US Patent Class 164
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1  DF  PROCESS
2  DF  .~ Printing plate (e.g., stereotype, etc.) forming
3  DF  .~.~ Utilizing pressure application
4.1  DF  .~ With measuring, testing, inspecting, or condition determination
451  DF  .~.~ Of continuous or semicontinuous casting
452  DF  .~.~.~ And regulating an operation
453  DF  .~.~.~.~ Pouring
454  DF  .~.~.~.~ Product withdrawing
455  DF  .~.~.~.~ Cooling
456  DF  .~.~ During foundry sand treating or mold making
457  DF  .~.~ During feeding of metal to mold
458  DF  .~.~ During cooling of mold
5  DF  .~ Including recycling of process material
6  DF  .~ Shaping a forming surface (e.g., mold making, etc.)
7.1  DF  .~.~ Utilizing a vacuum during shaping
7.2  DF  .~.~.~ To apply consumable shielding film to shaping surface
8  DF  .~.~ Utilizing a frozen mercury pattern
9  DF  .~.~ Final product part or material, utilized in forming or included in shaping member
10  DF  .~.~.~ Utilizing plural preform bodies
11  DF  .~.~.~.~ Preform body embedded in or held by core member
12  DF  .~.~ Setting or hardening shaping surface by igniting mold surface or by utilizing a forced gaseous medium
13  DF  .~.~ Shaping plate type pattern
14  DF  .~.~ With subsequent coating of casting surface with cast product treating or release material
15  DF  .~.~ Shaping fluent material to form mold
16  DF  .~.~.~ Chemically reactive gas hardening of forming material
17  DF  .~.~.~ Shaping forming surface by mechanically removing material therefrom or subdividing forming surface to provide plural parts
18  DF  .~.~.~ Forming discrete molds sequentially
19  DF  .~.~.~ By spraying or slinging material against shaping surface
20  DF  .~.~.~.~ Particulate solid material
21  DF  .~.~.~.~.~ Resin containing
22  DF  .~.~.~.~.~ Employing compressed air as ram or piston to force sand against shaping surface
23  DF  .~.~.~ Composite, plural part or multilayered mold
24  DF  .~.~.~.~ Sequentially forming mold portions on same shaping member
516  DF  .~.~.~.~.~ Utilizing aqueous slurry material
517  DF  .~.~.~.~.~.~ With particular material for treating or perfecting casting
518  DF  .~.~.~.~.~.~ With particular binder
519  DF  .~.~.~.~.~.~ With particular refractory material
27  DF  .~.~.~.~ Shaping plural separable mold parts
28  DF  .~.~.~.~.~ Including shaping core member
29  DF  .~.~.~.~.~ Cope and drag sections
30  DF  .~.~.~.~ Positioning or maintaining position of core relative to the mold
31  DF  .~.~.~.~.~ Utilizing plural cores
32  DF  .~.~.~.~.~.~ Maintaining cores in spaced relationship within single cavity
33  DF  .~.~.~.~ Lining mold surface
34  DF  .~.~.~ With destruction of pattern to disassociate
35  DF  .~.~.~.~ Extracting pattern in liquid state
36  DF  .~.~.~.~.~ Utilizing fluent extracting medium
37  DF  .~.~.~ By compacting material against shaping surface
38  DF  .~.~.~.~ Diverse pressure applications
39  DF  .~.~.~.~ Vibrating or jolting during shaping
40  DF  .~.~.~.~ Utilizing pattern as compacting member
520  DF  .~.~.~ Utilizing particular mold materials
521  DF  .~.~.~.~ Self-hardenable molding material
522  DF  .~.~.~.~ Water soluble mold material
523  DF  .~.~.~.~ To perfect casting surface
524  DF  .~.~.~.~ To prevent casting oxidation
525  DF  .~.~.~.~ Particular binder material
526  DF  .~.~.~.~.~ Resin containing
527  DF  .~.~.~.~.~.~ And inorganic material
528  DF  .~.~.~.~.~ Inorganic material
529  DF  .~.~.~.~ Particular refractory material
44  DF  .~.~.~ Including pattern withdrawal
45  DF  .~.~ Pattern making
46  DF  .~ Disposition of a gaseous or projected particulate molten material on a shaping surface
47  DF  .~ Shaping liquid metal against a forming surface
459  DF  .~.~ Continuous or semicontinuous casting
460  DF  .~.~.~ Including product cutting or breaking
461  DF  .~.~.~ Forming a composite article
462  DF  .~.~.~ Forming filament, wire, or ribbon
463  DF  .~.~.~.~ Utilizing continuously advancing surface
464  DF  .~.~.~ Forming a hollow article
465  DF  .~.~.~.~ Using a core or mandrel
466  DF  .~.~.~ Utilizing magnetic force
467  DF  .~.~.~.~ Molten metal shaped by electromagnetic field
468  DF  .~.~.~.~ Applying electromagnetic stirring force to molten metal within mold or product
469  DF  .~.~.~ Utilizing electric arc or electron beam melting
470  DF  .~.~.~.~ Electric arc melting with slag or flux
471  DF  .~.~.~ Utilizing induction heating
472  DF  .~.~.~ Including lubricating of mold surface
473  DF  .~.~.~ Incorporating additional material or chemically reactive agent
474  DF  .~.~.~ Utilizing a vacuum
475  DF  .~.~.~ With inert or reducing gaseous atmosphere
476  DF  .~.~.~ With metal working
477  DF  .~.~.~ With diverse treatment
478  DF  .~.~.~ Having mold or product vibration or reciprocation
479  DF  .~.~.~ Having continuously advancing shaping surface
480  DF  .~.~.~.~ Utilizing roll couple mold
481  DF  .~.~.~.~ Utilizing endless plural belts
482  DF  .~.~.~.~ Utilizing wheel-band mold
483  DF  .~.~.~ Starting up or ending casting process
484  DF  .~.~.~ Specific product withdrawal
485  DF  .~.~.~ Specific mold or product cooling
486  DF  .~.~.~.~ Directly applying liquid coolant to product
487  DF  .~.~.~.~.~ Direct chill casting
488  DF  .~.~.~ Specific molten metal dispensing
489  DF  .~.~.~.~ Including flow stream deflection or other than vertical dispensing
490  DF  .~.~.~.~.~ Dispensing into horizontal mold
491  DF  .~.~.~ Adjusting mold size
48  DF  .~.~ Direct application of electrical or wave energy to work
492  DF  .~.~.~ To electrically heat work material
493  DF  .~.~.~.~ By electrical induction
494  DF  .~.~.~.~ By electron beam
495  DF  .~.~.~.~ By arc discharge
496  DF  .~.~.~.~.~ Composite article forming
497  DF  .~.~.~.~.~ With application of slag or flux
498  DF  .~.~.~ Utilizing magnetic energy
499  DF  .~.~.~.~ For stirring molten metal
500  DF  .~.~.~.~ In transporting molten metal
501  DF  .~.~.~ Utilizing sonic or supersonic wave energy
53  DF  .~.~ In situ reactive heating
54  DF  .~.~.~ Composite article forming
55.1  DF  .~.~ Incorporating addition or chemically reactive agent to metal casting material
56.1  DF  .~.~.~ To scavenge
57.1  DF  .~.~.~ Adding metal-containing material
58.1  DF  .~.~.~.~ To produce casting having nonhomogenous composition
59.1  DF  .~.~.~.~.~ Utilizing preform body
61  DF  .~.~ Utilizing a vacuum
62  DF  .~.~.~ Applying diverse pressure
63  DF  .~.~.~ To transport casting material to mold (e.g., vacuum forming, etc.)
65  DF  .~.~.~ During introduction to metal
66.1  DF  .~.~ Applying an inert or reducing gaseous atmosphere to work
67.1  DF  .~.~.~ Atmosphere effected by chemical reaction
68.1  DF  .~.~.~ While melting casting material
69.1  DF  .~.~ With step of subdividing or removing material from product or preform (e.g., cutting, mechanically or by heat; sandblasting; chemical milling; etc.)
70.1  DF  .~.~.~ With product trimming, cutting, or breaking prior to removal from mold
71.1  DF  .~.~ With vibratory treatment of casting material
72  DF  .~.~ Coating mold surface with a treating agent
74  DF  .~.~.~ Gas producing coating
75  DF  .~.~ With coating of preformed workpiece
76.1  DF  .~.~ Combined
77  DF  .~.~ Slush casting type
78  DF  .~.~ Incorporating product dividing member
79  DF  .~.~ Employing a pore producing agent
80  DF  .~.~ Casting metal introduced into mold as a solid
81  DF  .~.~ Utilizing a liquid shaping surface
90  DF  .~.~ Forming product having interconnected movable parts
91  DF  .~.~ Composite article forming
92.1  DF  .~.~.~ Repairing or restoring article for use
93  DF  .~.~.~ Co-molding diverse metals utilizing removable or fusible partition
94  DF  .~.~.~ Sequential casting to form single product
95  DF  .~.~.~.~ Different metals
96  DF  .~.~.~.~.~ Metals simultaneously molten
97  DF  .~.~.~ Incorporating particulate material
98  DF  .~.~.~ Shaping metal and uniting to a preform
99  DF  .~.~.~.~ Co-molding diverse metals
100  DF  .~.~.~.~ Including preconditioning preform
101  DF  .~.~.~.~.~ Chemical treatment
102  DF  .~.~.~.~.~.~ By fluxing
103  DF  .~.~.~.~.~ Preheating
104  DF  .~.~.~.~.~.~ Utilizing a liquid heat transfer agent
105  DF  .~.~.~.~.~.~ Of preform in mold
106  DF  .~.~.~.~ Cast metal reshapes preform
107  DF  .~.~.~.~ Preform utilized to affect cast metal (e.g., to chill, to cap, etc.)
108  DF  .~.~.~.~ Uniting plural preforms or spaced preform portions
109  DF  .~.~.~.~.~ Stacked planar lamina preforms
110  DF  .~.~.~.~.~ Discrete contacting preforms
111  DF  .~.~.~.~ Preform particularly provided with means to provide interlock with cast metal
112  DF  .~.~.~.~ Positioning or maintaining position of preform relative to mold surface
113  DF  .~.~ Pressure forming
114  DF  .~.~.~ By centrifugal force
115  DF  .~.~.~.~ Plural constant speeds
116  DF  .~.~.~.~ Tilting of axis of rotation
117  DF  .~.~.~.~ Axially progressive casting
118  DF  .~.~.~.~ Positive heating or cooling of mold
119  DF  .~.~.~ By direct fluid pressure
120  DF  .~.~.~ Pressure applied after introduction of metal
121  DF  .~.~ Preconditioning of apparatus
122  DF  .~.~ Controlling solidification (other than ambient cooling)
122.1  DF  .~.~.~ Unidirectional solidification
122.2  DF  .~.~.~.~ Single crystal formation
123  DF  .~.~.~ By application of insulation to melt surface
124  DF  .~.~.~ By direct application of flame or gas
125  DF  .~.~.~ Localized or zone heat dissipation
126  DF  .~.~.~.~ By utilizing a cooling liquid
127  DF  .~.~.~.~ By utilizing a chill member
128  DF  .~.~.~ By utilizing a cooling liquid
129  DF  .~.~ Forming plural articles
130  DF  .~.~.~ Sequentially
131  DF  .~.~ Removing article from forming surface
132  DF  .~.~.~ Core removal
133  DF  .~.~ Introduction control or manipulation of charge
134  DF  .~.~.~ Separation of unwanted component from melt
135  DF  .~.~.~ Charge introduced as a plurality of streams
136  DF  .~.~.~ By movement of mold, charger, or part thereof
137  DF  .~.~ Assembling of mold parts
138  DF  .~.~ Utilizing particular shaping surface material
139  DF  APPARATUS FOR CASTING PRINTING PLATES (E.G., STEREOTYPE, ETC.)
140  DF  .~ Including means for severing or trimming product while associated with mold
141  DF  .~ Including melting chamber
142  DF  .~.~ Having valved gate
143  DF  .~.~ Having pressure changing means
144  DF  .~ Including positive mold heating or cooling means
145  DF  .~ Including stripping means
146  DF  INCLUDING MEANS TO DIRECTLY APPLY MAGNETIC FORCE TO WORK OR TO MANIPULATE OR HOLD SHAPING MEANS
147.1  DF  .~ By electromagnetic means
502  DF  .~.~ In continuous casting apparatus
503  DF  .~.~.~ Electromagnetic mold
504  DF  .~.~.~ Electromagnetic stirring means
148.1  DF  .~.~ For holding or assembling shaping parts
149  DF  MEANS LUBRICATING RELATIVELY MOVING AND CONTACTING APPARATUS PARTS
150.1  DF  WITH SIGNAL, INDICATOR OR INSPECTION MEANS
151  DF  .~ Pressure indicating means
151.1  DF  .~ Including speed sensor
151.2  DF  .~ Including position or spatial dimension sensor
151.3  DF  .~.~ Melt level sensor
151.4  DF  .~ Including thermal sensor
151.5  DF  .~.~ For detecting or predicting breakout of continuous casting strand
152  DF  WITH SAFETY CONTROL MEANS
153  DF  .~ Apparatus safety means
154.1  DF  CONTROL MEANS RESPONSIVE TO OR ACTUATED BY MEANS SENSING OR MEASURING A CONDITION OR VARIABLE (I.E., AUTOMATIC CONTROL)
155.1  DF  .~ Control of feed material enroute to shaping area
155.2  DF  .~.~ Responsive to material level
449.1  DF  .~.~.~ In continuous casting apparatus
450.1  DF  .~.~.~.~ Including sensor comprising electrode or float
450.2  DF  .~.~.~.~ Including radioactive sensor
450.3  DF  .~.~.~.~ Including thermal sensor
450.4  DF  .~.~.~.~ Including optical sensor
450.5  DF  .~.~.~.~ Including magnetic sensor
156.1  DF  .~.~.~ Including electrode or float sensor
155.3  DF  .~.~ Responsive to pressure
155.4  DF  .~.~ Responsive to position or spatial dimension
155.5  DF  .~.~.~ Responsive to rate of change
155.6  DF  .~.~ Responsive to thermal condition
155.7  DF  .~.~ Responsive to weight
413  DF  .~ Control of product withdrawal means in continuous casting apparatus
414  DF  .~ Control of coolant applied to continuously cast product
154.2  DF  .~ Responsive to position or spatial dimension
154.3  DF  .~.~ Responsive to rate of change
154.4  DF  .~.~.~ Continuous casting
154.5  DF  .~.~ Continuous casting
154.6  DF  .~ Responsive to thermal condition
154.7  DF  .~.~ Continuous casting
154.8  DF  .~ Responsive to pressure
157  DF  WITH CONTROL MEANS RESPONSIVE TO INDEPENDENT TIMING MEANS
158  DF  WITH POSITIVE CLEANING MEANS FOR APPARATUS
159  DF  MEANS TO SHAPE A FORMING SURFACE
160.1  DF  .~ Including means applying vacuum directly to mold material
160.2  DF  .~.~ And means to apply consumable shielding film to shaping surface
161  DF  .~ Including means for sweeping or cutting forming surface
162  DF  .~.~ Means for shaping sprues or risers
163  DF  .~.~ Including rotating core bar
164  DF  .~.~ Rotatable pattern
165  DF  .~ Shell type mold making machine
166  DF  .~.~ Including plural distinct forming stations
167  DF  .~ And separate metal casting means
168  DF  .~.~ Including means for assembling shaped mold parts
169  DF  .~ Including means for compacting particulate fluent mold materials
170  DF  .~.~ Flexible or deformable pressure means
171  DF  .~.~.~ Utilizing contiguous or independent diaphragms
172  DF  .~.~ Plural rammers
173  DF  .~.~.~ Fluid pressure actuated means
174  DF  .~.~ By die expressing
175  DF  .~.~ By centrifugal means
176  DF  .~.~ Pipe mold type forming means
177  DF  .~.~.~ By moving pattern to effect shaping
178  DF  .~.~.~.~ Rotating
179  DF  .~.~.~.~.~ Bead forming type
180  DF  .~.~ Having means for withdrawing forming surface from shaping means
181  DF  .~.~.~ Withdrawing station downstream of compacting station
182  DF  .~.~.~ Means withdrawing pattern plate intermediate cope and drag member
183  DF  .~.~.~ Having means for inverting pattern, flask, or shaping member
184  DF  .~.~.~.~ Means rotating press head and mold support
185  DF  .~.~.~.~ Rock-over type machine
186  DF  .~.~.~ Core making machine
187  DF  .~.~.~ Pattern member acting as compressing member
188  DF  .~.~.~.~ Including stripping plate
189  DF  .~.~.~ Utilizing vibrating means
190  DF  .~.~.~ Stripping plate
191  DF  .~.~.~ Drop pattern plate or support
192  DF  .~.~ Including means for feeding material by gravity
193  DF  .~.~.~ Means for delivering measured charge
194  DF  .~.~.~ Distinct feeding and compacting stations
195  DF  .~.~ Diverse means for applying pressure forces
196  DF  .~.~.~ Vibrating and squeeze type
197  DF  .~.~.~.~ Integral vibrator and squeeze head
198  DF  .~.~ Sand slinger type compactor
199  DF  .~.~.~ With boom-mounted slinging means
200  DF  .~.~ Blow type compactor
201  DF  .~.~.~ Including means for relatively moving blow means into engagement with shaping member
202  DF  .~.~.~ Including foraminous blow discharge means
203  DF  .~.~ By vibrating means (e.g., jarring, jolting, etc.)
204  DF  .~.~.~ Including cooperating static rammer means
205  DF  .~.~.~ Roll or rock-over type machine
206  DF  .~.~.~ By fluid actuated vibrator means
207  DF  .~.~ Press type compactor
208  DF  .~.~.~ Roller compacting means
209  DF  .~.~.~ Having invertible table
210  DF  .~.~.~ Plunger coacting with successively presented molds
211  DF  .~.~.~ Including a swinging press head
212  DF  .~.~.~ Fluid pressure means reciprocating or oscillating mold shaping member
213  DF  .~ Including means for separating forming surface from shaping means
214  DF  .~.~ Means effecting parallel draw of cope and pattern plate respectively from each other and the drag
215  DF  .~.~ Means rotatably withdrawing pattern
216  DF  .~.~.~ Screw thread pattern
217  DF  .~.~ Utilizing a stripping plate
218  DF  .~.~.~ Pattern withdrawn vertically downwardly
219  DF  .~.~.~.~ Means effecting parallel motion
220  DF  .~.~.~.~ Including a mold material supporting stool
221  DF  .~.~.~.~ By lever and link
222  DF  .~.~ Including pattern having relatively moving parts
223  DF  .~.~ By vibrating means
224  DF  .~.~ Having means to invert flask or pattern
225  DF  .~.~ By drop pattern plate or support
226  DF  .~.~ By pin lifting arrangement for contacting mold
227  DF  .~.~ Means for displacing mold part from stationary shaping member
228  DF  .~ Means for shaping core (e.g., core boxes, core molds, etc.)
229  DF  .~.~ Including character forming member (indicia)
230  DF  .~.~ Including means positioning preform part for forming composite core member
231  DF  .~.~.~ Preform part to be incorporated in cast product
232  DF  .~.~ Detachable or movable member for producing a recess or cavity in core member
233  DF  .~.~ Hinged core box sections
234  DF  .~.~ Including vent or vent forming means
235  DF  .~ Pattern
236  DF  .~.~ Insert or chill supporting
237  DF  .~.~ Including flask member
238  DF  .~.~.~ Pattern or pattern holding member supported by aperture in flask or flask member
239  DF  .~.~.~ Pattern plate
240  DF  .~.~.~.~ Rotatable or pivotal pattern plate
241  DF  .~.~ Pattern plate
242  DF  .~.~.~ Gated pattern
243  DF  .~.~.~ Pattern mounted on both sides of plate
244  DF  .~.~ Sprue, gate or runner
245  DF  .~.~ To produce undercut
246  DF  .~.~.~ Destructible type pattern
247  DF  .~.~.~ Rotatable or pivotal pattern or pattern section
248  DF  .~.~.~ Loose piece type
249  DF  .~.~ Composite or plural part
250.1  DF  MEANS TO DIRECTLY APPLY ELECTRICAL OR WAVE ENERGY TO WORK
505  DF  .~ In continuous casting apparatus
506  DF  .~.~ Electron beam melting means
507  DF  .~.~ Induction heating means
508  DF  .~.~ Arc electrode melting means
509  DF  .~.~.~ Electroslag remelting type apparatus
510  DF  .~ Electrical discharge knockout means
511  DF  .~ High frequency vibration means
512  DF  .~ Electron beam melting means
513  DF  .~ Induction coil means
514  DF  .~ Arc electrode
515  DF  .~.~ Electroslag remelting type apparatus
253  DF  MEANS TO APPLY VACUUM DIRECTLY TO WORK OR TO HOLD OR MANIPULATE SHAPING MEANS
254  DF  .~ Means applying vacuum or suction directly to molten casting material
255  DF  .~.~ Through porous mold body
256  DF  .~.~ Enclosed system including a receptacle and mold
257  DF  .~.~.~ Vacuum or suction means for feeding molten metal into charging chamber receptacle
258  DF  .~.~.~ Including melting chamber receptacle
259  DF  MEANS PROVIDING INERT OR REDUCING ATMOSPHERE
415  DF  .~ In continuous casting apparatus
260  DF  INCLUDING VIBRATOR MEANS
416  DF  .~ In continuous casting mold
261  DF  .~ Fluid pressure type
262  DF  WITH PRODUCT SEVERING OR TRIMMING MEANS
263  DF  .~ Associated with continuous casting means
264  DF  .~ Gate member acting as severing means
265  DF  .~ Punch out type gate severing means
266  DF  WITH METAL REFINING MEANS
267  DF  WITH COATING MEANS
268  DF  .~ Associated with a continuous or semicontinuous casting means
269  DF  WITH MEANS FOR HANDLING EXPELLED CAST PRODUCT
270.1  DF  COMBINED
417  DF  .~ Including continuous casting apparatus
271  DF  MEANS TO SHAPE METALLIC MATERIAL
272  DF  .~ Metal revolving or tumbling type shaping means
418  DF  .~ Continuous or semicontinuous casting
419  DF  .~.~ Including means to convey preformed product part to mold
420  DF  .~.~ Plural distinct shaping outlets
421  DF  .~.~ Hollow casting
422  DF  .~.~.~ Rotary mold
423  DF  .~.~ Filament or wire casting
424  DF  .~.~ Including shape-perfecting means
425  DF  .~.~ Including starter bar
426  DF  .~.~.~ Disconnectable
427  DF  .~.~ Continuously advancing mold part
428  DF  .~.~.~ Roll couple mold
429  DF  .~.~.~ Endless shaping means
430  DF  .~.~.~.~ Articulated segments (e.g., caterpillar type, etc.)
431  DF  .~.~.~.~.~ With plural belts of flexible material
432  DF  .~.~.~.~ Plural belts of flexible material
433  DF  .~.~.~.~ Casting wheel and flexible band
434  DF  .~.~.~.~.~ With dispensing feature
435  DF  .~.~ Having deformable mold wall or thermal expansion compensating means
436  DF  .~.~ Adjustable mold size
437  DF  .~.~ Including means to dispense or distribute metal charge
438  DF  .~.~.~ Movable dispenser
439  DF  .~.~.~ Mold contiguous with or within dispenser
440  DF  .~.~.~.~ Dispensing into horizontal mold
441  DF  .~.~ Including product supporting or withdrawal means
442  DF  .~.~.~ Roller
443  DF  .~.~ Having casting material cooling means
444  DF  .~.~.~ Direct cooling of material
284  DF  .~ Pressure shaping means
285  DF  .~.~ Including a pressure gas or pressure vapor generator
286  DF  .~.~ Centrifugal casting means
287  DF  .~.~.~ Having balancing means
288  DF  .~.~.~ Including means to hold or position preformed product part
289  DF  .~.~.~ Having mold radially disposed from axis of rotation
290  DF  .~.~.~.~ Plural mold cavities
291  DF  .~.~.~ Having mold expansion or warpage compensator
292  DF  .~.~.~ Having mold or mold part clamping means
293  DF  .~.~.~.~ Centrifugally actuatable
294  DF  .~.~.~ Including brake means
295  DF  .~.~.~ Including means to remove product from mold
296  DF  .~.~.~ Having plural mold cavities
297  DF  .~.~.~ Having coolant applying means
298  DF  .~.~.~ Horizontal or near horizontal axis of mold rotation
299  DF  .~.~.~.~ Including axial feeding trough
300  DF  .~.~.~.~.~ Rotatable around axis
301  DF  .~.~.~.~.~ Movable along axis during feeding
302  DF  .~.~ Including core means
303  DF  .~.~ Injection type
304  DF  .~.~.~ Including valved mold gate
305  DF  .~.~.~ Including means to vent die cavity or gate
306  DF  .~.~.~ Direct pneumatic charging means
307  DF  .~.~.~.~ Manually operated pressure generator
308  DF  .~.~.~.~ Flask sealing cap contains a pressure conduit
309  DF  .~.~.~.~ Hot chamber type
310  DF  .~.~.~.~.~ Including means to segregate a charge
311  DF  .~.~.~.~.~.~ Front loading nozzle
312  DF  .~.~.~ Piston-cylinder charger
313  DF  .~.~.~.~ Opposed piston injector
314  DF  .~.~.~.~ Hydraulic piston pressure means
315  DF  .~.~.~.~.~ Having multi-way valve control unit
316  DF  .~.~.~.~ Hot chamber type
317  DF  .~.~.~.~.~ Piston contains injection conduit
318  DF  .~.~.~.~.~ Fluid actuated piston
319  DF  .~.~ Inelastic compression means for confined metal
320  DF  .~.~.~ Core or internal compression member
321  DF  .~.~.~ Fluid pressure actuated
322  DF  .~ Plural independent molds
323  DF  .~.~ Including mold translocating means
324  DF  .~.~.~ Endless serial mold circuit
325  DF  .~.~.~.~ Rotating table or wheel type translocating means
326  DF  .~.~.~.~.~ Having a vertical axis of rotation
327  DF  .~.~.~.~.~.~ Mold have separable part
328  DF  .~.~.~.~.~.~.~ Including cam means to control assembly or disassembly of parts
329  DF  .~.~.~.~ Chain conveyor
330  DF  .~.~.~.~.~ Molds having separable parts
331  DF  .~.~.~.~.~ Including mechanical ejector for product
332  DF  .~ Including means to hold or position preformed product part in shaping area
333  DF  .~.~ Means for positioning plural preforms
334  DF  .~.~ Means other than mold surface supports preform
335  DF  .~ Including ladle or crucible type melt receptacle
336  DF  .~.~ Rotatable with mold or dipper type dispenser
337  DF  .~.~ Having flow control or conduit means intermediate the receptacle and mold
338.1  DF  .~ Including means to heat mold
338.2  DF  .~.~ In situ chemical reactive heating means
339  DF  .~ Including means to assemble mold parts
340  DF  .~.~ Core positioning means
341  DF  .~.~ Having auxiliary means for locking assembled parts in place
342  DF  .~.~ Permanent mold parts
343  DF  .~.~.~ Fluid pressure means actuator
344  DF  .~ Including means to eject or separate product from shaping surface
345  DF  .~.~ Means to remove core
346  DF  .~.~.~ Sectional or plural part core
347  DF  .~.~ Utilizing ejector pin means
348  DF  .~ Including means to apply coolant to mold or casting
349  DF  .~ United particle type shaping surface (e.g., sand, etc.)
350  DF  .~.~ Mold having individual mold cavities for forming plural products
351  DF  .~.~.~ Including core in at least one cavity
352  DF  .~.~ Including metal chill
353  DF  .~.~.~ As part of shaping surface
354  DF  .~.~.~.~ Chill is a core or core part
355  DF  .~.~.~.~ Plural spaced chill sections
356  DF  .~.~.~.~ Hollow annular center section chill (i.e., ring)
357  DF  .~.~.~ Consumable chill
358  DF  .~.~ Including apertured strainer means for separating unwanted component from casting material
359  DF  .~.~ Including means to compensate for shrinkage (e.g., shrink head, etc.)
360  DF  .~.~.~ Blind riser
361  DF  .~.~ Shell type mold
362  DF  .~.~ Having means to restrict turbulence of flow during casting
363  DF  .~.~ Bottom gate or side pouring mold
364  DF  .~.~ Comprised of separable parts
365  DF  .~.~.~ Including a core
366  DF  .~.~.~.~ Having embedded sand reinforcing, aligning, or supporting component
367  DF  .~.~.~.~.~ Hollow component
368  DF  .~.~.~.~ Plural cores or core having plural parts
369  DF  .~.~ Core
370  DF  .~.~.~ Having integral alignment means
371  DF  .~ Chill, shaping type
372  DF  .~.~ Vented
373  DF  .~.~ Circular
374  DF  FLASK OR FLASK SECTION
375  DF  .~ Including roll or rock-over means
376  DF  .~ Investment type (e.g., dental, etc.)
377  DF  .~ Size adjustable
378  DF  .~.~ Height adjustable
379  DF  .~ Including means to retain or reinforce mold sand or to position reinforcement
380  DF  .~.~ Sand strip
381  DF  .~.~.~ Mechanically retractable
382  DF  .~.~ Depending reinforcement (e.g., gagger, etc.)
383  DF  .~.~ Flask wall surface construction retains sand
384  DF  .~ Plural part flask or flask section
385  DF  .~.~ Including guide means to align superposed flask sections
386  DF  .~.~.~ Including locking means to prevent vertical displacement
387  DF  .~.~.~ Within and surrounded by flask wall
388  DF  .~.~.~ Guide means is adjustable or elastic
389  DF  .~.~.~.~ Resilient or flexible guide means
390  DF  .~.~.~.~ By bolt movable in a slot
391  DF  .~.~.~ Hinged type superposed sections
392  DF  .~.~ Having separable sides (e.g., snap-type, etc.)
393  DF  .~.~.~ At least one side joint hinged
394  DF  MOLD JACKET OR SLIP BOX
395  DF  .~ Having size adjustment feature
396  DF  .~.~ Self adjusting type
397  DF  CORE CENTERING OR SUPPORTING MEANS
398  DF  .~ Chaplet
399  DF  .~.~ Having anchor means
400  DF  .~ Collapsible or knock down type core bar
401  DF  STRIPPER OR EJECTOR
402  DF  .~ Including means for inverting pattern
403  DF  .~ Fluid actuated pattern stripping means
404  DF  .~ Means to separate cast product from shaping surface
405  DF  .~.~ Ingot strippers
406  DF  .~.~.~ By stripping pin projecting through bottom of mold
407  DF  .~.~.~ Means moving mold vertically upwardly during stripping
408  DF  .~.~.~.~ Fluid pressure type stripper
409  DF  MEANS TO INVERT A PATTERN PLATE OR A MOLD (E.G., TURN-OVER DEVICE, ETC.)
410  DF  VENT OR VENT FORMING APPARATUS
411  DF  REINFORCEMENT FOR MOLD MATERIAL
445  DF  STARTER BAR
446  DF  .~ Disconnectable
447  DF  PRODUCT SUPPORTING OR WITHDRAWAL MEANS FOR CONTINUOUS CASTING APPARATUS
448  DF  .~ Roller
412  DF  MISCELLANEOUS, APPARATUS
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CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTION
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900  DF  RHEO-CASTING
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DIGESTS
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DIG 1  DD  Battery
DIG 2  DD  Bearing
DIG 3  DD  Centrifugal
DIG 4  DD  Dental
DIG 5  DD  Electron beam
DIG 6  DD  Ingot
DIG 7  DD  Melt
DIG 8  DD  Piston
DIG 9  DD  Piston-vacuum
DIG 10  DD  Rotor
DIG 11  DD  Slush
DIG 12  DD  Thermit
DIG 13  DD  Valve
DIG 14  DD  Wheel
DIG 15  DD  Precision casting