Patents Assigned to Prodesign Performance, Inc.
  • Method and Apparatus for Forming Large Articles
    Publication number: 20060267246
    Abstract: Method and apparatus of forming articles includes a press having a pair of opposite platens. An articulated clamping frame is mounted between the platens, each of which are moveable toward and away from the clamping frame. Material to be formed is clamped into the clamping frames and the articulated clamping frame is wrapped around the die as the die forms the material. The formed article is extracted from the die by moving the clamping frame away from the die.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2006
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Applicant: PRODESIGN PERFORMANCE, INC.
    Inventor: Ron Bibeau
  • Method and apparatus for forming large articles
    Patent number: 7090485
    Abstract: Method and apparatus of forming articles includes a press having a pair of opposite platens. An articulated clamping frame is mounted between the platens, each of which are moveable toward and away from the clamping frame. Material to be formed is clamped into the clamping frames and the articulated clamping frame is wrapped around the die as the die forms the material. The formed article is extracted from the die by moving the clamping frame away from the die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Prodesign Performance, Inc.
    Inventor: Ron Bibeau