10/11/2011
8,033,807
Apparatus and method for molding of decorative molded article
Atake of Dai Nippon Printing, Japan, developed a foil-decorating injection molding machine having a male mold, a female mold, a transport chuck for feeding a decorative sheet S between the male mold and the female mold, and a clamper for pressing and fastening the decorative sheet onto a parting surface of the female mold.  (RDC  10/13/2011)

2/22/2011
7,892,465
Method and apparatus for forming hollow moldings having thin film on inner surface
Nishida of of the Japanese Steel Works, Japan, formed coated hollow moldings using a moveable mold and a slide mold.  While the body is being filled, the slide portion is coated in a deposition chamber.  (RDC 9/3/2011)

10/5/2010
7,807,084
In-mold dual shot masking
Skirha, Morris and Brott of Osram Sylvania, Massachusetts has developed a method of applying a mask to a part during injection molding for decorating later, after molding. (RDC 12/20/2010)

9/7/2010
7,790,089
Process and mold for molding and coating a substrate
Zollner et al of Bayer MaterialScience, Germany has developed an in-mold coating method based on molding in to two cavities.   The substrate is molded in the first cavity and placed in the second cavitiy.  A lacquer is introduced into the second cavity under pressure, 10 to 90 bar,  and cured.  (RDC 11/29/2010)

7,790,081
Method of manufacturing formed product coated in mold
Oota et al of Dai Nippon Toryo, Japan has developed an in-mold coating method in which the coating is injected after the injected resin has sufficiently solidified.  (RDC 11/29/2010)