Plastic article or earthenware shaping or treating: apparatus – Preform reshaping or resizing means: or vulcanizing means... – Including both heating and cooling means
Reexamination Certificate
2005-05-24
2005-05-24
Mackey, James P. (Department: 1722)
Plastic article or earthenware shaping or treating: apparatus
Preform reshaping or resizing means: or vulcanizing means...
Including both heating and cooling means
C425S388000, C425S394000, C425S403100, C425SDIG048
Reexamination Certificate
active
06896506
ABSTRACT:
A thermoforming machine includes a loading station configured to load a thermoplastic billet onto a frame. The frame has an outer ring and a billet support blade defining a channel therebetween. The billet support blade engages the billet to maintain the billet on the frame during heating of the billet. A heating apparatus is configured to heat the billet and a forming station is configured to form the billet into a container.
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Coextruded Plastic Technologies, Inc.
Foley & Lardner LLP
Mackey James P.
Nguyen Thu Khanh T.
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