Patents by Inventor Lee Merrill Hutson

Lee Merrill Hutson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Parametric injection molding system and method
    Patent number: 7465417
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system for controlling the quality of a product produced by an injection molding production process. The invention includes performing a multivariate analysis on injection molding process data collected real-time and determining whether the real-time data is within a predetermined production control limit. When the real-time production data exceeds the control limit, the process is considered out of control and product produced during the out of control condition is removed real-time from the injection molding production process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignees: Baxter International Inc., Umetrics AB
    Inventors: Lee Merrill Hutson, Svante Wold