Patents Assigned to Synventive Molding Solutions
  • Patent number: 12134219
    Abstract: An injection molding apparatus (10) comprising an actuator (940, 941, 942) comprised of a driver (940dr, 941dr, 942dr) receiving electrical energy or power from an electrical drive (940d, 941d, 942d), the electrical drive (940d, 941d, 942d) comprising an interface that receives and controllably distributes electrical energy or power in controllably varied amounts during the course of an injection cycle to the driver (940dr, 941dr, 942dr), the electrical drive (940d, 941d, 942d) being housed within or by an actuator housing (940h, 941h, 942h) or being mounted on or to the housing (940h, 941h, 942h), the housing (940h, 941h, 942h) and the electrical drive (940d, 941d, 942d) being mounted on, to or in close proximity to the heated manifold (40), a cooling device (940mc, 940mc1, 940mc2, 941mc, 942mc) disposed between the heated manifold (40) and the housing (940h, 941h, 942h) adapted to substantially isolate or insulate at least the electrical drive (940d, 941d, 942d) from substantial communication with heat e
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: SYNVENTIVE MOLDING SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Deven Hansen, Jared Wright, Vito Galati, Paul Savoie
  • Patent number: 11897174
    Abstract: An injection molding system (1000) comprising: an actuator (5) having a housing (20) comprised of radial (20r, 20ri, 20ro, 20roa, 20rob, 20roc, 20rod) and axial walls (20a, 20ai, 20aue, 20ade) that form an enclosed chamber (45) containing a heat conductive chamber fluid (CF), a rotor and driver driven by electrical energy and supported within the chamber by the radial and axial walls, wherein one or more of the radial and axial walls comprise a heat conductive material that has an inner surface disposed in heat conductive contact with the heat conductive fluid (CF) contained within the enclosed chamber, an actuator tube or channel (25) disposed within the one or more of the radial and axial walls, a source (260) of heat absorptive fluid (25f) sealably interconnected to the actuator tube or channel (25).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: SYNVENTIVE MOLDING SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Deven Hansen, Jared Wright, Vito Galati, Paul Savoie
  • Patent number: 11872736
    Abstract: An injection molding system comprising: a first selected valve, one or more downstream valves, delivering a fluid to a mold cavity, at least one fluid property sensor, each valve associated with a position sensor that detects opening of a gate at an actual open gate time to the controller, the controller automatically adjusting time of instruction to open the gates on a subsequent injection cycle by an adjustment time equal to any delay in time between a predetermined open gate target time and an actual open gate time, wherein the system forms a first one or more parts or objects, the user inspecting or measuring the first one or more parts or objects and manually adjusts the predetermined open gate target time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: SYNVENTIVE MOLDING SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventor: Mark Moss
  • Patent number: 11865755
    Abstract: A method of performing an injection cycle having a duration comprising: beginning the injection cycle with the valve pins associated with two or more nozzles in a gate closed position, selecting a first one of the two or more nozzles and controllably driving its associated valve pin from the gate closed position to a selected first axial upstream position, upon downstream flow of the injection fluid through a cavity the preselected distance, controllably driving the valve pin associated with the other of the two or more nozzles to a selected second axial position upstream, holding or controllably driving the valve pin associated with the first one of the two or more nozzles in or to one or more reduced flow axial upstream positions that are partially closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Synventive Molding Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: William Henderson, Ling Feng, Andrew Dovey
  • Patent number: 11759988
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for establishing triggers for the opening of one or multiple gates to a mold cavity of an injection molding system, followed by a sequence of predetermined valve pin movements over the course on an injection cycle. In one embodiment, the invention provides a graphical user interface and control system enabling a user to select from and arrange a plurality of virtual icons into a user-defined virtual sequence that define associated triggering events and actuator controlled pin movements over the course of an injection cycle. In various embodiments, the apparatus and method allows the system operator to view a simulated profile of such triggers and movements and to compare the simulated profile to an actual profile to access differences and make adjustments to the triggers and sequencing more quickly and efficiently. This is particularly useful in sequential molding systems where multiple gates need to be programmed and adjusted to compensate for variations from a predetermined sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Synventive Molding Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Sergio Ribeiro de Oliveira Antunes, Ahmed Alnazer, Gregory Smith
  • Patent number: 11752673
    Abstract: An injection molding system comprising: a first selected valve, one or more downstream valves, delivering a fluid to a mold cavity, at least one fluid property sensor that detects a flow front of fluid material flowing downstream through the mold cavity at a trigger location within the cavity disposed between the first gate and at least one selected downstream gate, a controller instructing an actuator associated with the downstream gates to open the gates at a predetermined open gate target time on a first injection cycle, each valve associated with a position sensor that detects opening of a gate at an actual open gate time to the controller, the controller automatically adjusting time of instruction to open the gates on a subsequent injection cycle by an adjustment time equal to any delay in time between the predetermined open gate target time and the actual open gate time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Synventive Molding Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Moss
  • Patent number: 11738490
    Abstract: Injection molding system having a flow control apparatus and method that controls the movement and/or rate of movement of a valve pin over the course of an injection cycle to cause the pin to move to one or select positions and/or to control the rate of movement of the pin over the course of the injection cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Synventive Molding Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Vito Galati, Lin Yang
  • Patent number: 11673305
    Abstract: An injection molding apparatus (5) comprising an injection molding machine (IMM), a heated manifold (60) that receives injection fluid (9) and distributes the injection fluid through a fluid distribution channel (120), a mold (70) having a cavity (80) and one or more valves (50) having a valve pin (100) the one or more valves (50) being comprised of: an electrically driven actuator (200), a controller including an algorithm that controllably limits rotation of a shaft (12) or output rotation device (16, 430, 500) during the course of an entire injection cycle to selectable angular positions that create a moment arm that extends between selected a selected minimum moment arm and a selected maximum moment arm, the selectable angular positions being between 70 degrees above and 70 degrees below an angular position that corresponds to the selected maximum moment arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Synventive Molding Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher Lee
  • Patent number: 11628608
    Abstract: An injection molding apparatus (5) comprising: an actuator (10) comprising a thermally conductive housing body (12) mounted in direct heat or thermally conductive contact with one or more mounts (60, 50, 803) that are in turn mounted in direct heat conductive contact or communication with the manifold (20), the cooling device (500, 800) comprising a heat transmitter comprised of an arm, member (502) or leg (800I) that is either: disposed in direct or integral thermal contact with a complementary surface (12Is) of the actuator (10) or, configured to have compressible spring joints (800s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Synventive Molding Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhuang Rui Tan, Vito Galati
  • Patent number: 11618196
    Abstract: An Injection molding apparatus injection molding apparatus (10a) comprising: one or more first downstream channels (166, 166a, 166b) and associated first gates (34, 34a, 34b) that deliver injection fluid (18) to a first cavity (300a) of a mold system (302, 303) and to one or more second downstream channels (168, 168a, 168b) and associated second gates (32, 32a, 32b) that deliver injection fluid to a second cavity (300b) of the mold system (302, 303), the mold system being clamped together under a selected force, the apparatus including a first upstream valve (118) that enables and disables flow of the injection fluid to the first gates (34, 34a, 34b) and a second upstream valve (108) that enables and disables flow of the injection fluid to the one or more second gates (32, 32a, 32b), the apparatus including a control system (20) adapted to open or enable flow of the injection fluid (18) to the one or more first gates (34, 34a, 34b) at a first selected time and to further instruct the second upstream valve
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Synventive Molding Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel Ward
  • Patent number: 11524435
    Abstract: An injection molding apparatus (10) comprising: an actuator (940, 941, 942) comprised of a rotor (940r, 941r, 942r) having a drive axis (Y) and a driver (940dr, 941dr, 942dr) receiving electrical energy or power from an electrical drive (940d, 941d, 942d), the electrical drive (940d, 941d, 942d) comprising an interface that receives and controllably distributes electrical energy or power in controllably varied amounts to the driver (940dr, 941dr, 942dr), the actuator including a housing (940h, 941h, 942h) within, on or to which the electrical drive (940d, 941d, 942d) is mounted, the housing (940h, 941h, 942h) being mounted in proximity or disposition relative to the heated manifold (40) such that one or the other or both of the housing (940h, 941h, 942h) and the electrical drive (940d, 941d, 942d) are in substantial heat communication or contact with the heated manifold (40).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Synventive Molding Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Deven Hansen, Christopher Lee, Lin Yang, Vito Galati
  • Patent number: 11491693
    Abstract: A method of performing an injection cycle having a duration comprising: beginning the injection cycle with the valve pins associated with two or more nozzles in a gate closed position, selecting a first one of the two or more nozzles and controllably driving its associated valve pin from the gate closed position to a selected first axial upstream position, upon downstream flow of the injection fluid through a cavity the preselected distance, controllably driving the valve pin associated with the other of the two or more nozzles to a selected second axial position upstream, holding or controllably driving the valve pin associated with the first one of the two or more nozzles in or to one or more reduced flow axial upstream positions that are partially closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Synventive Molding Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: William Henderson, Ling Feng, Andrew Dovey
  • Patent number: 11402982
    Abstract: System and method for monitoring system parameters from multiple independent controllers that monitor and control an injection process is a plurality of IMSs, including: establishing a common graphical user interface (common GUI) for viewing system parameters of a tool based injection molding system (IMS), the IMS including a plurality of different local controllers that control different tool based system functions of the IMS and one common graphical user interface (local GUI) with GUI routines specific to the local controllers for set up and monitoring of the respective tool based system function of the respective local controllers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Synventive Molding Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Moss
  • Patent number: 11389999
    Abstract: Injection molding apparatus (1) comprising: an actuator (14, 940, 941, 942) comprising a rotor (940r, 941r, 942r) controllably rotatable by electric power, the actuator (14, 940, 941, 942) being interconnected to a controller (16) that generates drive signals (DC), an electrical drive device (940d, 941d, 942d) comprising an interface that receives the drive signals (DC) and controllably distributes electrical energy or power in controllably varied amounts according to the drive signals (DC) to a driver (940dr, 941dr, 942dr) that drives the rotor (940r, 941r, 942r), a valve pin (1040, 1041, 1042) having an axis (X) and a control surface (43, 45, 102m) drivable upstream and downstream through a downstream feed channel (17, 19, 160, 940c, 941c, 942c) the downstream feed channel having a complementary surface (47, 103s) adapted to interface with the control surface (43, 45, 102m) upstream and away from the gate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Synventive Molding Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Vito Galati, Sergio Ribeiro de Oliveira Antunes, Lin Yang
  • Patent number: 11186022
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling the rate of flow of mold material to a mold cavity, the apparatus comprising: an injection molding machine and a manifold; an actuator interconnected to a valve pin having a tip end; a valve system in fluid communication with the actuator to drive the actuator at one or more rates of travel, the valve system having a start position, one or more intermediate drive rate positions and a high drive rate position, the start position holding the valve pin in a gate closed position; a controller that instructs the valve system to move from the start position to the one or more intermediate drive rate positions and to remain in the one or more intermediate drive rate positions for one or more corresponding predetermined amounts of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Synventive Molding Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Vito Galati, Sergio Ribeiro de Oliveira Antunes, J. Andres Lopez
  • Patent number: 11186021
    Abstract: An injection molding system (10) and method of use where the system (10) is comprised of an injection molding system (10), a controller (16) for controlling pack or fill pressures of the injection fluid injected during the pack and fill phases, a recorder, the controller including instructions that controls drive of actuators (1a, 2a, 3a, 4a) to effect an increase or decrease in fill and pack pressures of the injection fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Synventive Molding Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Vito Galati
  • Patent number: 11186020
    Abstract: An injection molding apparatus (5) comprising an electrically driven actuator (200) having a driven rotatable rotor drivably rotatably interconnected to an output shaft (12) or to an output rotation device (16, 430, 500) that is rotatably driven around an output rotation axis (12a, R3a) and a cam device or surface (600) that is eccentrically disposed or mounted off center a selected distance (ED) from the output rotation axis (12a, R3a) in an arrangement such that when the shaft (12) or rotation device (16, 430, 500) is rotatably driven, the cam member or surface (600) is eccentrically rotatably driven around the output rotation axis (12a, R3a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Synventive Molding Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher Lee
  • Patent number: 11148333
    Abstract: An injection molding system (5) comprised of: a valve (10) comprising an actuator (1000) that includes a linear drive member (150, 154, 158) adapted to travel along a first linear path of travel (L1), a valve pin (80) adapted to travel linearly upstream and downstream within the flow passage (15) between pin upstream (81) and pin downstream (82) positions along a second linear path of travel (L2) that is non-coaxial relative to the first linear path of travel (L1), the actuator (1000) being interconnected to the valve pin (80) in an arrangement wherein movement of the linear drive member (150, 154, 158) along the first linear path of travel (L1) drives the valve pin (80) along the second linear path of travel (L2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Synventive Molding Solutions, Ino.
    Inventors: Deven Hansen, Jessica Scolnic
  • Patent number: 11148335
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling the rate of flow of a fluid mold material comprising: a manifold, an actuator interconnected to a valve pin, a position sensor that senses position of the valve pin, a controller that controls movement of the actuator according to instructions that instruct the actuator to drive the valve pin upstream at one or more selected intermediate velocities in response to receipt by the controller of a signal from the position sensor that the valve pin is disposed in the one or more intermediate upstream gate open positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Synventive Molding Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Sergio Ribeiro de Oliveira Antunes, Christian Gotz, Juergen Wilhelm Emich
  • Patent number: 11084196
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for performing an injection molding cycle comprising drivably interconnecting a valve pin to an electric motor actuator and controllably operating the electric motor to drive the valve pin at one or more reduced rates of upstream or downstream travel based on either detection of the position of the pin or actuator or on a preselected length of time at which to drive the valve pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Synventive Molding Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Moss, Vito Galati