
271		. . Including means to infect or withdraw gas from internal portion of shaping means
272		. . Means causing diverse motion of shaping means (e.g., rotating during dipping, etc.)
273		. . Means moving immersion bath
274		. . Including stripper means
275		. Dipping form per se
276		MEANS EXCAVATING FROM A BULK SOURCE WITH SIMULTANEOUS SHAPING (E.G., ICE CREAM SCOOP OR PLUGGER, ETC.)
277		. Means includes enclosure for fluids of high specific heat
278		. Including means to arrange shaping surface during penetration of bulk
279		. Including means to aid separation of shape product from bulk
280		. Rotating or oscillating means to aid penetration of bulk
281		. Shaping surface having serrated or cutting edge
282		. Including product release means
283		. . Segmented or expansible shaping surface
284		. . Movable blade
285		. . . Pivoted to rim
286		. . Ejector
287		FORMER OF THE DIE EXPRESSING TYPE MAKING DOUGHNUT SHAPES
288		. Relatively movable concentric internal and external members coacting with orifice means
289		PREFORM SEVERING MEANS
290		. Severing means is perforator
291		. . With scoring or diverse severing means
292		. Cutter guided by or cooperating with peripheral edge of female mold
293		. . And crimper
294		. Rotating means comprising circumferentially extending cutting and shaping channels coacting with a roll or platen having complementary channels
295		. Cutter guided by a template or a pattern
296		. Means for forming from bulk material, means for severing and means for reshaping
297		. . Severing means preceding reshaping means
298		. Configuration of cutting implement providing shaping cavity
299		. . Including surface deformation means
300		. . Honeycomb type cutters coacting internally of female mold or mold sidewalls
301		. Diverse severing means
302.1		. Serially arranged with preform reshaping means
303		. . Corrugating reshaper
304		. . Separate and distinct surface deformation means
305.1		. . Severing means preceding shaping means
306		. Plural distinct cutters
307		. . Cutters downstream of former
308		. Means forming from bulk and downstream severing means
309		. . Cutter operated by means extending from within shaping orifice
310		. . Utilizing former as cutter reaction surface
311		. . . Moving cutter, stationary former
312		. . . . Cutter mounted on flexible endless conveyor
313		. . . . Single assembly plural cutting elements
314		. . . Stationary cutter, plural forming
315		. . Utilizing product handler downstream of former as cutter aid
316		. . . Single assembly plural cutting elements
317		COMBINED
318		HAND MANIPULABLE SHAPING COUPLE
319		MEANS TO FORM PREFORM FROM BULK AND MEANS TO CONVOLUTE OR TWIST THE PREFORM
320		. Convoluting means includes an endless surface
321		. . Convoluting means includes two or more endless surfaces
322		. . Convoluting means includes a roll
323		PRETZEL BENDING TYPE
324.1		DIVERSE DISTINCT TYPE SHAPING MEANS
325		. Shaping orifice and either a downstream preform reshaping means or vulcanizing means including conforming preform support
326.1		. . Utilizing a fluid pressure differential as a reshaping means
327		. . Reshaping or vulcanizing means is a press
328		. Roll means and diverse press means
329		THREE OR MORE ENDLESS SURFACES COOPERATING TO DEFINE A SHAPING APERTURE
330		THREE OR MORE PLATENS MOVABLE ON INTERSECTING PATHS TO DEFINE A SHAPING CAVITY
331		TRAVERSING ROLL PRESSURIZING MEANS OPERABLY ASSOCIATED WITH DOWNSTREAM PERFORATED PLATE
332		MEANS IMPARTING ROLLING ACTION TO DISCRETE CHARGE OF STOCK TO FORM A BALL
333		. Molding means having material shaping guideway providing arcuate path
334		SETS OF CONVOLUTING OR TWISTING MEANS
335		SETS OF SHAPING COUPLES COMPRISING AN ENDLESS SURFACE FOR PRESS FORMING, RESHAPING (PLURAL STAGE OR PASS) OR VULCANIZING
336		. Corrugating means for running length work
337		. Including intermediate chute, conveyor or guide means
338		GANG-PRESS, PLURAL PARALLEL LEAVES OR PLATENS
339		. Reshaping or vulcanizing means including conforming preform support
340		PLURAL RESHAPING MEANS OR PLURAL VULCANIZING MEANS INCLUDING CONFORMING PREFORM SUPPORT
341		. Including plural feeding means for preforms
342.1		. Including means for contacting work by fluid pressure
343		. Spaced reshaping or vulcanizing means acting on a single preform
344		PLURAL SETS EACH COMPRISING A FEMALE MOLD AND OPPOSED COAXIAL DYNAMIC PRESS MEMBERS
345		. Molds or press members traveling transversely to molding motion
346		SETS OF MALE-FEMALE PRESS MOLDS
347		. Traveling female mold
348R		. . Orbiting
349		. . . Reciprocable mold, non-reciprocable plunger
350		. . . Including positive downstream ejection means
348S		. . . Split female mold
351		. Including positive means to eject product
352		FEMALE MOLD AND OPPOSED COAXIAL DYNAMIC PRESS MEMBERS
353		. Mold or press member traveling transversely to molding motion
354		. Opposed press members simultaneously moving in the same direction
355		. Opposed press members each moving one at a time toward the other
356		PLURAL SHAPING PLUNGERS OR ROLLS COACTING WITH A SINGLE FEMALE MOLD
357		PLURAL FEMALE MOLD CAVITIES COOPERATING WITH SINGLE PRESS MEMBER
358		. Male-type press member
359		. . Transversely traveling female mold cavities
360		. . . Orbiting about horizontal axis
361		. . . Orbiting about vertical axis
362		. Roll press member coacting with endless surface having product forming shape imparting cavities
363		PRESS FORMING MEANS, PRESS RESHAPING MEANS, OR VULCANIZING MEANS IS ENDLESS SURFACE TYPE
364R		. Endless belt coacting with stationary platen or with reciprocating shaping means
364B		. . Bagel
365		. Roll mounted within cooperating drum
366		. Cooperating rolls having nonparallel axes
367		. Including means to adjust relative position of a roll
368		. Expansible roll type
369		. Means corrugating a preform
370		. . Endless belt
371		. Cooperating endless belts
372		. . Including speed differential means
373		. Roll and coacting endless belt press member
374		. Roll and coacting stationary shaping surface
375		PATTERN CONTROL OF TRAVEL FOR A FORMING MEANS (E.G., DEPOSITING, ETC.)
376.1		STOCK PRESSURIZING MEANS OPERABLY ASSOCIATED WITH DOWNSTREAM SHAPING ORIFICE
377		. Including product handling means
378.1		. Including heating or cooling means
378.2		. . Spinneret
379.1		. . Plural spaced
380		. Including auxiliary shaping means (e.g., mandrel, etc.) associated with molding orifice
381		. . Movable orifice or movable mounted inner mandrel within orifice
381.2		. Centripetal elastic melt extruder type
382R		. Plural orifices
382.2		. . Spinneret type
382N		. . Netting
382.3		. Including additional rotating means downstream of the primary pressurizing means
382.4		. Including restriction upstream of shaping orifice and downstream of primary pressurizing means
383		PREFORM RESHAPING OR RESIZING MEANS: OR VULCANIZING MEANS INCLUDING A CONFORMING PREFORM SUPPORT
384		. Including both heating and cooling means
385		. Surface deformation means only
386		. . Sealing wax type
387.1		. Including shaping means comprising fluid pressure contacting work directly
388		. . Vacuum or suction means
389		. By fluid pressure actuated flexible diaphragm
390		. . Opposed, registering, coacting mold cavities
391		. Convoluting or twisting means
392		. Rod or tubular preform
393		. . Mandrel to interiorly support work and means urging work against mandrel
394		. Coacting shaping surfaces (e.g., pressure surfaces, etc.)
395		. . Opposed, registering, coacting mold cavities
396		. . Corrugating platens or dies
397		. . Including particular handling means for preform
398		. . Relatively reciprocating plunger and female mold
399		. . . Stationary plunger and reciprocating female mold
400		. . . Including means positioning or centering work
401		. . . Including sprue or vent
402		. Utilizing rotary motion of work
403		. Shaping surfaces per se (e.g., mandrel, etc.)
403.1		. Including product handling means
404		SHAPING MEANS AND SUBSEQUENT PRODUCT TREATMENT MEANS
405.1		MEANS TO CREATE A VACUUM OR APPLY FLUID PRESSURE WITHIN A PRESS FORMING MOLD
405.2		. Isostatic type
406		PRESS FORMING APPARATUS HAVING OPPOSED PRESS MEMBERS
407		. Including both heating and cooling means
408		. Opposed, registering, coacting mold cavities
409		. Pressure applying member mounted for arcuate motion
410		. Periphery of female mold limiting the movement of a dynamic press member
411		. Opposed press shaping members insertable between opposed pressure applying means
412		. Male shaping member and female mold
413		. . Including pallet handling means
414		. . Including means to insert or remove core
415		. . Female mold movably associated with opposed press surfaces position therein
416		. . Male shaping member penetrating superposed mold
417		. . Expansible male shaping member
418		. . Means rotating male shaping members
419		. . Including means varying pressure of male shaping member during pressing
420		. . Including provision to remove entrained gas
421		. . Including vibrator or tamper
422		. . With positive means to remove or eject product
423		. . Female mold moving into a mating relationship with a male shaping member
424		FEMALE MOLD VIBRATOR OR TAMPER, AND PRODUCT RELEASE MEANS
425		FEMALE MOLD INCLUDING TAMPING MEANS OR MEANS UTILIZING MOLD MOTION TO DISTRIBUTE OR COMPACT STOCK THEREIN
426		. Relatively moving female type shaping member and internal (e.g., trowel, etc.)shaping member
427		. . Moving internal shaping member, stationary female-type member
428		. . Including tamper
429		. Including means imparting diverse motion
430		. . Plural female molds
431		. Including tamper
432		. Means to vibrate shaping surface
433		. Peripherally supported for rotation on endless belt
434		. Plural female molds
435		. Means to rotate female mold about horizontal axis
436R		SHAPING SURFACE INCLUDING MEANS TO RELEASE OR REMOVE PRODUCT FROM SHAPING SURFACE
437		. By differential gas pressure ejecting means
438		. By means releasing article from interiorly placed shaping surface
439		. By means inverting mold
440		. By means flexing or deforming the mold
441		. By movable mold sections
442		. . Hinged mold sections
443		. . Sections relatively movable vertically
444		. By movable ejector means entering mold cavity
436RM		. Removal-Miscellaneous
445		MEANS TREATING SHAPED WORK
446		. In or on work confining surface
447		FORMING SURFACE AND MEANS FEEDING FLUENT STOCK THERETO
448		. Trap measuring compartment (e.g., feed drawer, etc.)
449		. Utilizing positive charging means
450.1		MOLD OPENING AND CLOSING MEANS AND SEGMENTED FEMALE MOLD
451		. Including traveling mold carrier or support
451.2		. Varying pressure and/or speed closing
451.3		. Rack and pinion
451.4		. Rotary cam
451.5		. Articulated link
451.6		. . Toggle
451.7		. Wedge or screw
451.9		SEGMENTED FEMALE MOLD AND MOLD CLAMPING MEANS
452		FEMALE MOLD AND PALLET HANDLING MEANS
453		DYNAMIC SUPPORT OR DYNAMIC CARRIER AND FEMALE MOLD
454		. Means to raise or lower mold
456		VIBRATING MEANS (E.G., TAMPING ROD OR JARRING MEANS, ETC.) INCLUDING MECHANICAL MOVEMENT OR POWER MEANS
457		DYNAMIC MALE SHAPING MEANS INCLUDING MECHANICAL MOVEMENT OR POWER MEANS
458		HAND MOVABLE, SUBSTRATE TRAVERSING, PLURAL DIMENSION SHAPING MEANS
459		PROFILE, JIGGER TOOL OR POTTER`S WHEEL PER SE
460		SHAPING MEMBER FOR TRAVERSING THE INTERIOR SURFACE OF HOLLOW WORK
461		MEANS PROVIDING A SHAPING ORIFICE
462		. Plural distinct feed inlets
463		. . Plural distinct shaping orifices
464		. Single inlet, plural shaping orifices
465		. Including means forming products with distinct portions of varying cross section
466		. Adjustable shaping orifice or shape imparting insert member (e.g., core, etc.)
467		. Core, pin or insert member
468		CORE AND POSITIONING MEANS THEREFOR
469		TAMP ROD, PLUNGER OR MALE SHAPING MEMBER
470		SHAPING OR CASTING SURFACE (E.G., PLASTERING OR GUNITE TYPE, ETC.)
471		. Endless shaping surface
472		MISCELLANEOUS
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		CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS
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801		BUTTON
802		CABLE TUBE OR ROD SPLICING
803		CANDLE OR CRAYON
804		CAPSULE MAKING
805		COMB OR BRUSH
806		FLASH REMOVAL
807		LACE TIPPING
808		LENS MOLD
809		SEAL (BOTTLE CAPS ONLY)
810		SOUND RECORD
811		STENCIL
812		VENTING
813		WATER BOTTLE
814		ZIPPER
815		CHEMICALLY INERT OR REACTIVE ATMOSPHERE
816		GAS MASK
817R		MEANS MOLDING PORE FORMABLE MATERIAL
817C		. Continuous
818		BELT
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		DIGESTS
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DIG 1		Accumulator
DIG 2		Air support
DIG 3		Appendage
DIG 4		Back pressure
DIG 5		Cammed
DIG 7		Coil
DIG 9		Cooling and color
DIG 10		Core positioning
DIG 11		Dental injection
DIG 12		Destructible mold and core
DIG 13		Electric heat
DIG 14		Expansible and collapsible
DIG 15		Explosive
DIG 16		Extrude and mold
DIG 17		Filament stretching apparatus
DIG 19		Flexible fluid pressure
DIG 20		Fluidized bed
DIG 21		Frictional drive
DIG 22		Friction heat
DIG 23		Glazing
DIG 24		Gora
DIG 25		Gutter
DIG 26		High pressure
DIG 27		Hot water bottle
DIG 28		Impact
DIG 29		Jigs and dies
DIG 30		Laminated mold
DIG 32		Lipstick
DIG 33		Magnet
DIG 34		Morin
DIG 35		Opposed plunger
DIG 36		Patching
DIG 37		Perforate
DIG 38		Pre-form
DIG 39		Pre-heat
DIG 40		Pulling wheel
DIG 41		Reshape
DIG 42		Ring
DIG 43		Rocket fuel core
DIG 44		Rubber mold
DIG 45		Safety
DIG 46		Scrap
DIG 47		Seal ring
DIG 48		Sheet clamping
DIG 49		Spinnerette mixer
DIG 50		Spray
DIG 51		Sprue removal
DIG 53		Stretch
DIG 54		Through travel mold
DIG 55		Teflon
DIG 56		Telephone
DIG 57		Toy molding
DIG 58		Undercut
DIG 59		United parts
DIG 60		Vacuum
DIG 61		Venetian blind
DIG 101		Aggregate and pellet
DIG 102		Air ejection
DIG 105		Brace
DIG 106		Chamber
DIG 107		Connection
DIG 108		Conveyor
DIG 109		Frangible connections
DIG 110		Heated mold
DIG 111		Hollow block
DIG 112		Inflatable form
DIG 113		Inner roll
DIG 115		Lubricator
DIG 116		Mold cleaning
DIG 117		Pallet
DIG 118		Pallet feeder
DIG 119		Perforated or porous
DIG 120		Pottery appendage
DIG 121		Projection
DIG 122		Reinforcing and aggregate
DIG 123		Repress
DIG 124		Rubber matrix
DIG 125		Sand mold
DIG 126		Silo mold
DIG 127		Spring
DIG 128		Swinging top press
DIG 129		Wedge
DIG 130		Wire reinforce
DIG 131		Yielding plunger
DIG 132		Portable
DIG 200		Molding plant(s)
DIG 201		. Diverse stations
DIG 202		. Earthenwave type
DIG 231		. Control for blow molding apparatus
DIG 217		Spinnerette forming conjugate, composite or hollow filaments
DIG 218		Pipe machine: socket forming apparatus
DIG 219		With stick inserting means for edible product (e.g., popsicles)
DIG 221		Injection mold closing and locking clamp, wedge or retention means
DIG 223		Injection mold closing means utilizing variable closing pressure
DIG 224		Injection mold nozzle valve
DIG 225		. Automatic control
DIG 226		. Actuated by contact with mold
DIG 227		Injection nozzle; positioned flush with mold or cavity
DIG 228		Injection plunger or ram: transfer molding type
DIG 229		Injection mold runner valve
DIG 230		Hay wafering or pelletizing means
DIG 235		Calendar
DIG 236		Attenuating
DIG 237		Varying density foam
DIG 238		Boat hull mold
DIG 239		Modular mold
DIG 240		Pre-fab mold
DIG 241		Wall panel mold
DIG 242		Pipe joint seal mold
DIG 243		Extrusion or injection molding
DIG 244		Die and matrix
DIG 245		Heat
DIG 246		Mold heating
DIG 247		Multipart injection molds
DIG 248		Uniting
DIG 249		Character

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