Compression molded foam articles are provided having a closed cell foam structure comprising a plurality of cells having an anisotropic cell shape. The disclosed compression molded foam articles can be used as components or parts of a variety of articles, including articles of footwear and athletic equipment. Methods are disclosed for making the disclosed compression molded foam articles from a foamed preform having an elastomeric closed cell foam with substantially isotropic cell shape. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure.

A process for insulating a register box in which the register box has a plurality of side panels arranged in a generally rectangular configuration and a duct opening through a wall that extends across the generally rectangular configuration, in which the process includes flowing an expandable polymeric material toward the plurality of side panels, placing the register box into or onto a support structure, introducing a liner over the flowed expandable polymeric material within the register box, and placing a form onto the liner in the register box so as to shape the expandable polymeric material within the register box. The form and the liner are then removed from the register box.

A biological sample collection device 10 is disclosed including a shaped sample collecting tip 20a, said tip at least being formed from a fibrous material mixed with a liquid to form a pulp, said pulp being solidified to form the shape of the tip.

A method for making a low density foamed article includes placing a desired amount of thermoplastic polyurethane foam beads in a cavity of an injection mold and closing the mold; combining in an extruder connected to the mold a molten polymer selected from the group consisting of thermoplastic polyurethane elastomers and thermoplastic ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers with both a physical or chemical blowing agent other than a supercritical fluid present in an amount up to about 15 wt % based on molten polymer weight and a supercritical fluid that is at least one of about 0.1 to about 5 weight percent of supercritical CO.sub.2 based on molten polymer weight or about 0.1 to about 4 weight percent of supercritical N.sub.2 based on molten polymer weight, to form a mixture and injecting the mixture into the mold and foaming the mixture to form the low density foamed article.

A method and system of manufacturing are provided for using an open pour process with a single tool for a formation process of a component, the formation process including including using no more than a two-layer structure for the component of a first and a second layer wherein the first layer includes: a composite layer formed of a skin layer disposed on a foam layer, wherein the foam layer serves to support the skin layer and as an adhesive between the skin layer and the foam layer to combine both layers into the composite layer and additionally serves as another adhesive between a second layer which the composite layer is disposed thereon, wherein the second layer is a substrate layer formed of a substrate. Then, bonding using a first and a second half of the single tool, the first layer and second layer together.

A method, a device and a computer program for manufacturing a pre-insulated skeleton framing segment for a building to be constructed, wherein an assembly with a hollow space is provided, to which a data carrier is fitted including data from which a quantity of raw materials required for forming a foam insulation layer of a thickness in the hollow space can be determined, which quantity is calculated, and which raw materials are inserted in the hollow space, and foam and harden there during a period.

A device for producing an edging of a flat extended panel has: a molding tool; a material dispenser which is movable in relation to the molding tool, for dispensing a material for the edging, wherein the molding tool has: a first mold body having a holding region for the panel; a second mold body having a holding region for the panel such that the panel is capable of being held by the first mold body and by the second mold body; a third mold body which with the first mold body shares a common contact region, wherein the first mold body, the second mold body, and the third mold body are configured such that they conjointly with the panel surround a space in which the edging is configurable; an access duct to the space, the former being configured between the second mold body and the third mold body.

A vehicle seat component includes: a seat pad having a seating portion and an outer portion; and a seat cover serving as an outer cover material being bonded to the seat pad, wherein at least a part of the seat cover at which the seat cover is bonded to the outer portion, is provided with an extension part that extends from an end of the outer portion at a side opposite to the seating portion, wherein the outer portion is provided with a groove at a rear surface part of the seat pad, the groove extending along the end and having a bottom surface at a position closer to the seating portion with respect to the rear surface part, and wherein at least a part of the extension part is integrally bonded to a wall surface of the groove by the integral foam-molding.

Examples of the present disclosure are related systems and methods for lead-ins for anti-fatigue floor mats. More particularly, embodiments disclose lead-ins with tapered ends with variable heights that transition from a floor level to a mat surface level to enable drop stitch-mats to be used in residential and commercial areas.

A method for making a low density foamed article includes placing a desired amount of thermoplastic polyurethane foam beads in a cavity of an injection mold and closing the mold; combining in an extruder connected to the mold a molten polymer selected from the group consisting of thermoplastic polyurethane elastomers and thermoplastic ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers with both a physical or chemical blowing agent other than a supercritical fluid present in an amount up to about 15 wt % based on molten polymer weight and a supercritical fluid that is at least one of about 0.1 to about 5 weight percent of supercritical CO.sub.2 based on molten polymer weight or about 0.1 to about 4 weight percent of supercritical N.sub.2 based on molten polymer weight, to form a mixture and injecting the mixture into the mold and foaming the mixture to form the low density foamed article.