Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
425143000 | Temperature control | 75 |
20080241298 | Hot Runner Nozzle Having Thermal Insert At Downstream End - In a thermally gated hot runner nozzle or hot runner system, a thermal insert is in contact with and separable from a nozzle tip and is in contact with and separable from a nozzle body. The thermal insert is made of a material having a thermal conductivity different from thermal conductivity of the material of the nozzle tip. | 10-02-2008 |
20090053347 | MOLDING MACHINE SYSTEM - Provided is a molding machine system enabling a free setting of execution timings of respective steps in a molding cycle of heating of a mold, injection and pressure holding of a molding material, cooling of the mold, etc. The molding machine system repeating a series of molding cycle comprises three temperature sensors arranged at predetermined places of a mold, a change-over valve unit having a heat medium channel by which heating medium from a heating unit, cooling medium from a cooling unit and pressurized air are changed over to be supplied into and recovered from the mold and a molding control means, provided on the change-over valve unit, having a temperature judging program judging respective detected temperatures of the three temperature sensors to give a judgement result and a timer to give a time set signal. A molding operation control is carried out by combining the judgement result with the time set signal and enables an arbitrary supply control of the heating medium, cooling medium and pressurized air to be supplied into the mold and an arbitrary supply control of the molding material to be supplied into the mold. | 02-26-2009 |
20090110762 | Hot runner having reduced valve-stem drool - Disclosed is a valve-gated hot-runner system, having: (i) a back-up sealing arrangement, including: (i) a plurality of radial gaps associated with a valve stem of a valve actuator, and (ii) a cooling system being positioned relative to the plurality of radial gaps, the cooling system being configured to freeze a drool being made to enter, under pressure, into the plurality of radial gaps, so that the drool that becomes frozen substantially reduces flow of the drool along the valve stem and toward the valve actuator. | 04-30-2009 |
20090202669 | DEVOLATILIZATION SIMULATION APPARATUS FOR SCREW EXTRUDERS AND DEVOLATILIZATION SIMULATION PROGRAM FOR SCREW EXTRUDERS - A devolatilization simulation apparatus for screw extruders and a devolatilization simulation program for screw extruders can actually simulate the devolatilization process in a screw extruder. An extruder simulation system for simulating the conditions of devolatilization of an extruder by computationally determining the resin temperature, the pressure, the residence time, the filling ratio, the torque, the power, the solid-phase occupancy and the concentration of the volatile components in terms of distribution in the axial direction of the extruder from the configuration and the operating conditions of the extruder and the physical properties of the resin in the extruder comprising a means for arithmetically simulating the process where the concentration of the volatile components contained in the resin gradually falls as they are devolatilized by vent cylinders. | 08-13-2009 |
20090252821 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FABRICATING THREE DIMENSIONAL MODELS - An apparatus and method for fabricating a three dimensional model from a composite model formed or a plurality of successive layers of model material and sacrificial mold material. Each successive layer is constructed by depositing, drop-by-drop, at least one line of sacrifical mold material delineating at least one boundary of the model material within the layer and thereafter depositing the model material onto all delineated regions of the layer by spray deposition. Each successive layer is completed by a planing process which removes the undesired thickness of both the sacrificial and the model materials. Following completion of the composite model, the sacrificial mold material is removable from the composite model, by a process effecting only the sacrificial mold material, to produce the three dimensional model. A device, for depositing the model material at the rate faster than the rate that the mold material is deposited, is also described. | 10-08-2009 |
20090297649 | SHEET FILM FORMING ROLL, SHEET FILM CASTING APPARATUS, FINE PATTERN TRANSFERRING APPARATUS AND SHEET FILM - Disclosed is a sheet film forming roll ( | 12-03-2009 |
20100015269 | BLOW MOLDING MACHINE WITH AIR CONDITIONING - A blow molding machine with air conditioning that while minimizing the introduction rate of outside air, realizes maintaining of constant temperature in not only a plant building but also the interior of a blow molding machine and production of a bottle as a final configuration with stability in its measurement value. The blow molding machine with air conditioning is constructed so that air for use in biaxially stretching blow molding together with hot air of heating zone ( | 01-21-2010 |
20100047378 | INSTALLATION FOR BLOW MOULDING HOLLOW BODIES, COMPRISING A PRESSURIZED TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED FLUID CIRCUIT - Installation ( | 02-25-2010 |
20100239701 | Molding structure with independent thermal control and its molding method - The present invention, in accordance with the shrinking behavior of heat-melt material during cooling and demolding of molding process, presents a molding structure with electrical heating lines embedded on the surface of the molding structure which allows the structure to provide independent thermal control. By allowing the mold to control its surface temperature, the thermal stress between the heat-melt material and the mold can be eliminated and balanced, thereby preventing the heat-melt material from damage by the gripping force during demolding process. | 09-23-2010 |
20110014313 | TEMPERATURE GRADIENT CONTROLLER DEVICE IN PARTS OF MACHINES FOR PROCESSING PLASTIC MATERIALS - A temperature gradient controller device in parts of machines for processing plastic materials comprises heating means to be operatively activated on at least one part of a machine; this heating means comprises vector means adapted to transfer a predetermined amount of heat to said part of said machine by remote radiation. | 01-20-2011 |
20110038975 | APPARATUS FOR FORMING PATTERN ON LIGHT GUIDE PLATE - The present invention relates to a pattern forming apparatus for forming a pattern on a Light Guide Plate (LGP) for backlight of a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), a keypad, a telephone, a surface light source for lighting, etc. The apparatus includes a temperature control member provided at a top of a base mold and controlling a temperature of an LGP, a pattern mold provided at a top of the temperature control member, supporting a bottom side surface of the LGP, and having a plurality of patterns on a top surface such that the patterns can be replicated to the LGP, and a press roller unit for pressing a top surface of the LGP | 02-17-2011 |
20110311670 | Moulded Plastics Cooling Apparatus - An apparatus for cooling moulds filled with a partially melted plastics waste in a water bath, and a method for use of such apparatus. | 12-22-2011 |
20120003343 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DELIVERING SEQUENTIAL SHOTS TO MULTIPLE CAVITIES TO FORM MULTILAYER ARTICLES - Method and apparatus for sequentially delivering multiple shots of polymer material to a plurality of mold cavities to form multilayer articles. A first shot of greater than 50% of the total article weight of a first polymer material is simultaneously delivered to a plurality of mold cavities using, at each cavity, a chamber of predetermined volume that is prefilled with the first polymer material. A second shot of no greater than 10% of the total article weight of a second material is simultaneously delivered to all of the cavities beginning subsequent to the step of delivering the start of the first shot delivery step. The second shot of second material is delivered through a manifold channel that fluidly communicates with each cavity, and is injected to all cavities under pressure exerted by a source of the second material that is common to all of the plurality of cavities. | 01-05-2012 |
20120076879 | Injection Molding Apparatus and Method of Constructing the Injection Molding Apparatus - A hand operated injection molding apparatus constructed from prefabricated sub-assemblies and a desired mold clamping means attached to a main support structure, and then electrically integrated with each other | 03-29-2012 |
20120148699 | INJECTION MOLD - An injection mold includes a first mold part provided with a first mold surface and a second mold part provided with a second mold surface to form a cavity together with the first mold surface. Cooling channels along which a cooling fluid flows are provided in at least one of the first mold part and the second mold part, and a heat generating layer which receives power and then generates heat is disposed on the inner surfaces of the cooling channels and serves as a heater. | 06-14-2012 |
20120294962 | APPARATUS FOR COOLING STATOR - A cooling equipment to be used to cool a stator after molding includes first to third cooling stations, and a detecting station provided in front of the first cooling station. Each of the cooling stations includes a plurality of nozzles that spray dry mist to the stator, a plurality of fans that blow air to the stator, a temperature sensor that detects the temperature of the stator, and first to third control units. Furthermore, the detecting station includes a distance sensor that detects the size of the stator, and an integration control unit. The integration control unit identifies the type of the stator based on the detected size, and informs each control unit of the results. Each control unit controls the quantity of water to be supplied to each nozzle and the quantity of air to be blown by each fan based on the identified type and the detected temperature. | 11-22-2012 |
20120301566 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF FOLDABLE ARTIFICIAL VITREOUS BODY AND MOULD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a foldable capsular vitreous body (FCVB), and its mould design, method for manufacturing, product appearance, and drug delivery property and so on. A mould for molding a foldable artificial vitreous body comprises an upper mould ( | 11-29-2012 |
20130034621 | Injection molding nozzle - In an injection molding nozzle with an elongated base body through which a channel for conducting a melt extends and which includes a heating element for the introduction of heat into the base body with temperature controlling heating coils disposed at the two ends of the temperature control element, means are provided for reducing the introduction of heat into the base body. | 02-07-2013 |
20130236583 | Device For Producing Strand-Shaped Products - The invention relates to a device for the production of strand-shaped products such as synthetic bands, fiber strands, monofilaments, or films, which are extruded from a polymer melt. The device includes an extrusion device, a cooling device, several rolling feed units and several processing devices mounted between the rolling feed units. In order to obtain short control paths and compact machine units, the processing devices according to the invention are arranged in tiers one above the other, wherein the rolling feed units face each other at both ends of the processing devices so that the product passes through the processing devices in the opposite direction. | 09-12-2013 |
20140044823 | HEATER FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING - A three-dimensional printer extruder includes a thermal core, a heating element, an extrusion tip and an integrated safety system. In this configuration, the safety system is integrated into the heating element and regulates the temperature to prevent the heating element from exceeding a safe or otherwise desirable operating temperature. | 02-13-2014 |
20140113017 | DEVICE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT - A device for producing a three-dimensional object from hardenable material has a construction space ( | 04-24-2014 |
20140154349 | APPARATUS FOR THERMOFORMING POLYMER COMPOSITE PANELS - A system and apparatus for making a plastic panel, combining:
| 06-05-2014 |
20140212530 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING IMPRINT MOLD AND RESIST DEVELOPING DEVICE - A resist developing device is provided, including: a storage part configured to store the developing solution, with a temperature controlled to a constant temperature; a holding part configured to hold the substrate to be processed; a supply pipe configured to form a flow passage for flowing the developing solution stored in the storage part, and having a discharging part for discharging the developing solution flowed through the flow passage, and configured to supply the developing solution to the substrate to be processed by discharging the developing solution from the discharging part toward the substrate to be processed which is held by the holding part; and a position-change part configured to perform the first position-change operation for varying a discharging direction of the discharging part in a non-reaching direction for not allowing the developing solution discharged from the discharging part of the supply pipe to reach the substrate to be processed, and a second position-change operation for varying the discharging direction of the discharging part in a reaching direction for allowing the developing solution discharged from the discharging part of the supply pipe to reach the substrate to be processed. | 07-31-2014 |
20140242207 | CLAMPING DEVICE OF INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE - An adaptor plate is provided between a platen and a mold to measure a temperature of each of divided regions obtained by dividing the adaptor plate into a plurality of regions and adjust a temperature for each of the regions. By doing so, it is possible to adjust the temperature at points closer to the center of the mold than tie bars. Further, by adjusting the temperature of the adaptor plate provided between the platen and the mold, it is possible to precisely adjust a tie bar balance and a platen parallelism even during molding. | 08-28-2014 |
20140271963 | POST-MOLD SYSTEM - Disclosed herein, amongst other things, is a post-mold system ( | 09-18-2014 |
20140328963 | APPARATUS FOR FIBER REINFORCED ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING - Various embodiments related to three dimensional printers, and reinforced filaments, and their methods of use are described. In one embodiment, a void free reinforced filament is fed into an conduit nozzle. The reinforced filament includes a core, which may be continuous or semi-continuous, and a matrix material surrounding the core. The reinforced filament is heated to a temperature greater than a melting temperature of the matrix material and less than a melting temperature of the core prior to applying the filament from the conduit nozzle. | 11-06-2014 |
20150110911 | Nanoparticle Filtering Environmental Control Units - Environmental control units are disclosed. In an aspect, an environmental control unit for use with additive manufacturing and other VOC and particle emitting processes are disclosed. In an aspect, an environmental control unit comprising one or more filters, an air handler, a temperature control device, one or more sensors and a control unit is disclosed. | 04-23-2015 |
20150125562 | DRY CALIBRATION DEVICE FOR EXTRUDERS - Described is a dry calibration device for extruders comprising a calibration head ( | 05-07-2015 |
20150367537 | TEMPERATURE REGULATION MASK AND ALIGNMENT LAYER PRE-CURING DEVICE - The invention discloses a temperature regulation mask and an alignment layer pre-curing device, and is related to the field of manufacturing a liquid crystal display panel. Said temperature regulation mask is suitable for the alignment layer pre-curing device for pre-curing an alignment layer, and includes a base and a pattern arranged on the base. A pattern region of said temperature regulation mask has a different thermal conductivity from a thermal conductivity of a non-pattern region of said temperature regulation mask. A position of the one having a lower thermal conductivity among the pattern region and the non-pattern region of said temperature regulation mask corresponds to a position of said alignment layer corresponding to a metallic wiring region. The present invention can obtain an alignment layer with even thickness and improve a display quality. | 12-24-2015 |
20160046081 | 3-DIMENSIONAL PRINTER - A 3-dimensional (3D) printer is disclosed. The 3D printer includes an extruder to extrude a filament into a cavity, a carriage to support the extruder, a moving unit to move the carriage, and a processor to control the extruder and the moving unit. The extruder includes a filament feeder to downwardly feed the filament, a heating unit to heat the filament fed by the filament feeder, a nozzle to output the heated filament into the cavity, a cooling unit to cool the filament feeder, to decrease heat transferred from the heating unit to the filament feeder, a first temperature sensor to sense a temperature of the heating unit, and a second temperature sensor to sense a temperature of the cooling unit. The processor controls the heating unit and the cooling unit, based on the first temperature sensor and the second temperature sensor, to enhance output speed of the filament. | 02-18-2016 |
20160089824 | MOLD CORE FOR MANUFACTURING CONTAINER CLOSURE - The present invention discloses a mold core for manufacturing a container closure comprising a plurality of slides, a sleeve placed over the plurality of slides, a slide seat on which the plurality of slides are mounted, and a cam device arranged inside a space defined by the plurality of slides. The plurality of slides comprise a plurality of first independent slides and a plurality of second independent slides, wherein each of the first independent slides and each of the second independent slides are configured to be individually mounted on and individually detached from the slide seat; and wherein axial movement of the sleeve relative to the first independent slides and the second independent slides effects application of radial force onto the first independent slides and the second independent slides successively, so as to cause successive inward movement of the first independent slides and of the second independent slides within the sleeve. Since the plurality of slides of the present invention comprise a plurality of independent slides, therefore the mold has a simple structure, is easy to maintain and replace, and has low maintenance and replacement costs. | 03-31-2016 |
20160096326 | SELECTIVE ZONE TEMPERATURE CONTROL BUILD PLATE - A build plate for use in an additive manufacturing process, such as a three-dimensional printing process. The build plate includes multiple elements which have contact plates and temperature control modules. The contact plates form at least a portion of an upper surface of the build plate upon which an article is fabricated. A controller communicates with the temperature control modules and controls the temperature of respective temperature control modules. The multiple elements allow for selective temperature control of the upper surface of the build plate, allowing portions of the article to be selectively cooled or heated. | 04-07-2016 |
20160200024 | DYNAMICALLY CONTROLLED SCREW-DRIVEN EXTRUSION | 07-14-2016 |
20190143592 | A TABLE SYSTEM FOR AN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING MACHINERY FOR PLASTIC COMPONENTS | 05-16-2019 |
425144000 | Of mold cavity or fluent material to shaping or discharging orifice | 41 |
20080233228 | Food Molding Mechanism for a Food Patty Molding Machine - A food molding mechanism for a patty-forming machine that uses a servomotor to drive a crank arrangement. The crank arrangement drives a mold plate. The mechanism uses a reducer with a replaceable output shaft. The reducer engages a servomotor utilizing a double enveloping worm gear providing gear enmeshment across an arc portion of the servomotor main gear. A servomotor driven knockout apparatus comprises a cam and lever arrangement. Oil reservoirs for the knock-out cams are substantially sealed in the mold cover. | 09-25-2008 |
20080241299 | Electronic Device for Controlling Plastics Injection Molds - An electronic device for controlling plastics injection molds; the electronic device being completely separate and independent of the central temperature regulating control unit of the mold, and having a number of electronically controlled electric switching assemblies, each of which is interposable between one electric power module of the central temperature regulating control unit of the mold and the two independent resistors and two independent temperature sensors which together form each heating unit of the injection device of the mold; each electric switching assembly selectively and alternatively connecting one of the two resistors and one of the two temperature sensors of a corresponding heating unit to a respective electric power module of the central temperature regulating control unit of the mold; and the electronic device also having an electronic central control unit which controls the various electric switching assemblies as a function of the state of the resistors and temperature sensors of the various heating units. | 10-02-2008 |
20080241300 | INJECTION MOLD NOZZLE STRUCTURE - An injection mold nozzle structure is provided. The injection mold nozzle structure includes a split mold and an opposing split mold which form a molding cavity for molding a molded product; a nozzle which includes a nozzle hole having a tip opening, from which injection molding material is injected into the molding cavity; and a nozzle pin which is movable with respect to the nozzle along an axis of the nozzle hole and is configured to open and close the tip opening of the nozzle hole according to the movement. The nozzle is enterable into a recess portion of the split mold. The nozzle pin includes a pin tip surface configured to face the molding cavity and form a part of a surface of the molding cavity when the nozzle enters the large recess portion. | 10-02-2008 |
20090011063 | SYSTEM FOR RESIN CURING - Among other things, there is disclosed a system for curing a resin in a composite structure having one or more interconnected cure volumes, the cure volumes having one or more heatable surface zones. The system comprises a mould comprising a mould base portion adapted to support the composite structure and a mould closure portion adapted to overlie the mould base portion in sealable relation to define a mould chamber containing the composite structure within. The system further comprises a plurality of heating units each selectively positionable about the mould. The heating units transmit heat to the mould by radiation, and the mould heats the one or more surface zones of the cure volumes. | 01-08-2009 |
20090117218 | Apparatus for producing dope | 05-07-2009 |
20090117219 | Configurable Manifold - An injection molding apparatus includes a manifold having a melt channel for receiving a melt stream of moldable material from a source. A nozzle having a nozzle channel is coupled to the manifold for receiving the melt stream from the manifold melt channel. The nozzle includes a heater. A mold cavity is in communication with the nozzle channel, the mold cavity for receiving the melt stream from the nozzle channel through a mold gate. A temperature sensor is disposed at the manifold for use in adjusting the heater of the nozzle or for use in adjusting a heater of an inlet body. | 05-07-2009 |
20090208600 | Injection Molding Machine - An injection molding machine is equipped with a heating cylinder ( | 08-20-2009 |
20090246304 | TEMPERATURE ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM FOR INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE - A temperature adjustment mechanism for use in an injection molding machine that shortens a molding cycle time while preventing the occurrence of a stranding phenomenon in an optimum manner. A passage includes an opening arranged near an outer surface of an outlet of an injection nozzle for an injection molding machine. A supply control unit supplies the passage with at least one of cooling air and heating air to selectively eject the cooling medium, the heating medium, and a mixture of the cooling medium and the heating medium near the outer surface of the outlet. | 10-01-2009 |
20090246305 | MOLDING APPARATUS - A molding apparatus includes a mold plate, a mold core received in the mold plate, a plurality of temperature sensors and a heater. A heat passage is defined in the mold plate and adjacent to the mold core. The heat passage is configured for flowing a heating medium therethrough to heat up the mold core. The plurality of temperature sensors are mounted in the mold plate for sensing a temperature of the mold plate. The heater is configured for heating the mold plate according to the temperature sensed by the sensors. | 10-01-2009 |
20090304838 | CONCRETE BLOCK MOLD WITH MOVEABLE LINER - A mold assembly for an automated dry-cast block machine including a mold cavity formed by a plurality of frame elements, and a moveable liner plate positioned within the mold cavity and having a first major surface facing an interior of the mold cavity and a second major surface opposite the first major surface and facing away from the interior of the mold cavity, the liner plate configured to be moved toward and away from an interior of the mold cavity. At least one heater element is coupled to the second major surface of the moveable liner plate, the heater element configured to move with the moveable liner plate and to maintain the first major surface at a desired temperature. | 12-10-2009 |
20100003358 | ELECTRIC HEATING DEVICE FOR HOT RUNNER SYSTEMS - The invention relates to an electric heating unit for hot runner systems, in particular for hot runner nozzles and/or hot runner manifolds, comprising at least one tubular or muff-like support made of a sintered substance and comprising at least one heating layer fitted with heating conductor tracks, where said heating layer is a fired foil or a fired thick-film paste. | 01-07-2010 |
20100003359 | MOLD MULTIPLE HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM - The present invention provides a mold multiple heating and cooling system which, for a plurality of molding machines, allows a single temperature control apparatus to be used to selectively supply steam or warm water, or cooling water for carrying out molding, and eliminates the need for separately installing a venting apparatus. The mold heating and cooling system pertaining to the present embodiment 1 includes a steam heating unit | 01-07-2010 |
20100040719 | MOLD TEMPERATURE CONTROLLING DEVICE - A mold temperature controlling device includes a main body. The main body defines a recess in a surface thereof and through holes therein. The recess is configured to receive a mold core. The through holes are positioned around the recess and configured to allow mold temperature adjusting fluid to flow through. | 02-18-2010 |
20100166903 | Elevated temperature forming die apparatus - An elevated temperature forming die apparatus comprising a lower die part having a first upper surface positioned to engage a lower surface of a first region of such a workpiece, an upper die part supported for reciprocal motion relative to the lower die part, the upper die part having a lower surface that engages an upper surface of a second region of a sheet material workpiece, heaters in thermal communication with the die parts, and a third die part having an upper surface that engages a lower surface of the second region of a sheet material workpiece whose first portion is positioned between the upper and lower die parts, the third die part being supported for reciprocal motion relative to the upper die part such that closure of the upper die part along the first stroke portion against the third die part will clamp the first portion of the workpiece between the upper and third die parts, and the third die part being supported for reciprocal motion relative to the lower die part such that, once the first portion of a workpiece has been clamped between the upper and third die parts a draw region of the workpiece extending adjacent an interface between the first and second portions of the workpiece can be drawn by displacing the lower die part relative to the clamped-together upper and third die parts along a second portion of the die set stroke. | 07-01-2010 |
20100303945 | Devices And Methods For Regulating Extruder Ceramic Batch Material - A plate suitable for positioning with an extruder apparatus is provided in which the plate includes at least one temperature sensor. The plate is upstream of the die located at or near the end of the extruder apparatus. The sensor(s) allow for the simultaneous measurement of batch material temperatures at multiple spatial locations across the face of the plate. The temperature sensors associated with the plate can be used to identify spatial and temporal temperature patterns within the batch flow. | 12-02-2010 |
20100310694 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING MELT FLOW IN A MELT DISTRIBUTION NETWORK - According to embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for controlling melt flow through a portion of the melt distribution network. A flow control device is provided. The flow control device comprises a body defining: a mixer configured to be positioned in a conduit for providing a path of flow for melt such that the mixer traverses substantially the whole cross-section of the path of flow; a temperature control portion associated with the mixer for actively controlling temperature of the mixer. | 12-09-2010 |
20110008480 | Configurable Manifold - An injection molding apparatus includes a manifold having a melt channel for receiving a melt stream of moldable material from a source. A nozzle having a nozzle channel is coupled to the manifold for receiving the melt stream from the manifold melt channel. The nozzle includes a heater. A mold cavity is in communication with the nozzle channel, the mold cavity for receiving the melt stream from the nozzle channel through a mold gate. A temperature sensor is disposed at the manifold for use in adjusting the heater of the nozzle or for use in adjusting a heater of an inlet body. | 01-13-2011 |
20110262574 | BLOWING MACHINE - A blowing machine used to produce containers of correctly temperatured preforms in blowing stations including correctly temperatured blow molds, having functional get-up components such as at least electric servomotors assigned to at least the blowing stations to control and/or monitor secondary functions of functional get-up components during production. In order to bring at least some of said functional get-up components for secondary functions to the correct temperature, an electrically operated, controllable liquid temperature control system is supplied by at least one temperature control device and is integrated into the blowing machine and guided through the functional get-up components. | 10-27-2011 |
20110293767 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CURING PIPE LINERS USING MICROWAVE ENERGY - A method for curing a resin contained in a liner of an underground pipe or passageway by use of a mobile magnetron module. The module navigates the length of the passageway of pipe via air pressure which also keeps the liner inflated. A winch attached to the module regulates the rate at which the module traverses the passageway or pipe. As the module makes its way through the passageway or pipe, the magnetron emits microwaves which cures the resin. Additionally, a thermal imaging camera can be utilized in the module or trailing the module to monitor the status of the curing of the resin in its entirety. | 12-01-2011 |
20120009292 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLED ELECTROSPINNING - An electrospinning apparatus and methodology is described that produces medical devices, such as scaffolds that induce the formation of a natural fibrous structure (primarily collagen and elastin) in a tissue-engineered medical device. The apparatus uses collection surfaces designed to manipulate or change the electrostatic field so that the electrospun fibers are arranged in desirable patterns that are similar to or mimic the fibrillar structure of an animal tissue. The manipulation results in fibers that are preferentially oriented in a predefined pattern. In addition, the interfiber space between the fibers and the fiber diameter are consistently within a predefined range. Using these techniques in conjunction with controlling polymer properties enables the production of a scaffold that has the structural and mechanical characteristics similar to the native tissue. | 01-12-2012 |
20120076880 | PLASTIC LENS MANUFACTURING DEVICE - A plastic lens manufacturing device includes a preparation tank in which a lens material is prepared; a suction unit which exhausts a gas in the preparation tank; a thermometer which measures a temperature of the lens material that is prepared; a revolution indicator which measures the number of revolutions of a stirrer for stirring the lens material when the lens material is prepared; a control unit which determines abnormality of a preparation state based on data obtained from the thermometer and revolution indicator; a temperature regulation unit which regulates a temperature inside the preparation tank; an inhibitor introduction unit which introduces a reaction inhibitor into the preparation tank; and a programmable logic controller which is connected to the control unit and controls operations of the temperature regulation unit and the inhibitor introduction unit based on determination made by the control unit. | 03-29-2012 |
20120189727 | BLOW MOLDING APPARATUS - A blow molding apparatus includes an injection molding station ( | 07-26-2012 |
20120288580 | Hot-Runner System Including Hot-Runner Component having Diamond-Based Material - A hot-runner system ( | 11-15-2012 |
20120315347 | System And Method For Manufacturing Fatty Acid Based Material Products With An Injection Molding Process - A system manufactures molded fatty acid based material products by forming a fatty acid based material paste and injecting the paste into a mold having internal cavities. The system includes a controller that regulates heat generated by a movable member in the barrel of an injection molding machine and a cooling jacket on the exterior of the barrel to enable nearly melted fatty acid material and nearly solid melted fatty acid material to mix within the barrel to form a paste that is ejected into a mold to form the products. The paste enables the products to form a skin that is less susceptible to shrinkage during cooling so the product is formed without voids that cause breakage or mar aesthetic appearances of the product. | 12-13-2012 |
20130122129 | OPTICAL LENS MOLD WITH BUILT IN COOLING CHANNEL - An optical lens mold includes a mold body, a magnetic fluid, a plurality of thermocouples, a plurality of electromagnets, a controlling unit and a power source. The mold body defines a plurality of injection chambers and a cooling channel surrounding the plurality of injection chambers. The magnetic fluid contains magnetic particles and flows in the cooling channel. The thermocouples are capable of sensing temperatures of the plurality of injection chambers correspondingly. The electromagnets are positioned above the cooling channel corresponding to the plurality of thermocouples. The plurality of thermocouples and the plurality of electromagnets are connected to the controlling unit via the power source, the controlling unit is capable of the comparing the standard temperature value with temperature values sensed by the plurality of thermocouples, and maintaining the temperature of the plurality of injection chambers in a normal state. | 05-16-2013 |
20130196015 | Mold Temperature Control Device - A mold temperature control device comprising a first medium supply portion for circularly supplying first medium to a medium flow path of a mold, a second medium supply portion for circularly supplying the medium flow path with second medium having temperature different from that of the first medium, and a third medium supply portion for circularly supplying third medium corresponding to the first medium to the medium flow path. The mold temperature control device further comprises a switching connection portion for switching between a medium supply path and a medium return path of each medium supply portion to connect the medium flow path, and a control portion which switches second medium supply mode circularly supplying the second medium to the medium supply path to third medium supply mode circularly supplying the third medium to the medium flow path, and to first medium supply mode supplying the first medium to the medium flow path by controlling the switching connection portion. | 08-01-2013 |
20130295210 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR REGULATING EXTRUDER CERAMIC BATCH MATERIAL - A plate suitable for positioning with an extruder apparatus is provided in which the plate includes at least one temperature sensor. The plate is upstream of the die located at or near the end of the extruder apparatus. The sensor(s) allow for the simultaneous measurement of batch material temperatures at multiple spatial locations across the face of the plate. The temperature sensors associated with the plate can be used to identify spatial and temporal temperature patterns within the batch flow. | 11-07-2013 |
20130309342 | Mold-Tool Assembly Including Constant-Temperature Heater Assembly for Manifold Assembly - A mold-tool assembly ( | 11-21-2013 |
20130323344 | INJECTION MOLDING APPARATUS HAVING THERMOSTAT ASSEMBLY - An exemplary injection molding apparatus includes a first mold defining a passage therein, a second mold engaging with the first mold, working fluid received in the passage of the first mold, and a thermal conductive member engaged in the first mold and thermally interconnecting the first mold and the working fluid. The first mold and the second mold cooperatively define a molding chamber therebetween adapted to receive injected molten material therein. The thermal conductive member transfers heat from the first and second molds to the working fluid when the first and second molds are hotter than the working fluid, and transfers heat from the working fluid to the first and second molds when the working fluid is hotter than the first and second molds. | 12-05-2013 |
20140093602 | Device and Method for Production of Dental Molded Parts - The invention relates to a device for production of dental molded parts from a polymerizable plastic, with a flask ( | 04-03-2014 |
20140134284 | MOLD THICKNESS ADJUSTING APPARATUS OF INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE - An injection molding machine is provided with an automatic mold thickness adjusting apparatus. The amount of compensation of the position of a rear platen that is adjusted at the time of installation of a mold is determined by calculating the thermal expansion of the mold that is expected to occur at the completion of a rise in temperature based on the difference in temperature between the mold temperature at the time of mold thickness adjustment and the mold temperature at the time of injection molding. Then, the rear platen is moved to the compensated position thus determined. | 05-15-2014 |
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20150118340 | Apparatus for melting recycled thermoplastics - An apparatus for melting thermoplastics comprises a metal hopper having an upper portion with sides tapering inwardly at a first selected angle from the vertical; a lower portion with sides tapering inwardly at a second angle from the vertical, where the second angle is greater than the first angle; and, a discharge area at the bottom of the lower portion. At least one hopper heating element is disposed on the wall(s) of the hopper adjacent to the junction between the first and the second portions. A heated mold is positioned below the discharge area to collect the melted thermoplastic. A control system independently controls the hopper heating element(s) and the mold heating element(s). The metal hopper has a cover that is opened for loading and closed during melting; the top surface of the hopper is preferably angled downward toward the user for ease of loading. | 04-30-2015 |
20150118341 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ROTATIONAL MOLDING OF PLASTIC MATERIAL - This invention relates to a device for rotational moulding. The device comprises a mould which is movably arranged, having a mould wall, surrounded by a mould cavity and a material feeding device for feeding the curable raw material into the mould cavity. The mould is movably mounted on a robot arm, associated with the mould. The movement of the mould is controlled by a control device communicating with the robot arm. The mould is provided with a device for controlling the temperature of the mould and which is integrally formed with the mould. | 04-30-2015 |
20150132425 | 3D Printer Station - A printing station teaching a control chamber for printing that is either part of the 3D printer or in which the 3D printer is enclosed. Additionally, the printing station must be equipped with assembly directions for building various devices from two or more printed component parts, an inventory of non-printable parts, a robot or other automated means for selecting and combining component parts into devices, as well as downloadable software and encryption for securing the devices and limiting their applications. Additionally, the printing station teaches a chamber either integrated with or enclosing the 3D printer to provide temperature, pressure, and humidity control during the printing process. | 05-14-2015 |
20150314520 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR THERMAL FORMING AN OBJECT - A method and system for thermal forming an object. A mold is provided, a shape of which corresponds to a desired shape of the object. A material is inserted into a heating area, and the material is heated using a plurality of independently controllable heat sources that heat different areas of the material. The heated material is then disposed over or into at least a portion of the mold so as to deform the material. The deformed material may then be trimmed so as to form the object. | 11-05-2015 |
20150360416 | ANCILLARY ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM - The present invention provides an ancillary additive manufacturing system for manufacturing a reconstructed model simultaneously during the oral surgery to effectively reduce the time and healthcare human resources for the oral surgery. The ancillary additive manufacturing system comprises an input device and a printing body. The printing body is connected to the input device and comprises a base, an ink-manufacturing module, an inkjet head controlling unit, and multiple inkjet heads. The ink-manufacturing module is located above the base and comprises first, second, and third ink-manufacturing units. The inkjet head controlling unit is located above the base. The inkjet heads are mounted to the inkjet head controlling unit and point toward the base and comprise a first, second, and third inkjet head. The first, second, and third inkjet head correspondingly connected to the first, second, and third ink-manufacturing units. | 12-17-2015 |
20160082633 | Heater and Thermocouple Assembly - A heater and thermocouple assembly for use with a hot runner nozzle with an elongated heater body, said heater body having at least one first heating section, which in operation is positioned adjacent to the front end portion of the hot runner nozzle, and at least one second heating section which in operation is positioned adjacent to a nozzle head of the hot runner nozzle and has an at least partly annular distance section with a wall which is arranged between the first and second heating sections. | 03-24-2016 |
20160114504 | GRAIN BIN SENSOR CABLE FORMING APPARATUS - A method and apparatus for forming a grain bin sensor cable including a plurality of mold members defining a mold cavity. A pre-formed cable with wires disposed therein is placed into the mold cavity, heated, and formed into a post-formed cable. The post-formed cable includes a recessed portion and a pair of end caps. Apertures are created within the recessed portion so as to expose a portion of the wires. The end caps are generally cone-shaped and include vertical walls. The post-formed cable is removed from the mold cavity and a sensor package is coupled to the wires exposed in the recessed portion and captured between the vertical walls of the end caps. A housing is coupled about the sensor package. | 04-28-2016 |
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